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Efficiency in fly/batch

Discussion in 'All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing' started by Steel-Reserve, Aug 11, 2008.

 

  1. #1
    Steel-Reserve

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Aug 11, 2008
    How do you measure "efficiency" in batch or fly sparging?? is there a specific tool used?? i'm kinda grey in this area... thanks in advance!!
     
  2. #2
    BigKahuna

    Senior Member  

    Posted Aug 11, 2008
    You gotta have a software program to do it. Beer tools has a free version online that I use...it uses BeerSmith Algorithms, so I'm pretty confident in it's numbers.
     
  3. #3
    Steel-Reserve

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Aug 11, 2008
    ok cool. i'll look into that. i guess you basically measure the gravity and compare it to what it should be?? then do the math?? am I right? just wondering. i havent looked at the site yet..
     
  4. #4
    Bobby_M

    Vendor and Brewer  

    Posted Aug 11, 2008
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    Steel-Reserve

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Aug 11, 2008
    thanks bobby
     
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    Steel-Reserve

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Aug 12, 2008
    wow.. i just read the whole thing.. thanks bobby. it really helped me understand it a whole lot more..
     
  7. #7
    Bobby_M

    Vendor and Brewer  

    Posted Aug 13, 2008
    Glad I could help. You might as well thank my lenient job situation since I typed that up on the boss's dime.
     
  8. #8
    DeathBrewer

    Maniacally Malty  

    Posted Aug 13, 2008
    lol, i'm getting overtime for this post and i'm not even being helpful :D
     
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