Hey all!! Long time reader, first time poster. I need help understanding why my efficiency is so horrific. Its been several brews now where ive missed my OG by more than 10 points. Some times more than 20 points! I just brewed the below recipe, and my pre-boil gravity was a shocking 1.020...

Hi there! I've been brewing all grain BIAB for 3 or so years now, about 27 batches documented in Brewer's Friend. I'm looking at my efficiency numbers (conversion, but also brew house) and they are all over the board. They range from a low of 49% to a high of 88% with an average of 65. The...

Recently drafted a "Hazy DIPA" recipe in the recipe builder, with the following Fermentables: Method: Extract, full-volume for boil 60 minutes. Started with a volume around 8 gal., finished with probably 5.7 gal. 1LB Flaked Oats(pre-gelatinized, steeped 30) 1LB Flaked Wheat(pre-gelatinized...

Hi Folks, first time poster, sorry if this is in the wrong place. I copied a Maibock recipe from HighVoltageMan! and totally missed on the OG. My measured OG was 1.042, which will result in a pathetic ABV of 3.81% if the rest of the brew goes to plan. I am also worried that I'm going to be...

I'm a little new to using Brewer's Friend and this is my first post, although I have been brewing for about 4 years. My likes are high ABV ales and stouts. Unitl Brewer's Friend, I had no idea that my efficiency was areound 50%. All I knew was that I wasn't hitting my target OGs at pitch time...