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I think I should get brewing software. All kidding aside, I have beersmith, but can't figure out how to determine efficiency. I'll keep searching around.

How do I calculate efficiency? I know part of the equation is the preboil gravity, but what else?

So, rookie mistake. My first AG and I miscounted my mash water. Instead of using 1.25 quarts of water per pound of grain I used 1.6 quarts. I've been mashing now for about 15 minutes. I know I need to use less sparge water now to get my boil volume, but what sort of affect is this going to have...

Does fly sparge=continuous sparge? Why would you need a special sparge arm for that. Why can't you just open a nozzle on the sparge water tank and let it pour in slowly but continously? Also, I heard that if you stop collecting sparge water once you reach your volume your efficiency can drop...

I'm pretty excited to be doing my first all grain this weekend, but, as expected, I have a few questions. First, I'm doing a pretty basic Irish Red recipe kit from Northern Brewer. It indicates a two step mash schedule 153 for an hour, and 170 for 10 minutes. That means a single step infusion...

Thanks for the replies What is the difference between the 19 dollar and the 27 dollar one on that website. Thanks for the tip there by the way. I've seen similar ones for upwards of 40 bucks...

would that work for a stainless pot as well? I heard those are tricky to drill through

I'd like to put a weldless fitting onto my stockpot, but don't want to shell out the 30 bucks to buy one from someplace on the internet. Does anyone have a parts list and some pseudo directions so I can just put it together myself? I'm not much of a DIYer, but this seems fun, I might just need...