Have kind of a random question that's been bugging me a bit ...
It seems that when converting other people's recipes so that they match the efficiency you generally get with your system, there are two ways to go. I've been pretty much moving back and forth between them, but I've been wondering what other people here tend to do. They are, as I understand it:
1) Keep the amount of speciality grains the same and adjust the amount of base grain up or down to reach the desired OG. With this method, 1lb of crystal would say 1lb of crystal whatever your efficiency is.
2) Use the relative percentages of grain in the recipe and scale them all up or down to reach the desired OG. With this method, 1lb of crystal in the original recipe might end up being 18oz or 15oz, or some less round number, when you make the recipe.
The first is probably a little easier to figure out, but I made an easy little excel spreadsheet that figures out the second. Just wondering what people here tend to do. Come close enough and call it good or try to make the recipe exactly?
Thanks in advance!
It seems that when converting other people's recipes so that they match the efficiency you generally get with your system, there are two ways to go. I've been pretty much moving back and forth between them, but I've been wondering what other people here tend to do. They are, as I understand it:
1) Keep the amount of speciality grains the same and adjust the amount of base grain up or down to reach the desired OG. With this method, 1lb of crystal would say 1lb of crystal whatever your efficiency is.
2) Use the relative percentages of grain in the recipe and scale them all up or down to reach the desired OG. With this method, 1lb of crystal in the original recipe might end up being 18oz or 15oz, or some less round number, when you make the recipe.
The first is probably a little easier to figure out, but I made an easy little excel spreadsheet that figures out the second. Just wondering what people here tend to do. Come close enough and call it good or try to make the recipe exactly?
Thanks in advance!