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...

Hello fellos, I brewed 2 Belgian beers the other day. Towards me middle of the process I noticed the word talent a straining looking substance inside of it. Similar to egg drop soup. I batch sparge single with Fusion batch sparge . Strike water was 164 and I hit about 150 for the man for 1 hour...

On this page, http://www.brewersfriend.com/brix-converter/ The formula used for brix to sg is listed as Brix -> SG Equation: SG = (Brix / (258.6-((Brix / 258.2)*227.1))) + 1 (Source: Brew Your Own Magazine) But if you follow the link, that equation is for Plato (not brix). While plato, balling...

I've made three beers so far with Castle Pilsner malt. Each time, I get around 60% conversion; about 20% lower than my average. I've used it on its own and with other grains, and I get the same result. Mash schedules I've tried, with more or less the same results: - 149F for two hours...