nubie_hopper wrote:I want to make my own recipe for an IPA due to the fact the brew store I use doesn't have a brewers best kit for an IPA. I want to do a partial, but was wondering what the general rule was for the amount of grain and or extract to use for a 5 gal batch. 3 lbs of LME and 4lbs of dme and the included specialty grains is what I've used before.....so if I use the same 3lbs of LME and just grains what amount of grains should I use?
How much total weight of grains would be good for 5 gal?
How much total weight of LME would be good for 5 gal?
How much total weight of DME would be good for 5 gal?
Not sure if any of this makes sense or if there is a general rule to follow for 5gal batches. Thanks and sorry guys
DME is about 42 gravity points per pound per gallon (ppg), so 1 pound in enough water to make a gallon yields a specific gravity of 1.042.
LME is about 38 ppg, so 1 pound in enough water to make a gallon yields a specific gravity of 1.038.
For all-extract five gallons at 1.050 you would need 5x50/42 = 6 pounds DME or 5x50/38 = 6.6 pounds LME.
For a mini mash you typically want half of your points from extract and half from grain. Palmer's
How to Brew has a list of expected gravities for mashing a pound of grain for different types. In general they are 36-38 ppg in a laboratory. Your efficiency at mashing will be less than published. A good starting point would be to assume 70% efficiency.
For 5 gal of 1.050 beer with half of fermentables coming from grain at 38 ppg and 70%efficiency,
amount of grain required would be 5x50/2/38/0.70 = 4.7 lbs
extract would be 5x50/2/38 = 3.3 pounds LME