I am returning to extract brewing after a 15 yr layoff, new to the forum and software. I decided to make a Hefe for my first beer as I enjoy it this time of year. I created a recipe with 4 lbs wheat dme, 2.5 lbs of pils dme. In BS I chose the ingredient type of Dry Extract and for the recipe type I choose Extract and Batch size of 5 gallon. BS came up with an Est OG of 1.054 for the recipe which i thought was low but it's been a while. I use to calculate it simply, if I remember correctly, 1 lb of DME would roughly equal 1% alcohol. Anyhow, I brewed it up and got a OG of 1.063 at 70 degrees. I wasn't going for an Imperial Hefe, so I will probably water it down depending on the final gravity.
So is it me or am i calculating something wrong in BeerSmith?
Thanks in advance.
So is it me or am i calculating something wrong in BeerSmith?
Thanks in advance.