Lme V. Dme

[rcjmil]

If I have an extract recipie that calls for 2 3.3lb cans of LME and I want to use DME, how much DME should I use?

 

[PseudoChef]

4 lbs DME = 5 lbs LME

so 4/5 = x/6.6

x = 5.28 lbs DME

 

[JacktheKnife]

rc,

LME is less concentrated so use 20% more LME.


Knife

 

[camiller]

Is it 20% ? I thought I had read that it was 10% water content in LME which would make a 3 lb pkg of DME equiv to a 3.3 lb can of LME.

Edit: never mind, some googling shows the 20% number to be more likely.

 

[Ridge Runner]

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