fratermus

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I find measuring precise amounts of water time-consuming and difficult to do with any real accuracy.

Since water is heavy (a kg/liter, or about 8.35#/gallon) I'd think it'd be easy to measure precise volumes by weight. So I bought a 50# hanging digital scale off eBay and hung it from my tree near the porch. Suspended a bucket on it, tared it to zero and turned the RV hose loose on it. Simple as pie, stopped when it got to 20.85# (the calculated weight of my mash water). Did it again to measure out sparge water. Very easy with no head-sideways kentucky windage estimates.

I also used the scale to measure out base grains, so it's not a total waste of funds if the water weighing idea is flawed in some weigh I am overlooking. Unless there is a problem with it I think I am converting to weighing water instead of measuring it by volume.

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Zymurgrafi

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Sounds like a good plan to me. In addition to brewing I bake bread. I always weigh all the ingredients for baking including water. It is the most accurate way to be consistent. I can't see why it would not be the same for brewing.

Sounds quicker too.

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dstar26t

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When I marked the sight tubes on my keggles, I weighed each gallon of water according to what it should weigh at whatever temp it was. It's really the most accurate way to do it.

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billtzk

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If it works for you, then it's a fine idea.

I don't worry about getting an exact amount of water in my mash. If I'm off by a quart or so on the strike water for a 10 gallon batch, I'm not going to sweat it. I don't measure my sparge water at all. I just fill up my HLT to about 4/5ths full and sparge until I'm done collecting wort for the boil.

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