worldzfree
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I have brewed about five all-grain batches on my setup. Previously, I just created recipes for 6 gallons and winged the defaults in Beersmith for my equipment. This time I went through the process of measuring my dead space in my MLT and in my Boil kettle. I winged .5 gallon loss to pump and my Thermanator. The numbers are:
5 gal final volume
6.98 starting boil volume
.32 gal lost to Lauter tun deadspace
1 gal Lost to Boil Trub and Chiller
I went through the whole process this past Saturday and came up short. I didn't get an accurate measurement I only know the 5 gallon mark on my fermentor/carboy. I assume it was about half a gallon.
My questions are:
-The brewsheet shows a starting boil volume required. Even though I entered the loss to trub and chiller it says "add water (as needed) to achieve volume of 5 gal. Shouldn't there be a number telling me post-boil but pre-sitting in fermentor volume?
-What is the best way to go about determining where the loss is?
-I see a lot of recipes mentioning 5.5 gallons. Is that just a safety number they plan to take into consideration extraneous losses?
I am open to any input or ideas.
-Cheers
5 gal final volume
6.98 starting boil volume
.32 gal lost to Lauter tun deadspace
1 gal Lost to Boil Trub and Chiller
I went through the whole process this past Saturday and came up short. I didn't get an accurate measurement I only know the 5 gallon mark on my fermentor/carboy. I assume it was about half a gallon.
My questions are:
-The brewsheet shows a starting boil volume required. Even though I entered the loss to trub and chiller it says "add water (as needed) to achieve volume of 5 gal. Shouldn't there be a number telling me post-boil but pre-sitting in fermentor volume?
-What is the best way to go about determining where the loss is?
-I see a lot of recipes mentioning 5.5 gallons. Is that just a safety number they plan to take into consideration extraneous losses?
I am open to any input or ideas.
-Cheers