Hello everyone,
I'm Blue, been brewing for about 6 months now (started with Mr. Beer and quickly moved on) and am now starting All Grain batches, but I could use some advice.
I thought I had my equipment profile set up correctly in Beersmith, but it told me to use far more water than was necessary (8 gallons!) in my first AG batch last weekend (American Wheat). Because of this my pre-boil gravity was way off obviously, and I had to do some calculations on my own to estimate a new boil time to get my batch down to around 5 gallons. I don't want to be doing that this weekend as I brew up my a birthday brew (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f68/deception-cream-stout-141483/) as I'm turning 30 on Sunday and wanted to have a nice b-day brew to enjoy in the fall.
So is there anyone out there willing to give me some advice? I think I'm misunderstanding the labels of equipment/process in Beersmith and a veteran could really help me out. Thanks.
FYI I have a 12 gallon cooler for my mashtun, and I boil in a 17.5 gallon aluminum pot (it lets me straddle two burners for a better boil).
Thanks in advance.
I'm Blue, been brewing for about 6 months now (started with Mr. Beer and quickly moved on) and am now starting All Grain batches, but I could use some advice.
I thought I had my equipment profile set up correctly in Beersmith, but it told me to use far more water than was necessary (8 gallons!) in my first AG batch last weekend (American Wheat). Because of this my pre-boil gravity was way off obviously, and I had to do some calculations on my own to estimate a new boil time to get my batch down to around 5 gallons. I don't want to be doing that this weekend as I brew up my a birthday brew (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f68/deception-cream-stout-141483/) as I'm turning 30 on Sunday and wanted to have a nice b-day brew to enjoy in the fall.
So is there anyone out there willing to give me some advice? I think I'm misunderstanding the labels of equipment/process in Beersmith and a veteran could really help me out. Thanks.
FYI I have a 12 gallon cooler for my mashtun, and I boil in a 17.5 gallon aluminum pot (it lets me straddle two burners for a better boil).
Thanks in advance.