I made some adjusts to your file. Use the "what you will use", because BIABacus is calling for a way better efficiency than the 60% stated in the brewersfriend recipe.

Good question sf,

Bit short on time but this might help....

Don't try and match the weights to the recipe you are copying. Nearly all recipes you find on the net (even in magazines and books) are very poorly written. (If you read A Perfect Example of a Low Integrity Recipe you'll see that Clear Brewing Terminology is incredibly rare.) Many make no sense.

The author of the recipe you are copying will have no understanding of the different types of "efficiency" (not their fault, it's the fault of "static" software and crappy/confusing terminology). As MS said, the "efficiency" of that recipe is ridiculously low.

I think read the links above over a beer or two, they're not things to skim or speed-read. See if any lightbulbs go off in your head.

The big light-bulb will hopefully be that you will be able to see why "static" software, lots of terminology and most recipes just don't make sense. This is a hard thing for the brain to accept unless, by some miracle, The BIABacus and this site were the first software/info source you ever used. If not, your brain is obviously going to be saying, "But, if this 'static' software and common terminology is so wrong, then why is everyone using it?" (The answer to that requires a massive essay which I wouldn't mind writing one day as it's pretty interesting.) The main thing though, for you, will be to study those links (and ask any questions you like) until it is clear in your mind why your grain bill isn't matching the original recipe.

Make sure you do ask questions if anything is unclear as having that light bulb fire up is pretty amazing.


PP