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Water to Grain Ratio?
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 9:36 am
by DistillIT
I have been looking for ratio for water to grain bill? Does anyone know what this is?
Re: Water to Grain Ratio?
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 9:53 am
by HolyBear
For a mash or sugar head?
Re: Water to Grain Ratio?
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 9:54 am
by Fastill
I use 1.5-2 lbs per gallon of water. More times closer to 2..
Re: Water to Grain Ratio?
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 1:26 pm
by DistillIT
wacabi1 wrote:For a mash or sugar head?
What do you mean sugar head?
Re: Water to Grain Ratio?
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 1:47 pm
by Dnderhead
a mash is grain and malt/enzymes to convert starch to sugars.(
http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... 14&t=17750)
a sugar head is grain or other with sugar added to ferment.
(
http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=725)
Re: Water to Grain Ratio?
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 3:28 pm
by DistillIT
Ok what would the water ratio be for both ways?
Re: Water to Grain Ratio?
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 3:49 pm
by Dnderhead
just fallow one of those recipes or others on tried and true,they are known to work.
don't dive in ,trying to make your own recipe until you under stand what your doing.
you will/can just git frustrated .
Re: Water to Grain Ratio?
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 4:35 pm
by DistillIT
Dnderhead wrote:just fallow one of those recipes or others on tried and true,they are known to work.
don't dive in ,trying to make your own recipe until you under stand what your doing.
you will/can just git frustrated .
Yeah I have made several runs of uncle jesses, but I'm going to step up and make larger than 5gal. There's has to be some sort of ratio.
Re: Water to Grain Ratio?
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 6:06 pm
by Dnderhead
not rely any for sugar head,whatever gives the flavor you want.
but not hard to multiply each ingredient by?
or if the wash you want is not a multiple....
,divide all by the amount of wash,that gives you the amount per unit.
then multiply by how many units you want.
Re: Water to Grain Ratio?
Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2012 8:42 am
by 123tdk
i use the ratio of 3 lbs to 1 gallon of water but i also lauter my wort and have had good success in achieving sg this way.
Re: Water to Grain Ratio?
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2012 3:47 pm
by Tater
DistillIT wrote:Dnderhead wrote:just fallow one of those recipes or others on tried and true,they are known to work.
don't dive in ,trying to make your own recipe until you under stand what your doing.
you will/can just git frustrated .
Yeah I have made several runs of uncle jesses, but I'm going to step up and make larger than 5gal. There's has to be some sort of ratio.
Read over grains in parent site you will find there what your asking.