Brew Efficiencies

All Grain Mash Efficiencies (not including Extract Brews or 2nd Runnings) 

Brew 1 - Alice Porter (16/11/2019) OG = 1.053 Efficiency = 39% ABV = 5.2%

Brew 2 - Lockdown IPA (28/03/2020) OG = 1.040 Efficiency = 50% ABV = 4.7%

Brew 3 - Chocolate Hop Nob (27/04/2020) OG = 1.035 Efficiency 58% ABV = 3.3%

Brew 4 - Bramble Pie IPA 01 (30/05/2020) OG = 1.044 Efficiency = 27% ABV = 5.4%

Brew 5 - Gardener's Gloves IPA (20/06/2020) OG = 1.057 Efficiency = 45.5% ABV = 6.4% 

Brew 6 - Wake Up Call (30/06/2020) OG = 1.061 Efficiency = 57% ABV = 6.4%

Brew 7 - Off The Cuff IPA (22/07/2020) OG = 1.058 Efficiency = 42% ABV = 6.8%

Brew 8 - Evil Pea IPA (25/08/2020) OG = 1.045 Efficiency = 44% ABV = 4.6%

Brew 9 - No More Lands to Conquer (31/10/2020) OG = 1.045 Efficiency = 40.5% ABV = 5.2%

Brew 10 - Bramble Pie IPA 02 (08/11/2020) OG = 1.064 Efficiency: 52% ABV: 6.6%

Brew 11 - Bramble Pie IPA 03 (22/11/2020) OG = 1.062 Efficiency = 68% ABV = 5.8%

Brew 12 - Alice Porter 02 (28/11/2020) OG = 1.044 Efficiency = 58% ABV = 4.7%

Brew 13 - Son of Cornwall (09/01/2021) OG = 1.080 Efficiency = 67% ABV = 9.5%

Brew 14 - Worlds Collide (19/01/2021) OG = 1.042 Efficiency = 62% ABV = 5%

Brew 15 - Screaming Carrot Demon (17/02/2021) OG = 1.054 Efficiency = 56% ABV = 6.2%

Brew 16 - Gardener's Gloves Mk II (13/03/2021) OG = 1.058 Efficiency = 58% ABV = 6.8%

Brew 17 -  Bru-1 IPA (12/04/2021) OG = 1.050 Efficiency = 60% ABV = 5.2%

Brew 18 - Gardener's Gloves Mk III (30/06/2021) OG = 1.044 Efficiency = 44% ABV = 4.7%

Brew 19 - Plym Pale Ale (23/09/2021) OG = 1.041 Efficiency = 51% ABV = 4.0%


Rolling Average Efficiency

22/11/2020 = 47.5%

20/02/2021 = 51%

28/03/2021 = 51.5%

21/03/2021 = 52%

01/11/2021 = 51.5%


Average Efficiency by Year 

2020 = 48.4%

2021 = 57% (rolling average)





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