2 out of the last 3 10gal batches i have ended up with ~14gallons into the kettle where my numbers in beersmith are for 12.44. It's telling me i need 6.56 gal for mash water and then 2 sparges of 4.45gal each. From the 6.56 mash water im ending up with 4.5gals of first runnings. Beersmith is saying i should have 2.52 gals of grain absorption but it appears theres only about 2. I'm just not sure whats off that beersmith is saying use X amount of water to reach a 12.44 gal boil and im ending up with 14 gallons?
Under the volumes tab i also notice its saying 3.54 "avail from mash". Seeing as thats a full gallon below what im actually getting could this simply be from too high of a grain absorption setting? The 6.56 mash volume - 2.52 grain absorption though is saying i should have 4gals first runnings not 3.5 so im sort of confused.
Thanks for any help
Under the volumes tab i also notice its saying 3.54 "avail from mash". Seeing as thats a full gallon below what im actually getting could this simply be from too high of a grain absorption setting? The 6.56 mash volume - 2.52 grain absorption though is saying i should have 4gals first runnings not 3.5 so im sort of confused.
Thanks for any help