Monmouth00
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Hello All,
Second thread here - hoping to get some help using Beersmith.
Until very recently, I was a lurker here. I've got a dozen or so extract batches under my belt, and you guys/this site have been such a resource to me when I have been researching common questions.
Following what seems to be everyone's advice here, I downloaded the mobile version of Beersmith3 on my Kindle, and am excited to start using it. I look forward to building my own recipes.
I haven't gotten a chance to tinker with it too much, but have watched a few youtube tutorials.
My question revolves around building to a specific ABV. I generally aim to brew, no matter what style, a beer that is 6.0% ABV or higher. Even lighter beers like hefeweizens and other light ales I prefer to be strong (more bang for my buck).
In Beersmith, is there a way to aim for a specific ABV, say for a saison or a stout, and work backwards with the ingredients? Say I want to make a stout at 7.0% ABV. Can I set the ABV to 7% and will it tell me how much of each LME/DME and steeping grains I should use?
Or do I have to have a basic understanding of flavors and aromas of each, adding more until my expected ABV gets to where I want it to be? If so, how do I know my flavor profile is going to be right?
Thanks for your help!
Second thread here - hoping to get some help using Beersmith.
Until very recently, I was a lurker here. I've got a dozen or so extract batches under my belt, and you guys/this site have been such a resource to me when I have been researching common questions.
Following what seems to be everyone's advice here, I downloaded the mobile version of Beersmith3 on my Kindle, and am excited to start using it. I look forward to building my own recipes.
I haven't gotten a chance to tinker with it too much, but have watched a few youtube tutorials.
My question revolves around building to a specific ABV. I generally aim to brew, no matter what style, a beer that is 6.0% ABV or higher. Even lighter beers like hefeweizens and other light ales I prefer to be strong (more bang for my buck).
In Beersmith, is there a way to aim for a specific ABV, say for a saison or a stout, and work backwards with the ingredients? Say I want to make a stout at 7.0% ABV. Can I set the ABV to 7% and will it tell me how much of each LME/DME and steeping grains I should use?
Or do I have to have a basic understanding of flavors and aromas of each, adding more until my expected ABV gets to where I want it to be? If so, how do I know my flavor profile is going to be right?
Thanks for your help!