Equating corn OG to Sugar question
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Equating corn OG to Sugar question
OK, I got an OG of 1.055 out of 7 lbs. or so of corn and 2 lbs. of malted barley in a 5 gallon mash after draining and rinsing. If I use the SG calculator on the home page for a sugar wash it calculates the same volume and SG backwards to say that it would 5.75 lbs. of sugar to get that SG in a 5 gallon wash and it should make 8.1% alcohol. Is this any way accurate for the corn as it is for pure sugar? I'm sorry to ask but I am absolutely terrible with the math, I just can't get a handle on it. I'm trying to figure my mash efficiency on this one.
15 gallon pot still, 2"x18" column with liebeg condensor on propane.
Modified Charles 803 w/ 50gal boiler, never ran so far.
Modified Charles 803 w/ 50gal boiler, never ran so far.