I am new to Berr Brewing and have question. I need to put 2.2 lbs. of sugar in kit of "scottish Style Heavy Ale" Can somebody help me convert the weight to measuring cups? (acuratly) Of give me another method. I don't have brewing sugar, is white or brown sugar better?
Thanks, John
So far I have come up with 4.4 cups being equal to 2.2 lbs sugar...... Not sure though
In US units 2.2 pounds would equal 3.63 cups dry measure. (Dry and liquid measures are not the same, 1 pint dry = 0.551 liter.)
Hope that helps. It won't make a big difference either way, scottish ales are heavy by nature. If all it says is sugar, I would assume they don't care what you use and table sugar (beet or cane) would be ok. If they specify corn sugar you should use that.
Joe
That's for water. I've measured it once when I was trying to calculate back the alcohol based on sugar additions, and 1 cup (plastic measuring) was about 200g, so 1kg would be 5 cups, which would make
1lb 2 1/4 cups.Pp
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