What happens with low efficiency?

[geoffny25]

How important is having good efficiency if you hit your OG for the recipe?

Just wondering

 

[LVBen]

How important is having good efficiency if you hit your OG for the recipe?

Just wondering

Assuming that all of the other variables are the same, it's not important. It just saves you a bit of money if you can get more sugar from fewer grains.

 

[McGarnigle]

I think having predictable efficiency is what's crucial. If you know you're method limits you to 60%, you can design your recipe around that and just spend a bit more on grains.

 

[Mischief_Brewing]

Assuming that all of the other variables are the same, it's not important. It just saves you a bit of money if you can get more sugar from fewer grains.

What he said. While I'm slowly building my all-grain sculpture in the garage, I'm doing the stovetop all-grain posted by deathbrewer. I've been averaging 58% efficiency. Essentially, what should be a 9lb grain bill is now 13.