Sorry if this has been covered before, tried using the search function but didn’t find anything!
I was wondering if I could run a report which would compare efficiency by individual vessels as a variable?
Also, we use a unitank system and was wondering if there is a way to record hop dumps for each batch, similar to the way gravity readings are recorded.
Cheers in advance!
Hi Gary - welcome to the community!
All the data is in Breww to calculate efficiencies, and we have a report called Completed batch yields in Reporting → Pre-built Production & inventory reports, which will show you your production efficiency by batch. However, there isn’t an equivalent pre-built report for efficiency grouped by vessel at the moment. Would a report like this, calculated as Total volume into vessel / Total volume successfully packaged/transferred from vessel, be what you are looking for? Or does the yield by batch achieve what you’re looking for?
Regarding hop dumps, do you mean when adding hops or removing hops from the vessel (I’ve heard the term used both way!)? You can add the ingredient to the batch and record the quantity used, and you can also use the “Add volume” function on batch to remove some of the volume from the vessel by providing a negative amount. However, if there’s more you would like to record surrounding this let us know, and we can look into it for you!
Hi Max,
I was searching through the database for Trub Dump and found this topic, which is very handy. Currently we’re dumping trub at different values throughout the brew cycle depending on the style and such. However, wastage for these dumps is only recorded as volume left in the tank after packaging, which is then considered wastage, even though I may have dumped off 100L throughout the fermentation process.
I would like a way to record this as part of our daily tasks, or to add it to the readings page as volume left in the tank after dumping, but I can’t find a way to do it. We have small 20hL tanks and a 20 - 30L dump regularly through the process is standard. I don’t want to record it at the end as that’s not when I am doing it.
I also need to be aware that the cost of the loss is calculated into the product itself. I was reading this article, and I want to make sure what I am asking for is the same?
Not sure if I am confusing myself here with this question all because I can’t find a setting, so hopefully someone can help.
Hi Adsy, Thanks for your comment! You could choose to handle this through Actions included in your recipe, indicating when these trub dumps should take place during the process. By selecting Actions → Add liquid/volume on a batch, you could then decrease the volume by the amount you are dumping. This means the volume left in the tank after each dump will be automatically shown on the batch, and it will be displayed on the Actions tab (towards the bottom of the page). Costs will flow through successful batch actions; if the volume is reduced throughout the process, then the cost will be passed on through the successful transfers and packaging. Let me know if I can help with anything else. Cheers!