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Hey Thanks. Yeah it gives me 3.20 gallons for mash and sparge with 5.26 gals. Ive attached the recipe. Realized I have a final bottling set to 4.50 but I think this some how has been calculated with some fo the inputs I put in for boil off and transfer loss.

!! Thanks Also I was wondering. Shouldn't my strike water volume be larger than my sparge volume? Was reading some of the stickies on the all grain thread and one of the tutorials mentioned this too and he stated he reverses these (uses the given sparge volume as the strike volume and vice versa)

Hex, I'm using the Pot and Cooler (5gal/19L) profile with a few editings such as boil off of 1 gallon. Ill look for the Adjust temp for equip. Thanks

Thanks for the link. I know you said dont ask but how do you determine some of the inputs? Do you just use there defaults? Most of the constants and variables I don't really know what the correct input is

Thanks.. I have my equipment profile entered as with my setup (Pot cooler 5 gal). My plan and from what I've read/learned was to pour infused water, let sit and then add grains. But the difference in recipe and what beersmith gives me had me a little O_o as I dont want to get stuck with...

Hey, I'm approaching my first all grain attempt and I am basically just going over everything before hand just to get all the numbers right so I'll know what to expect come brew day. I am little confused however on the water temps for the mash and sparges given from the actual recipe I am...

Wow. 1.140? How was it?

So guys. Is there some guides or videos I can watch that have the more effective ways of extract or mini mash brewing? Up until now I have always just followed the instructions for all the recipes I have bought and realize alot of the comments here have been saying "pretty common" for alot of...

Maybe I've found my issue!

Ahh really. Never knew that. So would I add all the malt extracts when the boil is finished or half beginning, other half at end?

Never even thought of the hydrometer being off. Not sure if that will be it though since my OG is always on cue for what it needs to be. Thanks though for the tip

No , haven't made a starter. Just pitching from the tubes and aerating the heck out of it. Most have started active fermentation though within 12 hours. Never tested different extracts. I just purchase what the recipe states to purchase. You mean adding late in the boil when I had the hops?

Hey. Thanks. Yea what I meant to get across with the 3 day check is I would check the gravity for 3 straight days and if I didn't have any change I would assume it was done. Then I would secondary it for another 2 weeks then bottle. I would check one last time before priming for bottling and...

Hey Yea two weeks is just the primary. I also watch co2 for activity and then do a check for 3 days. It never changes so I figure its done?

Extract. Different each time.