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Thanks Pistol. The measurement I use to assess bitterness is taken directly from Beersmith and an article I read in BYO magazine. The IBU is divided by the last two numbers of the OG. If the IBU was 42 and the OG was 1.059, then the ratio would be 42/59 = .71, which is typical for an IPA. If the bre...

Thanks for the replies Smyna, Stux and Pistol. The collective wisdom is reassuring. For now, I will trust the measurements I have, and perhaps average for the next recipe. It is clear that my efficiencies have changed relative to the old methods that I have used. All-in-all I am very pleased with th...

I am a lot confused about the technical details here about what you need to get a fairly accurate measurement of mash efficiency. It would seem to me that if you have an idea of how much sugar the grain should produce, you should be able to calculate how much you actually extracted at the end of the...

Canoeing is a passion, for sure. I would love to do the South Nahanni again, but the cost is getting to be too much. Glad I had the chance when I did though.

I just racked the new brew into the secondary - I think it will be a good one! If you drop down the Trans Canada I will draw you one.

Thanks for the reassuring comments everyone. I am an experienced brewer and have been at it using a lauter tun system and HERMS systems for well over 10 years. My brew efficiencies with these methods have always been in the 75% range, without much variation. I was completely shocked with my second a...

Brew Efficiency

I have now brewed 2 batches of beer using the BIAB. The first beer was an English IPA with a OG of 1.059 and the End of Boil efficiency was calculated at 86%. My method was experimental, but I used a crude batch sparge. The beer was awesome and true to style. My next batch, I improved the method by ...

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