McD
Member
I have a couple years of Extract brewing under my belt to include a couple PM's. I have always done a 3gallon boil and use BeerSmith to work out my recipes. I now have a nice new 10gal pot, immersion chiller, and my trusty 5gal mash tun that I used for my PM's. So here is my question:
In Beersmith doing a 3 gallon 60min boil, 5gal final volume(top off) the IBU's are calculated. Now if I go all grain or even a PM and my final volume will be 5 gal but my starting boil volume could be up to 6-7 gallons. What volume do you use in BeerSmith so that the bitterness gets calculated correctly. The volume of runnings at the start of the boil I assume??? I want to make sure any new AG or PM brews come out tasting as good and as balance as my 3gal boil extract brews.
In Beersmith doing a 3 gallon 60min boil, 5gal final volume(top off) the IBU's are calculated. Now if I go all grain or even a PM and my final volume will be 5 gal but my starting boil volume could be up to 6-7 gallons. What volume do you use in BeerSmith so that the bitterness gets calculated correctly. The volume of runnings at the start of the boil I assume??? I want to make sure any new AG or PM brews come out tasting as good and as balance as my 3gal boil extract brews.