Aiko
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Does anyone know the relation of pounds to cups? I have a recipe for a maple wheat and it calls for 2 lbs of maple syurp, I would like to know how many cups that is. I really hate to try to find a weight scale to mesusre it.
Aiko said:Does anyone know the relation of pounds to cups? I have a recipe for a maple wheat and it calls for 2 lbs of maple syurp, I would like to know how many cups that is. I really hate to try to find a weight scale to mesusre it.
Yuri_Rage said:A cup of water weighs roughly 1/2 a pound. So, for a rough guess, use slightly less than 4 cups (syrup weighs more than water).
If you're serious about brewing, I suggest getting yourself a good scale. Most brew ingredients are measured by weight.
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/statutes/7/title7sec892-A.html said:A. "Grade A Light Amber" means pure maple syrup that is free of any material other than pure, clear liquid maple syrup in sanitary condition; has a color no darker than the federal Department of Agriculture's visual color standard light amber or has a color for light transmittance not less than 75.0%Tc; has a delicately sweet, original maple flavor; and has a density of at least the equivalent of 66.0` Brix at 60` Fahrenheit Modulus 145. Grade A Light Amber maple syrup must be free of sugar crystals and may not be damaged in any way.
Yuri Rage said:A cup of water weighs roughly 1/2 a pound.
The density should be at least 66 Brix (66 percent solids) and not much more than about 67 to 67.5 Brix. Less than 66 and it is not legally maple syrup, it will be very thin, and will not store as well.
Your math is flawed. If the SG is 1.3275, the weight has to be more than that of water, and your results show the opposite. I don't know enough about brix to density conversion to fix it.mrkristofo said:Quality maple syrup has an average density of 66-67.9˚ Brix. http://ohioline.osu.edu/for-fact/0036.html
That gives a SG of 1.3275, or a density of 0.88945 kg/L.
One pound = 0.45359237kg, so 2lb = 0.9071kg
One US cup = 236.58mL
So, putting it all together:
(0.9071kg)*(1L / 0.88945kg) * (1000mL / 1L) * (1 cup / 238.58mL) = 4.27cups.
PM me, and I'll give you the shipping address where you can send some homebrew.
Yuri_Rage said:Your math is flawed. If the SG is 1.3275, the weight has to be more than that of water, and your results show the opposite. I don't know enough about brix to density conversion to fix it.
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