I'm having a hard time nailing my post boil gravity using beersmith. Do you guys have any idea ?
On my last few batches, the pre-boil gravity was always within 2 points of what beersmith predicted but for the post boil gravity, I often get 8 points lower than expected. I use an hydrometer that shows 1.0 in water so it can't be the problem.
I brew indoor with 2 elements that are always fully powered. My evaporation rate on beersmith seems ok with what I get and my volumes are spot on too. I'm lost...I start my 60 min boils as soon as I see big buggles breaking the foam on top.
Today's batch, an ipa, I nailed my pre-boil gravity and volume. After the 60 minutes boil, I was down to 16 L (beersmith said 17L) and my gravity was 1.058 instead of 1.068. I'm lost...I boiled 1 liter more than predicted but I'm still short of 10 points !!!
edit : If I boiled the wort for longer, my volumes would not match so I'm not sure how to fix this with beersmith
On my last few batches, the pre-boil gravity was always within 2 points of what beersmith predicted but for the post boil gravity, I often get 8 points lower than expected. I use an hydrometer that shows 1.0 in water so it can't be the problem.
I brew indoor with 2 elements that are always fully powered. My evaporation rate on beersmith seems ok with what I get and my volumes are spot on too. I'm lost...I start my 60 min boils as soon as I see big buggles breaking the foam on top.
Today's batch, an ipa, I nailed my pre-boil gravity and volume. After the 60 minutes boil, I was down to 16 L (beersmith said 17L) and my gravity was 1.058 instead of 1.068. I'm lost...I boiled 1 liter more than predicted but I'm still short of 10 points !!!
edit : If I boiled the wort for longer, my volumes would not match so I'm not sure how to fix this with beersmith