Milled Grain Weight Vs. Whole Grain Weight

[mkravitz13]

It seems as if nearly everytime I weight out my grains at my local homebrew shop (which i do accurately!) and then measure the crushed grains afterwards, it always measures short. seems very trivial.

i guess my question simply is, does milled grain weigh less than whole grains?

i dont have a stash of grains or a mill at my place, so i cant go about investigating/answering this silly question myself.

*and yes, im fairly certain im not leaving any precious grain behind when transfering from the mill to the bag....

*and yes! my scale is calibrated beautifully.

 

[CityOChampBrew]

should weigh the same amount unless you are losing some the the grain in the milling process

 

[ong]

I'm going to estimate that a pound of milled grain weighs about as much as a pound of unmilled grain. These are just rough numbers, though.

 

[mkravitz13]

I'm going to estimate that a pound of milled grain weighs about as much as a pound of unmilled grain. These are just rough numbers, though.

i would certainly hope so!

by the way ong, thinking of moving out to portland this summer. i live in burlington, vermont. whats the brewing/beer culture like over there? i hear its fantastic

 

[fizgig]

one or both of the scales is off. either that or the grain is wet and drying out, but in a plastic bag or sealed tub that should not happen.

 

[Demon]

There should be no change. A pound is a pound, regardless of how much it is crushed. Pulverize a brick and it'll weigh the same as it did when whole.

 

[tennesseean_87]

Either moisture is being lost, the scales aren't calibrated to each other (or reality), or you're losing lots of flour in the milling process.

 

[ong]

i would certainly hope so!

by the way ong, thinking of moving out to portland this summer. i live in burlington, vermont. whats the brewing/beer culture like over there? i hear its fantastic

Yeah, it's a beer town for sure. Also a bike town! Sell your SUV and ride to one of the 6 LHBS within a five mile radius!