Hello fellow brewers! I'm just now getting around to playing with BeerSmith and I have so many questions that I will save for another time. But for now, I'm trying to create my own "original" recipe. I'm trying to get somewhere in the lines of an IIPA. Doesn't have to be exact but close to the standards, because I'm trying to make something a little different. My recipe is attached, but I have some questions. I'm still trying to tweek my equipment configurations on BS. My estimated ABV and Final ABV are very different. What would cause this? I know this is a noob question that you might hear alot but have done alot of searching with no joy. So tell me what you think about the recipe and I'm open to any thoughts! Thanks everyone! NOTE: I don't know how to upload the recipe from BS so I'll type it out;
Grain:
16lb 2row
1.5 Cara-pils
8oz Crystal 80L
4oz Special B
Hops:
2oz Magnum 60min
1oz Centennial 30min
1oz Cascade 15
1oz Cascade FO
1oz Centennial Dryhop 7days
1oz Cascade Dryhop 7 days
Yeast:
WLP007
EST OG 1.090
EST ABV 8.8%
EST Pre-Boil 1.079
EST FG 1.024
Then it says EST ABV will be 4.7%?
Is it a bad recipe or my equipment setup leading to much lower numbers than is what is estimated? I would like to do a bigger beer, but don't see how the numbers drop to half? I'm still figuring all this out, so any help would be much appreciated!
Grain:
16lb 2row
1.5 Cara-pils
8oz Crystal 80L
4oz Special B
Hops:
2oz Magnum 60min
1oz Centennial 30min
1oz Cascade 15
1oz Cascade FO
1oz Centennial Dryhop 7days
1oz Cascade Dryhop 7 days
Yeast:
WLP007
EST OG 1.090
EST ABV 8.8%
EST Pre-Boil 1.079
EST FG 1.024
Then it says EST ABV will be 4.7%?
Is it a bad recipe or my equipment setup leading to much lower numbers than is what is estimated? I would like to do a bigger beer, but don't see how the numbers drop to half? I'm still figuring all this out, so any help would be much appreciated!