Efficiency?

[davidkrau]

I'm new at all grain brewing, having only brewed 1 batch. Everybody talks about the efficiency of their brews. My question is what are they talking about and how do you calculate efficiency percentages.

David

 

[Lou]

read this... https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=6877

 

[Brewsmith]

Efficiency is the percentage of total sugars you got out of the grain. It isn't possible to get everything. Average is about 75%. Over 80% and you are doing great. If you can get a higher efficiency, you need less grain to get the same gravity of beer.