converting all grain to liquid malt extract+grains?

10 1/3# 2-row
10 oz. Crystal 40
3/4 oz Chinook (60 min.)
3/4 oz EKG (15)
3/4 oz Cascade (15)
1/2 oz Crystal (1)
1/2 oz Cascade (1)
1/2 oz EKG (1)
1/2 oz Cascade (dry)

Wyeast 1056


how might i do this? this is a more mild ipa recipe i found online and would love to try but cant quite figure how i should do it... some people say .75#lme=1#dry grain, some i have seen say as low as .5#lme=1#dry grain. i was hoping for a brew around 5.5 to 6% dry finish? delicious in the sunshine.

1lb grain = .75 LME = .6 DME is a typical conversion, which I think assumes
LME in the 36-37 ppg range, DME in the 45 ppg range, and that the recipe is set for 75% efficiency.

For this I would go 6.5 lb light DME, 10 oz crystal 40 steeped. That should get you in the range you want.

chickypad said:

1lb grain = .75 LME = .6 DME is a typical conversion, which I think assumes
LME in the 36-37 ppg range, DME in the 45 ppg range, and that the recipe is set for 75% efficiency.

For this I would go 6.5 lb light DME, 10 oz crystal 40 steeped. That should get you in the range you want.

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so for this recipe you dont think LME would work as well?

you could do LME if you wanted to but it's just a different conversion. DME vs LME is just preference pro's and con's to either one.

Like jay said, just a preference. When I used to brew extract I felt like I got better results on pales and lighter beers with DME vs. LME, and doing a portion as late addition. Might have been the quality/age of the LME I was getting.