DME LME question

Wed May 14, 2008 10:12 am

Is the dme to lme ratio equal?
If a recipe calls for 4 lbs or LME does that equal 4 lbs of DME?
if not what is that ratio?
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Wed May 14, 2008 10:20 am

I think it's 1.2 : 1. For every pound of LME you would use 0.8 pounds of DME. I think. I'm sure someone else will confirm or deny this.
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Wed May 14, 2008 10:59 am

Of course it depends on the brand of extract, fermentables, etc. But a basic rule of thumb that I've always heard and gone by is that 4lbs LME=3lbs DME.
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Wed May 14, 2008 11:41 am

Sounds right. DME is more concentrated (no water), so you need less of it.


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Wed May 14, 2008 10:38 pm

i've also seen 5 lbs dry is the same as 6 lbs of liquid in several places for extract swapping, never worked with liquid so can not confirm

but that also works with the 1.2 : 1 sheen says above = 6 lbs to 5 lbs

spidey is saying 1.333 : 1, but might be due the type of liquid or dry he is working with

either way weight, not volume, is the key to this conversion rate
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Wed May 14, 2008 11:06 pm

John Palmer says (in "Brewing Classic Styles") that 4 pounds DME equals 5 pounds LME.
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Thu May 15, 2008 3:56 am

When I convert from LME to DME, I multiply the LME by .75. Going the other way I multiply the DME by 1.25. I got that in an old issue of Zymurgy.
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Thu May 15, 2008 7:39 am

thanks dirk
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