Divide by 4 or by 5?

nelsongg · 05-14-2010, 06:27 PM

This might be my first senior moment (age 49) but, if I'm scaling a 5 gal recipe that has about a gallon of honey and 4 gallons of water, do I divide by 4 or 5?

Thanks,
Greg

Duffer · 05-14-2010, 07:07 PM

I'll call your senior moment and raise you a communication breakdown!

Could you restate the question?

**IrregularPulse** · 05-14-2010, 07:08 PM

scaling which direction and to what?
I'd be multiplying or dividing honey and water by whatever the scale is.

Yan · 05-14-2010, 07:51 PM

You divide by five, both the honey and the water, since you have five gallons net volume.

**jezter6** · 05-14-2010, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yan

You divide by five, both the honey and the water, since you have five gallons net volume.

What he said...