Dry hopping conversion rates

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Dry hopping conversion rates

Post by simmyb » Thu Jul 30, 2015 8:39 am

Hi all,

I am planning to brew the Goose Island recipe in Mitch Steeles IPA book. I think I have the kettle hopping sorted, but the dry hopping rate is expressed in pounds/bbl. Anyone know the conversion to grams per litre??? I’ve had a trawl around the internet but cant find a definitive answer... :?:

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Re: Dry hopping conversion rates

Post by Jocky » Thu Jul 30, 2015 12:22 pm

One US barrel = 117 litres.
One UK barrel = 163 litres.

As this is a US brewery let's go with 117 litres.
1 pound = 453 grams
1 pound per barrel would convert to 453 grams per 117 litres, or 3.87g/l

So multiply your pounds/bbl by 3.87 and you'll get the number of grams per litre.

Hope that helps.
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Re: Dry hopping conversion rates

Post by simmyb » Thu Jul 30, 2015 9:46 pm

Beautiful, cheers Jocky! :D I knew I could count on JBK....
Primary : AG138 Amarillo Pale Ale
Conditioning : AG137 Mosaic Pale Ale
Drinking: AG131 London Bitter, AG132 Yorkshire Bitter, AG133 Guinnish, AG134 Witbier, AG135 Challenger Pale Ale, AG136 Kveik IPA,
Planning: Perle faux lager

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