Recent content by joelstew

okay okay, I will buy a scale already .... along with wort chiller, larger pot, propane burner .... going from kit to partial mash and watching the modest budget as I go .... <knee slap>I totally concede that weight is the "weigh" to go </knee slap> Just less than 4 cups is a good guess. Any...

I have googled around and want an answer to a few questions. 1) Why are recipes by pound for grain instead of by volume (cups, e.g.)? 2) Is there a reason no source I can find gives me a semi-accurate pounds -> cups coversion for grains? I don't own a scale and I am going with 3.5 cups...