So my next brew will be my 10th not counting a couple of batches of basic cider. Ive moved onto AG with BIAB on my last 2 batches. I basically used clone recipes I found on here. I've read through all of Palmer's book online a few times, and a countless number of threads on here and the wiki. Hell, if my company blocked this site in the past 12 months, they might have seen a good week to two weeks, literally, of more productive work out of me this year...but I digress.
What is efficiency?
How do I calculate it?
What are the variables in my grinding, mashing, sparging, and boiling process that I can manipulate and what are the corresponding changes in the amount of consumables or heat that I can vary to make the changes, observe them, and get better at brewing?
I'm sure someone will say 'do whatever is right for you', and while I understand the sentiment, I am trying to better understand why something is right for me before saying or accepting that is is right for me. Also if it's relevant, right now I'm using brewtarget, just not very well since I really don't understand what I am actually using it for. Hell I don't even know if I'm asking you guys the right question here...
What is efficiency?
How do I calculate it?
What are the variables in my grinding, mashing, sparging, and boiling process that I can manipulate and what are the corresponding changes in the amount of consumables or heat that I can vary to make the changes, observe them, and get better at brewing?
I'm sure someone will say 'do whatever is right for you', and while I understand the sentiment, I am trying to better understand why something is right for me before saying or accepting that is is right for me. Also if it's relevant, right now I'm using brewtarget, just not very well since I really don't understand what I am actually using it for. Hell I don't even know if I'm asking you guys the right question here...