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Browny
Hi Gents,
I am having trouble understanding what I am doing wrong with Beersmith as I can never achieve Brewsmiths predictions for either post boil gravity or Litres into the fermenter. Here is my latest brew.
BeerSmith Recipe Printout - www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Glacier Pale Ale
Brewer: Tony Brown
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 21.00 L
Boil Size: 28.59 L
Estimated OG: 1.058 SG
Estimated Color: 6.4 SRM
Estimated IBU: 34.8 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.50 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 94.0 %
0.25 kg Wheat Malt, Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 4.3 %
0.10 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 1.7 %
20.00 gm Glacier [5.60%] (60 min) (First Wort Hop)Hops 14.4 IBU
20.00 gm Glacier [5.60%] (30 min) Hops 10.0 IBU
20.00 gm Glacier [5.60%] (15 min) Hops 6.5 IBU
30.00 gm Glacier [5.60%] (5 min) Hops 3.9 IBU
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1.00 tsp Sodium Chloride (Boil 60.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs US-56 (Safale) [Starter 1000 ml] Yeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 5.85 kg
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Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 15.24 L of water at 75.9 C 65.6 C 75 min
After sparging I ended up with 30.25L (1.66L more than predicted) in the kettle for an SG of 1.043 Exactly what Brewsmith predicted. However after boiling for 60 mins and getting exactly 21L in the fermenter, the OG was 1.049 instead of the predicted 1.058 ! I'm new to AG brewing (this was my 7th AG brew) and am stuffed if I know the answer here, the only thing I can think is that the graduations on my fermenter are miles out.
Any ideas Brad ?
I am having trouble understanding what I am doing wrong with Beersmith as I can never achieve Brewsmiths predictions for either post boil gravity or Litres into the fermenter. Here is my latest brew.
BeerSmith Recipe Printout - www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Glacier Pale Ale
Brewer: Tony Brown
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 21.00 L
Boil Size: 28.59 L
Estimated OG: 1.058 SG
Estimated Color: 6.4 SRM
Estimated IBU: 34.8 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
------------
Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.50 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 94.0 %
0.25 kg Wheat Malt, Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 4.3 %
0.10 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 1.7 %
20.00 gm Glacier [5.60%] (60 min) (First Wort Hop)Hops 14.4 IBU
20.00 gm Glacier [5.60%] (30 min) Hops 10.0 IBU
20.00 gm Glacier [5.60%] (15 min) Hops 6.5 IBU
30.00 gm Glacier [5.60%] (5 min) Hops 3.9 IBU
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1.00 tsp Sodium Chloride (Boil 60.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs US-56 (Safale) [Starter 1000 ml] Yeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 5.85 kg
----------------------------
Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 15.24 L of water at 75.9 C 65.6 C 75 min
After sparging I ended up with 30.25L (1.66L more than predicted) in the kettle for an SG of 1.043 Exactly what Brewsmith predicted. However after boiling for 60 mins and getting exactly 21L in the fermenter, the OG was 1.049 instead of the predicted 1.058 ! I'm new to AG brewing (this was my 7th AG brew) and am stuffed if I know the answer here, the only thing I can think is that the graduations on my fermenter are miles out.
Any ideas Brad ?