I need some help and am not sure where to start. I brewed a beer today based off a recipe I created in Beersmith 2 for a Kolsch. I just switched over to Beersmith 2 from the previous Beersmith version. I never had issues with the previous beersmith version as far as not getting an appropriate recipe / brew sheet.
The recipe called for 8.6 pounds of grain to hit my target gravity for a 5 gallon batch. It also called for a total of 10.27 gallons of water. It's been a while since I have brewed a Kolsch but against my better judgment, I trusted Beersmith 2 for this style. I was targeting 1.048 and ended up with 1.037. I thought the original grain bill / amount of water seemed a bit off.
My equipment consists of 3 converted kegs. I use a false bottom in my mash tun. Prior version called for around 9 gallons of total water.
Here is a grain bill / water requirement from the prior version
10lb Pale Malt
1 lb Rice
.50 Cara-pils
Prepare 9.02 gallons of water
Add 14.38qt of water at 168 degrees
sparge with 5.43 gallons of water
Add water to achieve boil volume of 7.014 gallons
Estimated 1.045 SG
(I reached 1.049 SG on this recipe)
Any help would be appreciated.
The recipe called for 8.6 pounds of grain to hit my target gravity for a 5 gallon batch. It also called for a total of 10.27 gallons of water. It's been a while since I have brewed a Kolsch but against my better judgment, I trusted Beersmith 2 for this style. I was targeting 1.048 and ended up with 1.037. I thought the original grain bill / amount of water seemed a bit off.
My equipment consists of 3 converted kegs. I use a false bottom in my mash tun. Prior version called for around 9 gallons of total water.
Here is a grain bill / water requirement from the prior version
10lb Pale Malt
1 lb Rice
.50 Cara-pils
Prepare 9.02 gallons of water
Add 14.38qt of water at 168 degrees
sparge with 5.43 gallons of water
Add water to achieve boil volume of 7.014 gallons
Estimated 1.045 SG
(I reached 1.049 SG on this recipe)
Any help would be appreciated.