ezBIAB
ezBIAB       v1.05
Brewhouse Setup     Predicted Volumes    
           
This is the maximum volume in gallons that the mash tun/kettle can hold without the mash overflowing.

Example: A mash tun with a maximum volume of 10 gallons may only hold 9 gallons of mash wihtout overflowing.
Vessel Capacity  
  Gallons
This is the amount of wort remaining in the mash tun/kettle after the mashed grains have been removed.
Post Mash Wort  
  Gallons
The amount of wort that will not make it into the fermenter, due to trub and/or dead space losses in hoses and pumps.
Deadspace/Trub  
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This is the amount of sparge water needed to reach the pre-boil wort volume.
Sparge Water  
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The amount of wort lost to evaporation during the boil. Use 10% as good place to start if unsure of your system's rate of evaporation during the boil.
Boil Off Per Hour  
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This is the amount of wort remaining in the mash tun/kettle after the mash.

Losses due to evaporation during the boil, and to a lesser extent hop absorption, determine the post wort boil volume.
Pre Wort Boil  
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The amount of wort, trub or yeast left in the fermentor that will not be packaged.
Fermentor Trub  
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This is the amount of wort remaining in the mash tun/kettle at the end of the boil.

Factoring in wort losses due to evaporation, kettle trub, dead space and hop absorption.
Post Wort Boil  
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Absorption rates can vary between 0.125 to 0.075

0.125 if not squeezing grain bag

0.075 when squeezing grain bag
Grain Absorption  
  Gal./Lb.
This is the percentage of volume that wort expands during the boil.

When measuring wort depth during the boil, subtract this amount from the total wort volume measured.
4% Wort Expansion  
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A good place to start is with 0.0365 gallons per ounce for pellet hops.

This number will change based on squeezing a hop bag or allowing a hop spider to drain wort back into the kettle.
Hop Absorption  
  Gal./Oz.
This is the amount of wort to be transferred to the fermenter.

The additional wort is used to compensate for trub and yeast that will remain in the fermentor.
Wort In Fermentor  
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Recipe Settings     Predicted Mash    
           
This is the amount of brewing water that is mixed with grains in the mash.

Example:The gallons of water used in the mash is used to determine the thickness of the mash, based on the amount of grain in the mash.
Mash Strike Water  
Gal.
This is the maximum volume in gallons that the mash tun/kettle can hold without the mash overflowing.

Example: A mash tun with a maximum volume of 10 gallons may only hold 9 gallons of mash wihtout overflowing.
Mash Tun Capacity  
  Gallons
This is the amount of beer that will be kegged or bottled.
Beer To Package  
Gal.
This is the amount entered of heated water added to the grains in the mash.
Mash Strike Water  
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This is the weight of grains added to the mash.
Total Grain Weight  
Lbs.
This is the amount of space taken up in the mash tun when grains are added to the mash.
Grain Space Taken  
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This is the weight of hops added to the kettle.
Total Hop Weight  
Ozs.
"This value should never be greater than the volume of the mash tun/kettle"

This is the total amount of space taken up in the mash tun by the grains mixed with water.
Space Taken In Tun  
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This is the length of time the wort is boiled in the kettle.
Length Of Boil  
Mins.
This is the thickness of the mash, based on the volume of water and weight of grains in the mash.

This value should always be less than the total volume of the mash tun.
Mash Thickness  
  Qts./Lb.
           
Mash Settings     Predicted Strike    
           
This is the current temperature of the grains before adding them to the mash.
Grain Temperature  
  °F
This is the temperature of the mash strike water needed to hit the mash temperature, based on the grain temperature.
Mash Strike Water  
F
This is the temperature of the mash as specified in the beer recipe.
Mash Temperature  
  °F      
           
Predicted Volume     Predicted Wort Loss    
           
This is the volume of mash water mixed with grains during the mash.
Mash Strike Water  
  Gallons
This is the total wort lost during the boil, based on the boil-off rate per hour of your system and the length of the boil.
Total Boil Loss
  Gallons
This is the volume of brewing water needed to replace wort lost to absorbtion, trub, deadspace and boil-off.

