5 gallon batch on a 10 gallon system. BeerSmith Equipment changes necessary?

[indianajns]

Hello to all of you BeerSmith users.

I have a new 10 gallon system and I have brewed two 10 gallon batches. Yesterday I purchased the ingredients for a 5 gallon batch of blonde ale that I want to brew on my 10 gallon system. Do you think I will need to make any changes to my BeerSmith Equipment profile?

 

[unionrdr]

I'd think so,yes,for that recipe. The boil off could be different from using a smaller kettle. Try changing it for that recipe anyway,& see if the numbers change.

 

[indianajns]

I'm using my same kettle for this 5 gallon batch that I would use for my 10 gallon batches (It's a keggle) Do you think the boil off rate would be different based on the volume of liquid in the BK?

 

[unionrdr]

The smaller the amount in the kettle,the less sheer volume that needs to be heated to a given temp. so i think the boil off rate would be different.