Braufessors and beergineers, I am trying to respond to another thread but having some issues trying to convert the mash thicknesses 2:1 to 7:1 from this article into homebrewing scale. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/j.2050-0416.1991.tb01055.x/pdf
The ratio is liquor to grist. Liters to kg, right? 1 liter of water is 2.2lbs. 1kg of malt is 4.4lbs. I would like to express in homebrewing slang qts to lb so I can compare the study to my experience. Using the weight of 8.3lbs for a gallon of water at 70F, a quart is 2.075lbs and very close to a liter. Am I right that 2:1 is basically 4.15lbs water (~2qts) to 4.4lbs is 1qt to 1lb? 4.15/4.4=.94 Then 7:1 is 14.25 (~7qts) to 4.4lbs = 3.3qts:1lb? 14.25/4.4=3.3
THANK YOU!
The ratio is liquor to grist. Liters to kg, right? 1 liter of water is 2.2lbs. 1kg of malt is 4.4lbs. I would like to express in homebrewing slang qts to lb so I can compare the study to my experience. Using the weight of 8.3lbs for a gallon of water at 70F, a quart is 2.075lbs and very close to a liter. Am I right that 2:1 is basically 4.15lbs water (~2qts) to 4.4lbs is 1qt to 1lb? 4.15/4.4=.94 Then 7:1 is 14.25 (~7qts) to 4.4lbs = 3.3qts:1lb? 14.25/4.4=3.3
THANK YOU!