Rossnaree
Well-Known Member
I wish I could post this as a general thread for all areas of this forum. The issue is that with so many recipes, we use ounces (oz.) but there is never any clear-cut differentiation as to whether it refers to weight or liquid measure. "Dry weight" used to be a standard expressed as "avoirdupois;" I remember reading this term often when I was a kid, and it made things so much simpler knowing that it meant "by weight." Sometimes I see a recipe I'd love to try, but, especially with honey (which is why I'm putting this in the Mead section), it's clear that the main honey ingredient is pounds and ounces but then the "other" honey, usually buckwheat, is given in ounces.... Now, I can take as many 1-lb jars or whatever that it takes to get the main bulk of the honey, but let's say that the buckwheat honey is supposed to be 7-oz or the back-sweeten amount of honey is listed as 5-oz ---- well, it makes best sense to me that I can more readily use measuring cups etc for that than it would be to use a scale. BUT, since it isn't clearly expressed, I have to guess and I've almost always gone with liquid measure, but it may not be right.
Am I just cixelsyd, or ignorant, or whatever, or does anyone else get frustrated with this? I mean, many recipes are given for 1-gal batches, but whether for 1-gal or multiplying to get 5-gal or whatever size batches, things can get pretty messed up and maybe that' why some people have success and like the recipe and others don't - one uses what the writer used and the other uses what the writer wrote. If that makes any sense....
Anyways, for folks like me, in the future when posting recipes would you keep us in mind and list as liquid measure when no "pounds" (which would make it obvious that it's by weight) but only ounces are given?
I did search, but didn't find anything regarding this; not saying there isn't something already written, just that I didn't find it.
Thanks in advance.
- Tim
Am I just cixelsyd, or ignorant, or whatever, or does anyone else get frustrated with this? I mean, many recipes are given for 1-gal batches, but whether for 1-gal or multiplying to get 5-gal or whatever size batches, things can get pretty messed up and maybe that' why some people have success and like the recipe and others don't - one uses what the writer used and the other uses what the writer wrote. If that makes any sense....
Anyways, for folks like me, in the future when posting recipes would you keep us in mind and list as liquid measure when no "pounds" (which would make it obvious that it's by weight) but only ounces are given?
I did search, but didn't find anything regarding this; not saying there isn't something already written, just that I didn't find it.
Thanks in advance.
- Tim