Weights & Measures

[Darren Johnson]

I've just purchased a book by CJJ Berry - 'First Steps in Winemaking' (2009 edition).

In the recipies eg. page 113 Rose medium, it refers to: Rose petals 2.25 Litres? I don't understand how you can quantify this?

Or, page 159: Elderflowers (not pressed) 500ml ?

Please can someone explain, my partner has a BSC with hons, and she is baffled too!!!

Basically I don't know how to measure 2.25 Litres of solid matter, on first appearance it seems impossible?

[Mogwyth]

Simples. It's a volume ie however many berries, petals or whole flowers will fit into the container up to the specified amount usually just put in not pressed down. ie a litre jug will hold a litre in volume of berries or what ever. Not sure if they still do anywhere but when I was lad shellfish, like prawns or cockles, were sold buy the pint.

Cheers

Bill

[Darren Johnson]

Yay, many thanks for solving this mystery for me....I shall now leave hanging my head eternal in shame!!!

[Lillywhite]

I've just purchased a book by CJJ Berry - 'First Steps in Winemaking' (2009 edition).

That was out of date when the old fart wrote it years ago.

[moobli]

lol
im still working from the masters book from 1982

[Lillywhite]

im still working from the masters book from 1982

The paperback copy that I have is a 6th Edition (5th Impression - June 1978).

Apparently it was first published in June 1960!