ClemsonDV
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I am not speaking ill of either, but USER ERROR lead to what is likely a watery beer.
I have a 10 gallon rubbermaid MLT and a 10 gallon kettle. This was my first adventure in All Grain with my equipment. I bought Beersmith, but could not seem to get a good handle on how much water. I obviously made mistakes within BeerSmith, but for a 5 gallon batch, it had me putting in about 10 gallon water total. I knew some would boil off and be absorbed within the grain, but I guess i had assumed more would be absorbed. Ended up with about 8 pre-boil and i pumped some out so that I could have better hop utilization.
Any have issues with Beersmith or am I just a ritard?
****5 Gallon Batch****
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 6.57 gal
Estimated OG: 1.040 SG
Estimated Color: 3.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 21.5 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount
7.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
0.75 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM)
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM)
0.50 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM)
0.25 oz Centennial [9.50%] (55 min)
0.25 oz Centennial [9.50%] (35 min)
0.25 oz Cascade [7.80%] (20 min)
0.25 oz Cascade [7.80%] (5 min)
1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) (Hydrated)
Mash at 150 degrees for 60 minutes.
I have a 10 gallon rubbermaid MLT and a 10 gallon kettle. This was my first adventure in All Grain with my equipment. I bought Beersmith, but could not seem to get a good handle on how much water. I obviously made mistakes within BeerSmith, but for a 5 gallon batch, it had me putting in about 10 gallon water total. I knew some would boil off and be absorbed within the grain, but I guess i had assumed more would be absorbed. Ended up with about 8 pre-boil and i pumped some out so that I could have better hop utilization.
Any have issues with Beersmith or am I just a ritard?
****5 Gallon Batch****
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 6.57 gal
Estimated OG: 1.040 SG
Estimated Color: 3.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 21.5 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
------------
Amount
7.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
0.75 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM)
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM)
0.50 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM)
0.25 oz Centennial [9.50%] (55 min)
0.25 oz Centennial [9.50%] (35 min)
0.25 oz Cascade [7.80%] (20 min)
0.25 oz Cascade [7.80%] (5 min)
1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) (Hydrated)
Mash at 150 degrees for 60 minutes.