Efficiency?

[sam c]

ive not yet done any extract brews but have been researching quite a bit on here and trying to create recipes using beer engine and the help of others on here.

one thing i dont understand is about efficiency. what does this actually refer to and how is it calculated?

also does anyone have a methode of coverting all grain recipes into extract. just the grain into extraxt really, i guess the speciality grains and hops remain the same?

cheers

[sam c]

thanks very much.very well explained.

i wont worry about it too much untill i get a bit further into brewing then.

cheers

[chris_reboot]

just completed 1st AG, so starting to think about such things myself.

If the recipe stated OG of 1058, and I got 1058, does that mean I got 100% efficiency then?
can't be...

[OldSpeckledBadger]

If the recipe stated OG of 1058, and I got 1058, does that mean I got 100% efficiency then?
can't be...

No it means your efficiency is the same as the one assumed in the recipe (75%?). That is assuming you also got exactly the expected volume of wort.

[chris_reboot]

gotcha