I need an answer quick. I got 6 lbs of dme and need to know how much it will increase the volume when I add it. Don't want to overflow my kettle.
that sounds better
you could always experiment. 5 gallons = 18.9 liters.
take 1 liter of water, and then add (6/18.9) lb of dme (about 1/3rd). see how much volume you have then. rescale to 5 gallons.
also note, and i preface this with it's been awhile since chem, but it might be temperature dependent.
1 lb DME dissolved in 1 gal water yields a gravity of 1.046.
If you start with 1 gal water (which weighs 8.35 lbs) and add 1 lb DME. You end up with x gallons of wort with a gravity of 1.046 weighing 9.35 lbs.
Divide 9.35 by 1.046 to give you the weight of the equivalent volume of water = 8.94 lbs, so you have a volume of 8.94 / 8.35 gallons = 1.07 gallons.
Therefore 1 lb DME (when dissolved in water increases the voulme by 0.07 gallons.
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1/3 lb per cup
According to Promash, 1 lb grain displaces 0.32 qt.what about grain.. How much water does a pound of grain displace?
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