Mics100
Active Member
I've just brewed a batch of bitter and my post boil volume is 17L. I'm quite frustrated as I'm aiming for 20-22L post-boil and I've been missing for the last few batches.
I even over sparged today to 27L as my pre-boil volume thinking that I'd have an excess after a 1hr boil.
Is it simply that my evaporation rate should be changed in BrewSmith to 10L/hr. That seems like a lot. I've got a default setting of 1.89L/hr at the moment.
I'm going from a 55L esky mash tun into a 50L kettle. My new burner (1st use) is pretty hot and i had to watch the thing for the whole boil as the wind was pretty crazy and caused some heat fluctuations.
I'm yet to measure my OG as I use a no-chill method. I'm hoping its up in the 1.060+ range to allow for greater evap.
Any suggestions?
I even over sparged today to 27L as my pre-boil volume thinking that I'd have an excess after a 1hr boil.
Is it simply that my evaporation rate should be changed in BrewSmith to 10L/hr. That seems like a lot. I've got a default setting of 1.89L/hr at the moment.
I'm going from a 55L esky mash tun into a 50L kettle. My new burner (1st use) is pretty hot and i had to watch the thing for the whole boil as the wind was pretty crazy and caused some heat fluctuations.
I'm yet to measure my OG as I use a no-chill method. I'm hoping its up in the 1.060+ range to allow for greater evap.
Any suggestions?