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General Category => General Homebrew Discussion => Topic started by: brewandski on January 12, 2011, 11:27:22 PM
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I only have 3.3 lbs of LME the recipe calls for 4lbs. How much DME can I add to equal the missing .7 lbs of LME?
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You need to make up ~26 points (.7 * 37 pppg for the LME)
DME is roughly 46 pppg so 27 / 46 = 0.56 lbs
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I think most DME is closer to 43 point-gal/lb. Pure sucrose is 46.2. It doesn't really change anything though - you need about 0.6 lb.
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I just pulled the numbers from Promash, but yeah, you're in the ball park of a half-pound.
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Or you could reduce your volume a little, thereby bumping your OG back up despite the deficiency.
But, that means less final product (beer) for you--not the best idea, I know.
But it's a math problem that has more than one solution. Just saying.
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Thanks again for your help. I brewed a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale clone last night. It's my second brew, and I'm crossing my fingers. Star San says "not to fear the foam," but there was a little foam from the Star San that I had to poor the yeast through to get to the beer. Will that affect my yeast numbers or fermentation?
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Star San says "not to fear the foam," but there was a little foam from the Star San that I had to poor the yeast through to get to the beer. Will that affect my yeast numbers or fermentation?
No, that won't have any effect on the yeast.
Kai
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Probably not given the very short contact time (a second or less as you were pouring) and the fact that yeast are actually somewhat acid-tolerant compared to most bacteria. No worries.