Denny,
So DME = Dried Malt Extract
LME = xx Malt Extract (concentrate)?

John


"Denny Conn" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> JM wrote:[color=green]
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> > I called the brew shop to order a couple of hydrometers and asked them[/color][/color]
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> > OG to expect. they said around 1.040.
> >
> > Denny, what is the source of your calculation. I hate to be bumbling in[/color][/color]
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> > dark in these matters.
> >
> > Info greatly appreciated,
> >
> > John[/color]
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> It's based on the theory of points/pound/gallon. That is, so many
> gravity points from each lb. of fermentables per gallon of wort. DME has
> 45 points/pound/gallon and LME has 36. So to make 5 gal. of a 1.045
> beer, you'd use 5 lbs. of DME. One lb. of DME in one gal. of water
> yields an OG of 1.045, that is.
>
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> Life begins at 60 - 1.060, that is.
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