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   1. Efficiency with Buffalo urn

      by SNAYLOR7, 10 years ago in Intermediate Brewing

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      Hi all,
      
      I'm after some advice. I'm a newbie to brewing and have a couple of micro brews under my belt using a 15 litre stockpot yielding between 8 and 9 litres into the fermentor. Pretty decent results in my opinion and managed around a 60% efficiency based on brewers friend efficiency calculator.
      
      I've invested in a Buffalo urn (30) litre and brewed a repeat of my last brew (a simple wheat beer). I used Biabacus for the scaling and water requirements, all of which came out pretty spot on....

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      PP/Contrarian,
      
      PP, Makes sense and does help.
      
      I'll take the readings as suggested on the next brew, and your post answers a question about dilution for a higher OG I was about to ask!
      
      Next brew I'll post the Biabacus file for perusal.
      
      The point Contrarian makes regarding the acidulated malt also may be a factor in my Wheat beer - checked out my local water supply which I've been using and ph is between 7 and 8 (website stated so obviously it's not hugely accurate but a ballpark figure). On...
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