convert lb's into cups

[squeekysheep]

I picked up the stuff to make a Duvel cone then this morning i realized that the corn sugar for the boil is in lb's and i have no way to weigh it. Does anyone have a fairly reliable way of converting corn sugar from lb's to cups.


recipe calls for:
1 lb 11oz (kettle)
11oz dosage

 

[xiang]

Use this

 

[dantose]

for a 5 gal batch you want about 3/4 a cup.

 

[dantose]

Use this

cool tool but it doesn't have corn sugar, podered sugar, or anything like that.

Oh, and as I understand it LME takes a bit more so maybe 1 1/4 of that.

 

[squeekysheep]

thanks i used a density between powdered and granule got 4,25 cups total sounds about right.

i really should get a scale in fact i might go get one while i'm mashing.

ps i know how much to use for bottling this is for the beer boil/secondary

 

[Yuri_Rage]

It has quite a few selections under the sugar section. A density value somewhere between that of granulated and powdered sugar should give decent results.

EDIT: You beat me to it.

 

[craven_morhead]

I bought some bulk dextrose and wasn't sure how much I needed to prime a 5 gallon batch. I did, however, have a 5 oz package from a pre-assembled kit lying around, so I measured that out and it was almost exactly one cup.

Your mileage may vary.

 

[squeekysheep]

alright guys going to the store. i'm sure my calcs are close, but i would feel better with a scale. thanks for your help.

 

[Yuri_Rage]

For future reference, craven's empirical data puts corn sugar's density at 0.60 g/mL.

 

[Blindguardian]

This should help a little

Conversion Calculators | DianasDesserts.com

 

[Chester]

alright guys going to the store. i'm sure my calcs are close, but i would feel better with a scale. thanks for your help.

I have a 24 hour supermarket about 50 yards from my house. I use the electronic scale in the deli from time to time

 

[passedpawn]

I measured it once: 3/4 cup dextrose = 4.4 oz.

So, 1 cup = 5.87 oz. = .367 lbs.

 

[malkore]

If you plan to brew long, you're gonna need a good scale anyways. You can't use 'cups' of specialty malts for mashing.