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I just started the boil on my Ed Wort Stone IPA clone, and I took a hydro sample from the boil kettle prior to starting the boil. I ended up mashing and sparging to get 7 gallons of wort to boil down to 5 or so. Beersmith estimated my preboil gravity at 1.059 and my reading is 1.042. Should I plan on supplementing with some light DME?
 
Alright, so I think I might be fine, though I may need to boil for 90 minutes rather than 60. I have 7 gallons of wort, and beersmith tells me at about 12% evap loss, after 90 minutes I will have 5.5 gallons or wort, which results in a 1.060 gravity. That should be just about right.
 
5.5 gallons is good because after siphoning you will end up with a good 5 gallons of brew. That's what I make for every batch.
 
SW Brewer said:
Alright, so I think I might be fine, though I may need to boil for 90 minutes rather than 60. I have 7 gallons of wort, and beersmith tells me at about 12% evap loss, after 90 minutes I will have 5.5 gallons or wort, which results in a 1.060 gravity. That should be just about right.
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So, are you going to boil down to 1.060 and then start your hop additions? 1.059 is where you want to start the boil, not finish it right?
 
Well, I added my warrior bittering hops before I checked the SG, so I am going to have to adjust the remainder of the hop additions.
 
OK, so I ended up JUST under 5 gallons, and with a SG of 1.057, so I am a bit short on wort, but only a bit short on SG. I was supposed to be at 1.059 or so. Oh well, even though I forgot my irish moss, I think it all went pretty well.
 

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