hop pellets - water loss

[400d]

I intend to brew a beer wit a lot of low AA hop pellets, probably 5 oz of hops.

I wonder how much water will these hops absorb?

is there a formula for this?

 

[david_42]

4-6 times by weight.

 

[400d]

4-6 times by weight.

this means 1 oz of pellets will suck up 4-6 oz of liquid....

hm, quite a lot...


thanks!