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07-18-2008, 09:25 PM
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AVG weight of a Hop Pellet???
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My wife, as a gift to me, bought a scale so I could weigh my grain that I have to crush for this week brew. Only thing is, it is in metric and will not weigh the hops.
I have pellets and need .5 and .25 oz or 7 and 14 grames.
is there any way to get close?
Tim
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07-18-2008, 09:31 PM
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The hop pellets are all different sizes and break apart very easily, you couldn't be accurate that way. Probably the best thing to do is go get a cheap postage scale to handle the hops.
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07-18-2008, 09:34 PM
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Yeah every different type of hops I have are all different sizes. Lots are broken as well. I agree it doesn't seem possible to accurately measure that way.
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07-18-2008, 09:47 PM
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Mmm...beer.
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If you're in a bind, you can make a crude balance and use 4 US dimes for 7 grams, and 8 of them to get 14.
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If you have small 1 or 2 oz packets, you can divide them in equal parts and measure by volume instead of mass. For example, you'd divide a 1 oz package of hops into four equal parts to get .25 oz increments.
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07-19-2008, 12:47 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Yuri_Rage
If you have small 1 or 2 oz packets, you can divide them in equal parts and measure by volume instead of mass. For example, you'd divide a 1 oz package of hops into four equal parts to get .25 oz increments.
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I did this for about 6 months before I got a good scale. I recently went back and measured leftovers from some of those batches. Most were dead on and the rest were very close. |
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07-19-2008, 05:19 AM
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Thanks guys
Tim
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07-19-2008, 05:26 AM
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I used this sucker for a long time and it served me well. All you need is a baggie to put the hops into. ~1 gm for the bag then add the hops plus 1 gm.
http://www.mrbeer.com/product-exec/product_id/65/nm/Hop_Scale1
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