bigger batch measurements

[kgrave61]

Ok say we are going to making the move to all grain within the next month or so once we get all our equipment in. There are a lot of recipes made for 5gal batches on here and say if I were to want to make a 10gal batch could I just double the measurements of the ingredients or is it something I am going to have to play around with.

 

[Golddiggie]

Most of the time you can just double everything... If you want to play it safe, use software like Beer Smith... It has a scale function to it, so you can scale a batch to any size you want... So if someone has a recipe for 5.5 gallons at the end of the boil (going into the fermenter) and you want to scale it to just 10 gallons, you can do it with a couple of clicks.

Buying the Beer Smith license was one of the best $21 I've spent on home brewing so far... Besides, it lets you install onto two systems with the same license. I have it on my tower and on my laptop.

 

[kgrave61]

Excellent. I'll look into the software then

 

[JonM]

+1 to Beersmith. Like Golddiggie said, you can scale recipes to any volume you want. It scales the malt, hops, everything. It also saves your recipes and comments on the finished product, notes from brewday, and on and on.

 

[dcp27]

Beersmith is great, but scaling is just a simple ratio assuming you apply it to boil size as well and dont have an efficiency change. If not, then all that doesn't scale perfectly is your bittering add. Either way, if you don't have some form of spreadsheet or the like, I'd get beersmith/promash

 

[kgrave61]

Beersmith is great, but scaling is just a simple ratio assuming you apply it to boil size as well and dont have an efficiency change. If not, then all that doesn't scale perfectly is your bittering add. Either way, if you don't have some form of spreadsheet or the like, I'd get beersmith/promash

thanks for the helpful info

 

[Golddiggie]

+1 to Beersmith. Like Golddiggie said, you can scale recipes to any volume you want. It scales the malt, hops, everything. It also saves your recipes and comments on the finished product, notes from brewday, and on and on.

I've been using it to store my recipes, plus ones "on deck" and even a "maybe" list... Plus, you can import large collections of recipes from the Beer Smith site. I pulled down both collections of all grain recipes, plus their partial mash collection... If nothing else, it's decent reference materials for generating your own recipes.

I do find the notes sections very helpful... Especially if I want to tweak something beyond the parameters normally available. You can also add more ingredients that you want to use. I've added chocolate powder, cacao nibs and a couple of coffee options to my listing...

To me, it's well worth the $21 for the license...

 

[aggiejay06]

Most of the time you can just double everything... If you want to play it safe, use software like Beer Smith... It has a scale function to it, so you can scale a batch to any size you want... So if someone has a recipe for 5.5 gallons at the end of the boil (going into the fermenter) and you want to scale it to just 10 gallons, you can do it with a couple of clicks.

Buying the Beer Smith license was one of the best $21 I've spent on home brewing so far... Besides, it lets you install onto two systems with the same license. I have it on my tower and on my laptop.

Agreed...Beersmith was probably the best $21 I've ever spent...it's so useful for designing recipes and making sure the ingredient amounts are right for the batch size, and once you customize your equipment, it prints up an instruction sheet for you with sparge volumes and everything...gotta love it.

 

[Golddiggie]

It's great when you input your own ingredients too... I've input a listing for Crystal Maris Otter (available from Rebel Brewer)... I've also adjusted the hops listing to reflect what I have on hand for pellet and whole hops. I even added a separate entry for the whole hops (they already had a listing for pellet)...

I do like the BrewSheet, with how much info it lists... Makes the batch go so much smoother... For one thing, it tells you right up front how much water you'll need.

 

[kgrave61]

I've been using it to store my recipes, plus ones "on deck" and even a "maybe" list... Plus, you can import large collections of recipes from the Beer Smith site. I pulled down both collections of all grain recipes, plus their partial mash collection... If nothing else, it's decent reference materials for generating your own recipes.

I do find the notes sections very helpful... Especially if I want to tweak something beyond the parameters normally available. You can also add more ingredients that you want to use. I've added chocolate powder, cacao nibs and a couple of coffee options to my listing...

To me, it's well worth the $21 for the license...

Is it used mainly to create recipes or are there defaults you can choose from with the ingredients already designated?

 

[aggiejay06]

Yes, there are default sample recipes...probably about 20 or so.

 

[aggiejay06]

FYI...you can get a free trial of Beersmith. I think it lasts 21 days.

http://www.beersmith.com/

 

[kgrave61]

FYI...you can get a free trial of Beersmith. I think it lasts 21 days.

http://www.beersmith.com/

yeah I think I will download it so I can get a feel of the interface and everything before I start actually brewing with it. Thanks

 

[Golddiggie]

Is it used mainly to create recipes or are there defaults you can choose from with the ingredients already designated?

You can download recipes listed on Beer Smith's site if you want, or create your own (they have just about every ingredient listed). I use it to create recipes as well as organize them... I do have the all grain and partial mash recipes from their site in the database too. Just so that I can quickly look up what someone else has made in the same style. I have yet to actually base my recipe on what someone else has made, but it's an option.