We use BeerSmith3 and know some "WAG" stuff about Batch Sparge Volume.
We use BruControl (@BrunDog) to automate our Brewery.
It is fairly easy to control the Flow of your Brew Day and also fill the Mash Tun with close to a desired volume of Sparge Water.
Our Mash Tun has ZERO dead space (Bottom Drain).
We normally use a single Batch Sparge.
We measure our First Run Volume after transferring the WORT to our Brew Kettle.
That Volume is stored in BruControl (and later exported to a Batch File via Node-Red).
We also "know" our PreBoil volume from BeerSmith3.
Since the PreBoil Volume is the "First Run Volume" + "Sparge Volume"
Aside: The "Boil Off" in BeerSmith3 has been updated to "our" Brewery Equipment Profile.
Our "True" Sparge Volume should be
"Sparge Volume" = "PreBoil Volume" - "First Run"
This would give a a practical amount that is based upon the actual condition (we know the actual volume of the "First Run"), and not some theoretical calculated volume.
Comments? Corrections?
.
We use BruControl (@BrunDog) to automate our Brewery.
It is fairly easy to control the Flow of your Brew Day and also fill the Mash Tun with close to a desired volume of Sparge Water.
Our Mash Tun has ZERO dead space (Bottom Drain).
We normally use a single Batch Sparge.
We measure our First Run Volume after transferring the WORT to our Brew Kettle.
That Volume is stored in BruControl (and later exported to a Batch File via Node-Red).
We also "know" our PreBoil volume from BeerSmith3.
Since the PreBoil Volume is the "First Run Volume" + "Sparge Volume"
Aside: The "Boil Off" in BeerSmith3 has been updated to "our" Brewery Equipment Profile.
Our "True" Sparge Volume should be
"Sparge Volume" = "PreBoil Volume" - "First Run"
This would give a a practical amount that is based upon the actual condition (we know the actual volume of the "First Run"), and not some theoretical calculated volume.
Comments? Corrections?
.