LME substitue for DME in ESB Recipe

[Longtrain]

I have a good recipe for an ESB using DME, my supplier is currently limited on his supply of DME. I am wondering if I can substitute LME in place of the DME? Is there a conversion ratio substituting one for the other? Thanks.

 

[Abhishek Dewan]

There are bunch of calculators on Home Brewed Beer Calculators - Brewer's Friend

 

[Longtrain]

Got it, thanks.

 

[ncbrewer]

There is some variation between brands. You could find the PPG for the DME and the LME in question and use that for the conversion.

 

[Steveruch]

I have a good recipe for an ESB using DME, my supplier is currently limited on his supply of DME. I am wondering if I can substitute LME in place of the DME? Is there a conversion ratio substituting one for the other? Thanks.

1 lb of dme in one gallon will give an O G of 1.044 while 1 lb of lme will give an O G of 1.037 so you'd need about 20% more lme than dme.

 

[ncbrewer]

I buy LME from Williams Brewing - theirs is 34 PPG (1.034 OG at one pound per gallon). With that, you would need 29% more LME.