lost scale

[anderj]

I lost my scale and am in the middle of putting together some staters for friday. Each is 2l and I usually use 4 oz/liter, can anyone figure out what that is in cups of DME? I was thinking about using the ~4 oz dextrose = 3/4 cup rule but am not sure of a density difference.
thanks
-ander

 

[Yooper]

I use 1/2 cup DME for 1 pint water. (It's actually about 2 ounces if you weigh it- since cups/weight don't match up).

So, 1/2 cup DME in 1 pint water will give you 1.040 more or less. You can double that for a bigger starter, of course.

 

[anderj]

ok well this sounds about right, since 1 pint = 0.47 l,
thanks