cwwoolston
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I have used BeerSmith for my last several 12 gallon (10 gal packaged) batches. Each time I am reaching the estimated pre-boil gravity (1.060) well before my desired volume (15.5 gal) Last batch was 90 min boil. I use the exact amount of water specified by BeerSmith (14 gal mash, 5 gal sparge) and it gets me to the pre-boil gravity perfectly. However, why isn't it getting me to the correct boil amount? I have looked at everything I can find/think of in Beer Smith. Only thing I can think of is changing the grain absorption in the advanced preference settings but Beer Smith really recommends against that. It is suggested to leave it at .96. I don't want to add top up water to get boil or ferment volume. I have never done that previous to Beer Smith and can't see how that would help as it would just off set my gravity in a negative way. Is there a way to turn the top off setting off so it never tries to tell me to add water? What is suggested? Not sure if I am asking all of the right questions but it's a starting point. Help is appreciated.