Started a batch of Cooper's Nut Brown Ale yesterday. During the sanitizing I
broke my only hydrometer and was unable to measure OG.
I used 2lb of Muntons spraymalt extract. The total volume was 5 gallons
(US.)

What would be a good guestimate of the OG? I will be buying two replacement
hydrometers (1 spare) to measure the FG.

John

JM <NoSpam@ev1.net> wrote in message
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> Started a batch of Cooper's Nut Brown Ale yesterday. During the sanitizing[/color]
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> broke my only hydrometer and was unable to measure OG.
> I used 2lb of Muntons spraymalt extract. The total volume was 5 gallons
> (US.)
>
> What would be a good guestimate of the OG? I will be buying two[/color]
replacement[color=blue]
> hydrometers (1 spare) to measure the FG.
>[/color]

As Denny noted, I hope you had some other sugars in your brew, or it'll be
mighty thin!

If this happens again, simply take your sample, place it in a jar, cover it
with plastic wrap, place it in the fridge, then take your reading after you
get your new hydometer. Be sure it comes back up to 60F before you take the
reading, or it will be off.

Beer here,

Mike

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That is it, I opted to double the amount of Muntons spraymalt extract in
this batch.

In my 1st batch of Cooper's Real ale I used 1 lb. The "kit" of ingredients
put together by my local store consisted of the can of concentrate, 1 lb of
the Muntons spraymalt extract and about 5oz of priming sugar.

John


"Denny Conn" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> JM wrote:[color=green]
> >
> > Started a batch of Cooper's Nut Brown Ale yesterday. During the[/color][/color]
sanitizing I[color=blue][color=green]
> > broke my only hydrometer and was unable to measure OG.
> > I used 2lb of Muntons spraymalt extract. The total volume was 5 gallons
> > (US.)
> >
> > What would be a good guestimate of the OG? I will be buying two[/color][/color]
replacement[color=blue][color=green]
> > hydrometers (1 spare) to measure the FG.
> >
> > John[/color]
>
> Was that all the extract or sugar you used? If so, it's gonna be a
> very low alcohol beer! Spraymalt (also known as DMW) has a potential of
> about 45 ppg. So using 2 lb. would give you a total of 90 points.
> Dividing that by 5 gal. gives an OG of 1.018! Are you sure you didn't
> add anything else?
>
> --------->Denny
> --
> Life begins at 60 - 1.060, that is.
>
> Reply to denny_dot_g_dot_conn_at_ci_dot_eugene_dot_or_dot_us[/color]

JM wrote:[color=blue]
>
> That is it, I opted to double the amount of Muntons spraymalt extract in
> this batch.
>
> In my 1st batch of Cooper's Real ale I used 1 lb. The "kit" of ingredients
> put together by my local store consisted of the can of concentrate, 1 lb of
> the Muntons spraymalt extract and about 5oz of priming sugar.[/color]

Ah, a can of concentrate. Did I miss that in your other post? How much
did the can weigh? LIquid extract is around 36 ppg, so knowing the
weight we can get a handle on your OG.

---------->Denny
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Life begins at 60 - 1.060, that is.

Reply to denny_dot_g_dot_conn_at_ci_dot_eugene_dot_or_dot_us

Denny,
The concentrate can weighs 1.7kg (3.75 lbs)

Mike,
Good suggestion, wish I had thought about it at the time.
I had a house full of people, 2 TVs going with different channels, cooking
hamburgers midpoint through the brewing process, then I busted the
hydrometer, altogether not conducive to rational thought!

John


"Denny Conn" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> JM wrote:[color=green]
> >
> > That is it, I opted to double the amount of Muntons spraymalt extract in
> > this batch.
> >
> > In my 1st batch of Cooper's Real ale I used 1 lb. The "kit" of[/color][/color]
ingredients[color=blue][color=green]
> > put together by my local store consisted of the can of concentrate, 1 lb[/color][/color]
of[color=blue][color=green]
> > the Muntons spraymalt extract and about 5oz of priming sugar.[/color]
>
> Ah, a can of concentrate. Did I miss that in your other post? How much
> did the can weigh? LIquid extract is around 36 ppg, so knowing the
> weight we can get a handle on your OG.
>
> ---------->Denny
> --
> Life begins at 60 - 1.060, that is.
>
> Reply to denny_dot_g_dot_conn_at_ci_dot_eugene_dot_or_dot_us[/color]

JM wrote:[color=blue]
>
> Denny,
> The concentrate can weighs 1.7kg (3.75 lbs)[/color]

Ah, better! That would give you an OG of 1.045.

----------->Denny
--
Life begins at 60 - 1.060, that is.

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I called the brew shop to order a couple of hydrometers and asked them what
OG to expect. they said around 1.040.

Denny, what is the source of your calculation. I hate to be bumbling in the
dark in these matters.

Info greatly appreciated,

John

"Denny Conn" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> JM wrote:[color=green]
> >
> > Denny,
> > The concentrate can weighs 1.7kg (3.75 lbs)[/color]
>
> Ah, better! That would give you an OG of 1.045.
>
> ----------->Denny
> --
> Life begins at 60 - 1.060, that is.
>
> Reply to denny_at_projectoneaudio_dot_com[/color]

JM wrote:[color=blue]
>
> I called the brew shop to order a couple of hydrometers and asked them what
> OG to expect. they said around 1.040.
>
> Denny, what is the source of your calculation. I hate to be bumbling in the
> dark in these matters.
>
> Info greatly appreciated,
>
> John[/color]

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.

--------->Denny
--
Life begins at 60 - 1.060, that is.

Reply to denny_dot_g_dot_conn_at_ci_dot_eugene_dot_or_dot_us

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

John


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> JM wrote:[color=green]
> >
> > I called the brew shop to order a couple of hydrometers and asked them[/color][/color]
what[color=blue][color=green]
> > OG to expect. they said around 1.040.
> >
> > Denny, what is the source of your calculation. I hate to be bumbling in[/color][/color]
the[color=blue][color=green]
> > dark in these matters.
> >
> > Info greatly appreciated,
> >
> > John[/color]
>
> 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.
>
> --------->Denny
> --
> Life begins at 60 - 1.060, that is.
>
> Reply to denny_dot_g_dot_conn_at_ci_dot_eugene_dot_or_dot_us[/color]

"JM" <NoSpam@ev1.net> wrote in message
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> Denny,
> So DME = Dried Malt Extract
> LME = xx Malt Extract (concentrate)?
>
>[/color]
I'm not Denny, but LME = Liquid Malt Extract. DME, as you might expect, gives
you more sugar per pound cuz all its water is removed.