Converting % into Beersmith

[inda_bebe]

Hey guys. Im playing around w/ a sour recipe and im having trouble converting it into Beersmith. Im gonna do a 2 gallon batch. but, the recipe that i have calls for 80% pale and 20% flaked wheat. its gonna be a 1.050 OG, but how would i enter these numbers into the program? all i understand is for LBS. thanks guys



edit* i think i got it. i went to the right side of the screen to increase and decrease volume. is this correct?

 

[Revvy]

Start with the premise that 80/20 means 8 pounds 2row and 2 pounds flaked wheat in a 5 gallon batch of beer. In fact that 10 pounds gives you an og of 1.052. So it's already close.

changing the OG slider to 1.050 gives you 1# 14.7 oz flaked wheat and 7# 10.9 ounces 2row.

Now usuing the scale recipe feature and changing the batch size to 2 gallons you get 12.3 ounces wheat and 3# 1.2 ounces 2-row.

FYI one of the reasons I like to brew 2.5 gallon small batches instead of 2 or 3 gallons is that recipes can be easily cut in half, AND the final product nets you an entire case of beer.

But whenever they give you a percentage, start with a total grainbill of 10 pounds of grain, and break your percentages down into that, then start playing with the numbers and gravity tools to give you the correct amount of grain for the gravity. And start it with a 5 gallon batch and scale down from there.

 

[inda_bebe]

thanks, i just figured it out by playing w/ the buttons. then i read your post and its what i did. thanks

 

[inda_bebe]

also, what yeast strain would you recommend, im gonna also use the dregs off of the Sour in the Rye.