sickbrew
Grandmaster Brewer
I have some basic volume concerns:
To preface my post and provide context "I'm a newbie" and this is my first time using any brewing software and only my 2nd all grain batch. I had some “Issues†on the first batch so I’m now seeking the help of Beersmith and its legion of followers.
Sooo.
I plan on brewing up a 5 gallon batch of IPA with about a 15 lbs grain bill.
The details:
Batch Size: 5.00 gal and Boil Size: 6.82 gal
Mash In: 3.88 gal H20 @ 173.3 F – 60 minutes
Mash Out: 2.33 gal H20 @ 197.4 F – 10 minutes
Batch Sparge Round 1: Sparge with 3.81 gal @ 168 F
Sooo. My total mash & sparge volume is 10.02 gallons of which some will stay in the grain 10.02 - 6.82 = 3.2 gal remaining in the grain. I guess this is about right?
Kicker: Using the “Boil Off†calculator with a starting volume of 6.82 gallons for 60 minutes my final volume is 5.96 gallons. What happened to 5 gallons?
Is this correct and I will end up with 5 gallons of bottled/kegged beer once it’s finally been racked from primary and pulled from the secondary? This relates to my first all grain beer “issue†where I ended up with 7 gallons of wort for a 6 gallon batch, after a 75 minute boil, and an OG that was low.
Also, I think I got the recipe attached if anyone really wants the details.
Sorry for the long post, and thanks in advance!
Cheers, Joe
To preface my post and provide context "I'm a newbie" and this is my first time using any brewing software and only my 2nd all grain batch. I had some “Issues†on the first batch so I’m now seeking the help of Beersmith and its legion of followers.
Sooo.
I plan on brewing up a 5 gallon batch of IPA with about a 15 lbs grain bill.
The details:
Batch Size: 5.00 gal and Boil Size: 6.82 gal
Mash In: 3.88 gal H20 @ 173.3 F – 60 minutes
Mash Out: 2.33 gal H20 @ 197.4 F – 10 minutes
Batch Sparge Round 1: Sparge with 3.81 gal @ 168 F
Sooo. My total mash & sparge volume is 10.02 gallons of which some will stay in the grain 10.02 - 6.82 = 3.2 gal remaining in the grain. I guess this is about right?
Kicker: Using the “Boil Off†calculator with a starting volume of 6.82 gallons for 60 minutes my final volume is 5.96 gallons. What happened to 5 gallons?
Is this correct and I will end up with 5 gallons of bottled/kegged beer once it’s finally been racked from primary and pulled from the secondary? This relates to my first all grain beer “issue†where I ended up with 7 gallons of wort for a 6 gallon batch, after a 75 minute boil, and an OG that was low.
Also, I think I got the recipe attached if anyone really wants the details.
Sorry for the long post, and thanks in advance!
Cheers, Joe