help converting extract recipe

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  1. monkeybeerbelly

    monkeybeerbelly Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2012 New York

    so someone gave me a recipe that sounds amazing but it was only extract and i want to do it all grain.
    the recipe calls for:
    2.0 lbs Golden Light DME
    4.0 lbs Maris Otter LME

    and he said 13 plato.

    can you guys dumb this one down a bit for me to a simpler all grain recipe? i.e. pounds of regular grain needed?
     
    #1 monkeybeerbelly, May 21, 2015
  2. wspscott

    wspscott Pooh-Bah (1,958) May 25, 2006 Kentucky
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    according to this http://www.brewersfriend.com/plato-to-sg-conversion-chart/ 13P is 1.053.

    So about 3.5# of Pils malt (or maybe 2 row) and 7# of Maris Otter with 70% efficiency will probably get you close, but it all depends on your system. It also depends on what you think the Gold DME is adding. I recommend playing with a calculator like BrewCipher.

    What was the actual recipe? What are you trying to make? You might be able to go with all Maris Otter depending on the style.
     
    #2 wspscott, May 22, 2015
  3. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
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    A rough guess would be that 6 pounds of DME is equal to 10 pounds of grain. It's always going to be a ballpark because you have different brands making different ingredients and none of them are exactly the same. The efficiency of your mash tun is also a factor. Lots of great all grain beers are made by adjusting the wort (pre boil) with additional DME if you need to go that route.

    Worst case scenario: You'll brew a good beer and have to do it again to perfect it.
     
    #3 inchrisin, May 22, 2015
  4. HerbMeowing

    HerbMeowing Maven (1,295) Nov 10, 2010 Virginia
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    1# DME ~= 1.6# grain
    1# LME ~= 1.33# grain
     
    #4 HerbMeowing, May 22, 2015
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