5.5 = 5 gallons after all done?

[benzy4010]

If I want five gallons of beer to bottle then I want to brew a 5.5 gallons recipe cuz you lose some in secondary and ect ?

 

[dezman]

correct, I usually end up with a little over 5 gallons into the fermenter. I'd say anywhere from 5.25-5.5 gal. Then when I rack I get only the clear wort and its a perfect five gallons.

 

[benzy4010]

If I post a recipe I did on beersmith can someone tell if it looks right?

 

[JonM]

Beersmith has a great "scale" tool that i use all the time. It'll automatically adjust everything for larger volumes, etc

But, I bet if you just increase all ingredients by 10%, that'll change a 5-gal recipe to a 5 gal + .5 gal recipe, right?

 

[jtejedor]

Generally but it really depends on your system. I get a considerable amount of loss between my mash tun cooler and the pickup tube on my kettle so I usually end up doing 6 gallons to get about 5 when its all said and done.

 

[benzy4010]

I've only done one brew and it's fermenting

 

[benzy4010]

pp

 

[benzy4010]

 

[sonex]

the volume needed is dependent on the hops used (whole hops absorb a lot of wort) and if you put everything in the fermenter or leave the break and hop sludge behind. I calculate my recipes for 6 gal to get 5 gal in the fermenter. I leave the break and hop sludge in the boil kettle and leave a little beer behind in the fermenter to loosen up the yeast for harvesting. YMMV.

 

[benzy4010]

i dont know if all these are correct because i couldnt find them all in beersmith so i was wondering if someone who knows about grain could look at it. so gallons is 5 bottled? you lose a gallon i guees i can see that. still new to this so im not sure yet

 

[benzy4010]

and also in beersmith i dont knwo what mash profile to choose out of the 50058580 opitons. i just do a batch sparge. so i dunno what to pick

 

[scottland]

As others said it totally depends on the beer.

I calc for 5.5 gallons post boil for beers that don't require a lot of hops, and aren't dry hopped. That yields pretty much exactly 5 gallons into the keg/bottling bucket.

For my APAs, American ambers, IPAs, or anything with 5oz of hops or more, I calc for 6 gallons post boil.

 

[benzy4010]

You can always just keep boiling it down right?

 

[benzy4010]

Can you boil 6 gallons to five also I will have some loss from transfer to bottling bucket

 

[benzy4010]

90 minute boil be needed?