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that sounds about what i was thinking ... its the almost 1/2gal left in the kettle thats hurting me ... its weird ... beersmith recognizes the syrup as a grain and that it will be added to the boil , but when i add syrup to the grain bill it increases the estimated preboil gravity ... now that...

if you mean runnings from the mash rest compared to the sparge, no i havent... in fact i havent from any of the beers i have made. i guess because im so focused on the total preboil gravity runnings. beersmith does give me a numbers i should hit, and for that beer it was 2.55gal from the first...

all i do to calculate ppg is take preboil gravity x gallons divided by pounds of grain. i do it right after i drain the tun from the sparge . i mix up the water first obviously. i dont use a program to figure it out. i will give you my last brew i did . maple pecan porter . 13lbs of grain...

sure, what specific numbers we looking for ? i keep all records in my brewsmith notes section. pounds of grain, water in, water out (preboil volume), preb gravity, etc .... i plan on buying my own grain mill to eliminate dealing with using the LHBS to crush. he set his at .038" , but who...

let me first say i dont want to be beating a dead horse (too late) .... but i have searched up and down and cant figure out why my brewhouse % is so low . i dont have a problem hitting my estimated OG, and i make good beer, i just have to buy a bit more grain . but i am the type that likes to...

update: finished at 1.010 ... tastes great . thanks for everyones help. this was exactly the flavor i was looking for.

well i dont think i was quite confortable with the beersmith program. i didnt calculate the equipment part right since they dont really have a profile for setup. . i have an 6 gallon partial mash steeping pot and 15 gallon boiling pot.... and i couldnt input it correctly. my OG wasnt 1.049 ...

after reading about first wort boils ( FWH ) i am going to add 1oz of amarillo when i sparge in the boiling pot for 10-20 minutes tea bagging the grain bag.

hmm . didnt know it was so similar to DFH ... guess ill like it then , though i cant remember how DFH tastes ..

im changing it to a 5.5gal boil since i want to fill up my 5 gallon keg as much as possible, so im gonna up the DME to 1lb to compensate. i always wondered why i saw so many recipes with 5.5

well i guess im on track ...seeing how my recipe looks a lot like that lake walk pale ale! cant wait to brew it another time with more creativity in the grain bill. i think im gonna leave the hops as is for this batch. as for extract, i will add 20% of the extract at beginning and the rest...

what about my citra? :) i can just as easy go get some cascade at the lhbs if you think it will help instead. the flavor i love is a local beer by me , columbus brewing company's colmbus IPA . lots of orange, bit of pine . i was worried about the simcoe giving off too much pine , but...

interesting . thanks for the tips. the LHBS just told me adding 2/3 of my extract at flameout is a waste of time and thats only important for partial boils ... not full boils. i thought it was a good idea from what ive read on here. i really want to add a dry hop addition of the citra... but...

hey guys , first time poster long time lurker ... was about to brew my second partial mash brew and wanted some tips or ideas on my brewing procedure. im looking for a pale ale thats high on the hoppy side and according to my beersmith, im good to go. i am a big fan of...