Just curious how people do a late extract addition when it comes to the Session tab and the "Volume and Gravity in Boiler" block.
I use DME, and I add only part of the water along with the first DME addition. I withhold the rest of the water to make a slurry with the remaining DME.
For example, I'll start with 25% of the DME and 25% of the water, do most of the boil (30-60 min, depending upon the hop schedule), then use 75% of the water to with the remaining 75% of the DME. I make the slurry, then heat that up separately to get it at/near boil before adding it to the main boil with 10 or so minutes left to go.
I'm convinced all of these shenanigans throws a bit of BS's calculations out of whack, at least as far as this "Volume and Gravity in Boiler" block on the Sessions tab is concerned (since my pre-boil gravity will be different than my..."mid-boil" gravity?, after I've added the rest of the DME).
It's not a huge deal, but I guess if Brad and the team could account for this somehow (perhaps associating water addition with fermentable additions, or adding space to add "mid boil" gravity, maybe?), it would help certain personality types feel better. ;D
Or, if anyone has insight about why it doesn't matter or some other approach I could use, I'd welcome the feedback.
I use DME, and I add only part of the water along with the first DME addition. I withhold the rest of the water to make a slurry with the remaining DME.
For example, I'll start with 25% of the DME and 25% of the water, do most of the boil (30-60 min, depending upon the hop schedule), then use 75% of the water to with the remaining 75% of the DME. I make the slurry, then heat that up separately to get it at/near boil before adding it to the main boil with 10 or so minutes left to go.
I'm convinced all of these shenanigans throws a bit of BS's calculations out of whack, at least as far as this "Volume and Gravity in Boiler" block on the Sessions tab is concerned (since my pre-boil gravity will be different than my..."mid-boil" gravity?, after I've added the rest of the DME).
It's not a huge deal, but I guess if Brad and the team could account for this somehow (perhaps associating water addition with fermentable additions, or adding space to add "mid boil" gravity, maybe?), it would help certain personality types feel better. ;D
Or, if anyone has insight about why it doesn't matter or some other approach I could use, I'd welcome the feedback.