"Kraeusening Calculator"
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:03 pm
I just posted comments and a question on Usenet rec.crafts.brewing about a "Kraeusening Calculator", and thought it would be a good idea to repeat it here -- especially with the possibility that it could be added as one of the calculators in BTP. I don't know how much it might be used, but it sure would put BTP way ahead of the competition. We were discussing the use of wort during high kraeusen as a primer for bottling, and here is what I posted, in part:
Cheers.
Bill Velek
It seems to me that BTP is already equipped with the formulas needed to do this, so it's just a matter of writing the code to add the calculator.I think the major hurdle is in doing the calculations to add the correct amount of fermentables, which is probably going to depend not only on a current gravity reading but also on the original gravity of the batch being used as a primer (this is needed to know how much alcohol is in it, which affects the gravity reading). Anyone know of a quick and easy calculator where I can input the amount of beer being primed, and the original and current gravities of the kraeusening beer, along with the target carbonation level, and have it tell me how much of the kraeusening beer to use as a primer? Having that would be awesome.
Cheers.
Bill Velek