masterchief1112
Well-Known Member
this is my first batch i have been around brewing for a while and understand it for the most part. it will be a extract brew(cant wait to get to all grain) American Pale ale kit by brewers best. Im changing the recipe a bit from the directions. I put it all in to beersmith and it said my bittering would be a little bit low. the recipe calls for a 2.5gal boil, anything wrong with boosting that to a 3gal boil takes the ibu's from a 35 to a 38.9. i know this is my first batch and im already experimenting, but if i have the ability why shouldnt it oh the the the bitterness ratio is .784 with the 3 gal boil, ps beersmith is awesome, will have to purchase this when the trial is up. tried the free one that worked on mac and it sucked, whipped out my netbook and got beersmith, man i knew i would find a good use for a pc one day BREW COMPUTER!!!! a buddy and i are undertaking the brewing together, makes things cheaper for the both of us as we want to get to all grain asap, this site is awesome and i went from having no idea about all grain to having a good understanding of how to do it, but first things furst lets get the first few batches under our belts.