Scaling 6 gallon recipe to 5 gallon

[muzikmark]

Hi all.
New to the forum.
I have brewed 5 gallon extract kits before.
Getting back into brewing after a few years of being away.

I picked up the Brewers Edge Mash & Boil to do all grain or extract if I want.

Anyway, I found a recipe I would like to try but it is a 6 gallon all grain recipe.
I have a 5 gallon setup.
What are the steps to scale down?
Are there general rules for scaling in either direction? Just a percentage formula?

Thanks! Mark

 

[jmcnamara]

If you have a recipe here, you can scale it up or down based on volume or efficiency.
Just go to Edit a recipe, then the Recipe Tools dropdown, then Scale

no fancy math needed!

 

[White Haus Brews]

You have a couple options:
1) scale recipe down which can be done in the recipe editor
2) if you have the capacity to ferment 6 gallons you could do the mash and boil without changing the recipe with and then too off with another 1 after
3) brew your 5 Gallon batch with all the grains, don't add any water, and enjoy a stronger brew.

Cheers!

 

[Nosybear]

Multiply all the ingredients by 5/6. Or use the "Scale Recipe" feature in the recipe builder.

 

[J A]

Like Nosy says, just use the Scale Recipe tool in the calculator. Super simple.