Are You An Anal Grain Measurer

[Steve]

When measuring your grain do you measure your grain to the exact gram? Or dont you blink an eye if an extra 10-20gms go's in?
Cheers
Steve

 

[randyrob]

When measuring your grain do you measure your grain to the exact gram? Or dont you blink an eye if an extra 10-20gms go's in?
Cheers
Steve

When i measure the scales usually go over a little bit sometimes 200g at worse but i always
end up spilling some into/out of the hopper so it evens up in the long run!

sometimes i miss count and get all excited my efficiency has gone up where i've just used more malt!


Rob.

 

[devo]

I tend to try and keep it on the money but can stray 5gm over from time to time.

 

[TidalPete]

Always spot on Steve. My digital hanging fish scales will only measure in 2g increments (Up to 50kg) so when I write up a recipe session I ensure that the weights of the grains, etc are not odd numbers.

:beer:

 

[Stuster]

A bit of both.

I try to get the measurement exact, but if it goes a bit over, well, who cares.

Anyway, even if you were 50g over in a 5kg grain bill that's only a 1% difference.

 

[KoNG]

what a subject heading.!!!! (took a few reads...)

I'm all over the shop (now that i think of it). When i measure my base malts out, i use my woolies 1200ml plastic jug and just scoop to the right level, no scales!
but then weirdly enough i weigh out my specialties with cocaine scales and often pinch back 2g over the desired amount. :lol:

contradicting i know.

 

[Steve]

what a subject heading.!!!! (took a few reads...)

I'm all over the shop (now that i think of it). When i measure my base malts out, i use my woolies 1200ml plastic jug and just scoop to the right level, no scales!
but then weirdly enough i weigh out my specialties with cocaine scales and often pinch back 2g over the desired amount. :lol:

contradicting i know.

:lol:

 

[brendanos]

I let the LHBS do it for me... ^_^

 

[Insight]

Not too worried about base malts being out by a bit, but specialty grains I like to be precise. That said, many other small variations in the process will affect the finished product more than a few extra grains. Think what 1 degree difference during mashing or fermentation does.

 

[Steve]

Not too worried about base malts being out by a bit, but specialty grains I like to be precise. That said, many other small variations in the process will affect the finished product more than a few extra grains. Think what 1 degree difference during mashing or fermentation does.

very good point insight

 

[KoNG]

Not too worried about base malts being out by a bit, but specialty grains I like to be precise. That said, many other small variations in the process will affect the finished product more than a few extra grains. Think what 1 degree difference during mashing or fermentation does.

exactly.! and that is the main reason i have resorted to plain ol' scooping my base malts.
(that and pure laziness.. i guess)

 

[tangent]

but wheat malt is heavier than barley??

 

[kook]

I tend to be pretty accurate with specialty malts, but for base if its out by 10-50 grams, I don't really care.

 

[Batz]

Always spot on Steve. .

Of course :lol: :lol:

As with most others here I am just about bang on the specialty malts,but base malts I tend to let go over a bit,under never

Batz

 

[Maxt]

I was a bit worried about the title of this topic Steve. Thought I had stumbled upon 'aussie homo brewers', by mistake!


As for the question, I always go a bit over, makes my efficiency better.

 

[Jye]

I know Ross/Josh will always weigh my grains perfectly

 

[Cortez The Killer]

I have a margin for error

 

[Duff]

I weigh my grain to the gram.

Hops on the other hand.....

 

[haro]

base grains im sweet with whatever goes as but with my speciality grains im pretty anal... but on the other hand with hops i can't help myself and put more than whats in the recipe(im addicted to hops).. but thats just me

haro

 

[fixa]

I'm so frickin lazy it's not funnt. My grain scoop picks up about 300 grams at a time, and i only have 2 kg scales, with a 1 kilo bowl. I'm happy if each kilo gets with in 20 grams. i prob end up with shiteloads more grain than i should.. ah well