HomebrewTownsend
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OK, so I have been home brewing for while, off and on. I have gotten to a comfortable level with all-grain brewing, and have been wanting to dabble in recipe creation. Now I completely understand that you have your base malts, your kilned malts, caramel malts, and roasted malts. I also know that you use base malts to do just that, and typically make up 70%-80% of your grain bill. The other kilned, caramel, and roasted malts generally make up a small percentage of your overall grain bill typically 5%-10% each.
All of that I know, and what flavors they may impart, etc. What my question is, which I haven't discovered while reading a few books, forums, etc. Is, how do you figure your total grain bill weight?. I know that it's not as simple as saying, for a 5 gallon batch, you always start off with 10lbs of grains. When creating a recipe, how do you go about figuring your total grain bill weight?
All of that I know, and what flavors they may impart, etc. What my question is, which I haven't discovered while reading a few books, forums, etc. Is, how do you figure your total grain bill weight?. I know that it's not as simple as saying, for a 5 gallon batch, you always start off with 10lbs of grains. When creating a recipe, how do you go about figuring your total grain bill weight?