linusstick
Well-Known Member
So I've noticed in Beersmith when I'm doing my small batch BIAB beers it always is telling me to use more water than when I use a strike water calculator (usually use the on the one on BIAB calculator.com) and tells me to make the water substantially hotter. When I use the calculator I hit my mash temp spot on but in the end I end up with a lot less beer in the end. If I use Beersmith's water volume and end up with more wort than expected and/or too low Preboil gravity, can I always just boil longer than an hour to get to the correct OG (I know I still end up with less). I just want to know that if my preboil gravity is too low (which it is half the time) it's easily corrected by boiling a little longer. I may have a follow up question based on the answers I get here. Thanks!