MrRoboto
Well-Known Member
Im brewing my first batch this saturday of an extract honey wheat and I would like to do a full boil but Im not sure how to acomplish this and through my searches I havnt been able to find an answer.
Beer smith tells me based on my equipment (a 10 gallon Megapot) with a weight of 19 lbs that to obtain a 5 gallon brew I will need 5.7 gallons as the volume of water. With 8.8% evaporation rate, cooling shrinkage of 4%. and and cooling loss of .21 gallons
Does this sound accurate? Also when it says 5.7 gallons is that before or after I add my DME? Is there a more accurate way of figuring this out if you dont have any brews in the past?
Beer smith tells me based on my equipment (a 10 gallon Megapot) with a weight of 19 lbs that to obtain a 5 gallon brew I will need 5.7 gallons as the volume of water. With 8.8% evaporation rate, cooling shrinkage of 4%. and and cooling loss of .21 gallons
Does this sound accurate? Also when it says 5.7 gallons is that before or after I add my DME? Is there a more accurate way of figuring this out if you dont have any brews in the past?