Sorry, I got brewing issues and started talking about my batch last night that was off... I never thought about the dead space in the AIO being the issue. I appreciate your knowledge and time.

I believe I tried to do a full volume mash which I think you referenced would throw the numbers off... I think for a 5 gallon batch I would need to do about 2.5 gal of water for mash then fill up to 7 gal for the boil. (Lose 1 gal in the boil, transfer 5.5 to fermenter due to the junk left at...

Here's one I just made up and punched into Here's one I made up using this site. I order from northern brewer or more beer typically so ingredients should be good... I do believe my OG is on the low side consistently but why?.. Title: Strong Ale 7 gal Brew Method: Extract Style Name: American...

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I have a Vevor brewing system and have been doing this for almost 2 years. My beers always come out .5%-1% lower than anticipated. My beers turn out a little sweeter than anticipated. I assume the yeast isn't eating the sugars up enough since I'm usually doing LME brewing. I ferment right around...

Thanks for your time and wisdom! I appreciate it. I'll setup that profile and get more dialed in, things will make sense more and more.

2.25 lbs of steeping grain is a lot? I got a grain basket it all could fit in.

I don’t boil with the lid on, I would imagine that would be a factor as well. Is it standard to have it on or off?

Here's the recipe... I ended up at 1.06 OG instead of 1.086 like the program predicted... 1.086 is too high for what I want but knowing that if I shoot high I'll end up lower since that's been the theme. I boiled 6 gal of water, probably lost half a gallon and was anticipating a full gallon...

I have a Vevor brewing system and it works great. I can follow a recipe but the OG is low and the alc% is low in the end. I'm off by 1-2% consistently. I just plugged in two recipes into Brewer's friend and brewed them recently and was off at about .01 on the low side for the OG. One thing that...