A smaller volume mash tun/kettle will need sparge water, once the grains have been removed, in order to reach your pre-boil gravity.
Sparge Water  
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This is the volume of wort lost to hoses, pumps, trub and deadspace in the mash tun/kettle.
Deadspace/Trub  
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This is the total volume of brewing water needed to brew this recipe.

Choose to treat all of the water, or just the portion used in the mash, based on your preferences and beer style.
Total Brewing Water  
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This is the volume of wort absorbed by the grains during the mash. This value differs from brewer to brewer. Your own experience will determine the best value to use in Brewhouse Setup.

Use 0.125 if not squeezing or letting the grain bag drain back into the kettle.

Use 0.075 when squeezing grain bag.
Grain Absorption  
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This is the volume of wort absorbed by hops added to the kettle. Based on the hop absorbtion rate and the total ounces of hops.

This value differs from brewer to brewer. Your own experience will determine the best value to use in Brewhouse Setup.
Hop Absorbtion  
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This is the total amount of wort lost during fermentation based on trub and yeast volume.
Fermenter Trub  
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This is the total volume of wort lost to deadspace, boil-off, absorbtion and trub.
Total Loss  
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Kettle Size     Kettle Capacity    
         
This is the inside diameter measurement of the mash tun/kettle.

It is used with the mash tun/kettle height to calculate the total volume.
Kettle Diameter  
  Inches
This is the volume in quarts the mash tun/kettle can hold, based on Kettle Diameter and Kettle Height.
Total Volume  
  Quarts
This is the height measurement taken of the mash tun/kettle, used to calculate it's volume.
Kettle Height  
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This is the volume in gallons the mash tun/kettle can hold, based on Kettle Diameter and Kettle Height.
Total Volume  
  Gallons
The value entered here determines the measured wort volume based on the calculated Volume Per Inch.

It uses the mash tun/kettle diameter and height entered.
Water/Wort Depth  
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This is the volume of wort per inch of depth, based on the mash tun/kettle diameter and height.
Volume Per Inch  
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This is the volume of wort the mash tun/kettle will hold, based on the Water/Wort Depth of the wort.
Volume Per Inches  
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Inches To Gallons     Wort Volume    
           
This value is multiplied by the Volume Per Inch value to calculate the Kettle Wort Total volume.
Kettle Wort Depth
  Inches
This is the volume of wort in the kettle based on the measured Kettle Wort Depth.
Kettle Wort Total
  Gallons
           
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  Brewhouse Setup
Vessel Capacity: The greatest volume of mash the vessel can hold without overflowing.
     
Deadspace/Trub Loss: The volume of wort left in the vessel due to trub and deadspace.
     
Boil Off Per Hour: The volume of wort lost to evaporation during the boil.
     
Fermentor Trub: The volume of unpackaged beer, yeast and trub remaining in the fermentor. 
     
Grain Absorption: The volume of wort, in gallons, absorbed by the grains during the mash.
     
Hop Absorption: The volume of wort, in gallons, absorbed by one ounce of hops during the boil. 
  Recipe Setup
Mash Strike Water: The volume of water to be mixed with grains in the mash.
     
Beer To Package: The volume of beer required to be bottled or kegged.
     
Total Grain Weight: The amount of recipe grains used in the mash.
     
Total Hop Weight: The amount of hops added during the boil.
     
Length Of Boil: The total time the wort will be boiled.
     
Grain Temperature: The temperature of the grains before being added to the mash.
     
Mash Temperature: The target mash temperature as specified in the recipe. 
    Kettle Sizing Tool
Kettle Diameter: The diameter of a kettle or round mash tun, used to determine it's volume.
 
Kettle Height: The height of a kettle or round mash tun, used to determine it's volume.
 
Water/Wort Depth: The volume of water or wort in the vessel, based on the depth of wort.