Spice Scaling?

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I'm trying to scale the following 5.25 gal recipe to 10.50 gal and trying to decide how to scale the orange, coriander, and chamomile. Any tips are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Belgian Wit
Brewer: Justin
Asst Brewer: 
Style: Witbier
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (0.0) 

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.89 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.98 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.25 gal   
Bottling Volume: 4.75 gal
Estimated OG: 1.050 SG
Estimated Color: 3.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 14.9 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 82.1 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt                   Name                                     Type          #        %/IBU         
4 lbs 4.0 oz          Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM)            Grain         1        44.2 %        
3 lbs 14.0 oz         Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM)                  Grain         2        40.3 %        
1 lbs                 Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM)                   Grain         3        10.4 %        
8.0 oz                Munich Malt (9.0 SRM)                    Grain         4        5.2 %         
1.33 oz               Hallertauer Mittelfrueh [3.02 %] - Boil  Hop           5        14.9 IBUs     
1.00 Items            Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 mins)        Fining        6        -             
0.50 tsp              Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins)          Other         7        -             
1.50 oz               Orange Peel, Bitter (Boil 5.0 mins)      Spice         8        -             
0.40 oz               Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 mins)           Spice         9        -             
0.03 oz               Chamomile Flower (Boil 5.0 mins)         Spice         10       -             
1.0 pkg               Belgian Wit Ale (White Labs #WLP400) [35 Yeast         11       -             

Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Equal Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 9 lbs 10.0 oz
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Name              Description                             Step Temperat Step Time     
Mash In           Add 12.03 qt of water at 170.2 F        154.0 F       60 min        

Sparge: Batch sparge with 3 steps (Drain mash tun, 3.22 gal, 3.22 gal) of 168.0 F water
Notes:
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I used BeerSmith to scale a recipe that had Chamomile and it seemed to scale fine. I would think it just needs to be the same percentage scaled up or down.

Maybe someone else knows better...
 
TechMiller said:
I used BeerSmith to scale a recipe that had Chamomile and it seemed to scale fine. I would think it just needs to be the same percentage scaled up or down.

Maybe someone else knows better...

BeerSmith will scale linearly but I'm not sure that spices scale linearly.
 
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