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Yes, I use Brewfather, and my profile is set to my equipment

Thanks for that. I hadn't seen the dropdown.....

And that got me to looking at the definition for each (remember, I am new at all grain). I used the Brewer's friend Brewhouse efficiency calculator, which, if I understand the difference correctly, is actually a MASH efficiency calculator, regardless of what they call it.

Volumes measured by the markings on the Brewzilla and Fermentors (both have been checked and found accurate) for gravity readings, with a refractometer prior to boil, post boil with a hydrometer.

Precisely. I have two brews done with a about 7.5% spread between the two. I really don't need to push for maximum, what I want is consistent, so I can adjust recipes accordingly.... And they were comparable recipes, both used Maris Otter as the base malt, one with a couple adds and one a...

Both were crushed by the same LHBS, purchased on the same day.

Did my second all grain batch in the Brewzilla this morning. First batch, I was only .01 off on all my numbers for an efficiency of 72.74 when brewfather estimates 75 for the Brewzilla. Today, waaaaaay low like .09 for an efficiency of 65.6. As far as I remember, my processes were the same...

5.2 gallons Citra MO SMASH 3209.2

Funny I should run in to this post. Planning on doing one tomorrow. Here's my recipe:

^^^^^THIS^^^^^^ The super big corporations have figured out that by enriching the politicians, it more than comes back to them in desired legislation getting proposed and passed. We no longer have a capitalist system, but a corporatist system. YMMV Lon

I think you will likely find, especially with a stout, that it may be a bit harsh at first, but that will mellow with time, and likely the stout will be the best with a couple of months conditioning. YMMV Lon

Decide to dredge this up and update it. Yesterday, I decided to chill a couple of these, and did the same today. They are now fully carbonated, still have the floaters. The taste is not too bad. This was my first attempt at an original recipe, so not really sure what I should have been...

Talk about dredging up a dinosaur thread to reply to.......2006, that may be a new record.....LOL

I thought I would dredge up this dinosaur for an update. I bottled it this morning. All went as expected during the brewing and fermenting. It did end up sitting on the dry hops for 11 days due to COVID......dammit. I don't think sitting on the hops that long did much if any harm. Although...

The one I drank last night was actually pretty good, though not carbonated enough. Most of my beers seem to be fully carbonated in a week, but definately improve in taste at about the 3 week in the bottle point.

Yep, all of them have a slight foam cap on them...

Room temp 77 days 74 nights

Well, I've got the chilled one in a glass right now. It is barely carbonated, but really, doesn't taste bad. It's not great, but then again, this was my first ever from scratch recipe, so just being drinkable is a plus :) . I think I'll leave it as is and keep an eye on it, likely crack one...

I use brewer's friend calculator...always comes out right around 4 oz table sugar per 5 gallons....

I have one in the fridge, figured I would try it this evening to see how it tastes.