I just got the ingredient kit for my next extract brew (Midwest's
Honey Bee Ale), and out of curiosity I decided to put it into BeerSmith to see how it matched up to the instruction sheet. After installing the Briess grain add-on so I could put in the LME, I added in all the ingredients I have. (I'm pretty sure I got everything right, but this being my first time really using the program, I'm not entirely sure.)
There are a few discrepancies, though, and I'm wondering whether to believe BeerSmith or Midwest's numbers (or maybe I'm just looking in the wrong place). The SG is in range; Midwest says it should be 1.044–1.048 and BeerSmith estimates 1.046. However, the program estimates FG to be 1.002, while the instruction sheet gives a range of 1.010–1.014. Also, according to the kit I should wind up with about 32.6 IBUs, but BeerSmith calculates only 17.4.
Mistakes on my part, or is one of these just plain wrong?
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Recipe: Midwest Supplies Honey Bee Ale (140)
Brewer: Shawn Morford
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: Extract
Taste: (30.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 3.67 gal
Post Boil Volume: 3.38 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 4.60 gal
Estimated OG: 1.046 SG
Estimated Color: 3.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 17.4 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 0.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
3 lbs 4.8 oz LME Golden Light (Briess) (4.0 SRM) Extract 2 48.5 %
3 lbs Honey [Boil for30 min](1.0 SRM) Sugar 4 44.1 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 7.4 %
1.00 oz Glacier [5.60 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 3 16.3 IBUs
1.00 oz Vanguard [4.80 %] - Boil 2.0 min Hop 5 1.2 IBUs
1.0 pkg American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [124.21 Yeast 6 -
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 6 lbs 12.8 oz
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Sparge: Remove grains, and prepare to boil wort
Notes:
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