help with beersmith mash profile

[torchwood brewery]

ok stupid question
i have entered all the relivent details to beersmith for a 36 litre batch of jims english ale and i am within the syle guidlines of the intended brew but what i cant work out is the mash profile bit of the programme .

which one off the list do i pick i dont get this part there are several if not 20 to choose from all i am aiming for is a mash and batch sparge so which one do i pick??

hanks in advance richard (TWB)

[torchwood brewery]

thanks daab
di i get this right your chris?

about the brew software i was just putting in the recipe as i dont have a brewers spread sheat to put my notes on so just use beer smith to do it but i saw this bit about mash profile and though what the f@#K is all that about just looked at the list and went ugg. so a single step infusion is all i need to do then with a batch sparge?

i thought it would give me water quantities for initial mash then quanty of water for the ssingle sparge @ the right temp to collect all the sweet wort in the boiler / kettel.

i know i need 41 or so litres in the boiler of a 36 ltr batch .
also chris how long is a mash 60 or 90 min and is a boil always 90 mins ?

thanks mate richard

[torchwood brewery]

that makes perfectly good sense chris and i will do it that way as well so all i need to do is work out the amount of water and time now for the batch sparge . i know i have a dead space in the tun of 300ml and i loose some water to absorbsion so i am guessing a batch sparge of 26.ltr- 30ltrs to get a boil volume of 44 @ 90mins will be about right?

sorry for the dumb questions chris i am shitting one self here now that the time is getting closer i dont want a cock up.due to hlt water lol

rich twb

[torchwood brewery]

oh almost forgot what stike temp and mash temp ? strike at 80c and mash at 66 c

i think i have asked this long day time for a hop theif buy james squire.

twb rich

[flytact]

Richard,
I use the "Single Infusion, Medium Body" selection. That gives you a starting point. Then I go in and tweak the starting temp to 152F (sorry, I'm lazy) and the strike temp is calculated. This also gives me a mashout volume and temp, this is usually close to boiling so I just boil the desired volume to get to 170F.

Anyway, this way helps me get two equal run offs from the sparge.

[mysterio]

Torchwood,

First of all set up what units you're using Tools>Options>Units (for example, litres, kg's etc)

If you click on 'Add' on the mash profile section, put your water to grain ratio at 2.5 L/kg (I find this works well but you can use what you want) and put the temperature at whatever you like (68c for example).

This will tell you how exactly how much water to use and what your strike temperature should be. I've always found Beersmith has got my mash temps bang on.

Oh yeah remember to pre-heat your mash tun with boiling water, and also take into account you'll lose a few degrees when you're puting your strike water into the tun.

[torchwood brewery]

thanks for the step buy step mysterio i will give it a go.
daab thanks for the help there too it comming to me now so what you are saying is that even if i have to make adjustments in the mash it wont hurt if the first dough in water ends up a few ltrs over at the end ? for example .if the dough in requires 10 ltrs of water and i end up with 12 because of adjustments thats ok as well .this is what i am thinking hope that explains it a few extra litres in the primary mash souldnt hurt yeh ?

well i am pretty positive now just keep a level head don't panic MR MANNERING. DON,T PANIC !

RICHARD TWB

[torchwood brewery]

after reading your tutorial chris this had made alot of sense its just a tripple balencing act really time, temp ,water. i am no juggler but i can do this no worries

thanks for all your help hear i am one week away now and the confidense is high.(spelling)
i am planning my brew day to be on sunday 31.june .

everything is in stock and grains are waiting to the last minute to be crushed

richard