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Not sure how brewhouse efficiency goes up when there is more trub in the wort. Sure, fermentor volume will up with the additional trub, but you can't package the trub.

Yeah, good idea. Next time I'll try a two-step mash and see what that does for me. How long do you mash for in the second step?

I'm assuming the 5.25 gal example you're using is wort only. If I include 1 qt of trub, that would be 5.50 gal (wort + trub), then the efficiency should be the same, right? What am I missing?

I just played around with BeerSmith and entered 95% BHE and dropped my base malt down until I hit the estimated OG to see what I would have saved. It ended up calculating a savings of 2.5 lbs, or $2.70. I'll try crushing finer next time.

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Thanks for sharing all of this info! This is how I determined the 75% BH eff: I dump everything from the kettle into the fermentor. Then I take an SG reading of the wort and note the total volume in the fermentor. Then I go into BeerSmith and enter the volume in the "batch size" field...

You're right, probably not much at all and may not even be worth the hassle.

I'm using BeerSmith to calculate it for me. I'm usually making beers in the ~1.06 range.

I always do a single step mash and a single sparge.

How can I improve this? What do you guys usually get?

Another thing you need to have for adding salts/minerals/acids is a .01g (or better) weight scale.

Santa gave me a Christmas present today! He's given me beer! Finally airlock activity! :). Patience and some yeast suspension paid off!

I'm planning to only use it for weighting out salts. I have another scale to weigh out grain and hops.

I saw no physical signs of fermentation. The smell of yeast was there from the moment I dumped the yeast in the wort. Before I put the lid back on, I resuspend the yeast. Let's see what happens.

IPA with OG of 1.060

I just took the lid off and there is absolutely nothing going on with a strong smell of yeast from the fermenter. Not sure what to do at this point. I need some suggestions. Could the pint jar be mostly just junk that isn't yeast??? Should I stir up the wort??

Go Gators!

Still no activity. I'm tempted to open the lid to see what is going on.

So I am basically trying to decide between: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06W5VXN53 and https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0012LOQUQ

Is it worth getting a calibration kit like this? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LCPLMBC