Handbook of Basic Brewing Calculations

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Contents

Foreword

vi

Preface

vii

Acknowledgements

viii

Chapter 1

Malt

1

Chapter 2

Volume

12

Chapter 3

Water Treatment

22

Chapter 4

Mixing

33

Chapter 5

Mashing

36

Chapter 6

Wort Boiling

44

Chapter 7

Hops

49

Chapter 8

Yeast Pitching Rates

56

Chapter 9

Carbonation

64

Chapter 10

Draught Beer Dispense

75

Appendix A

Conversion Factors

81

Appendix B

Abbreviations and Metric Prefixes

83

Appendix C

Tables

84

Appendix D

Congress Mash

89

Appendix E

Metric Equations

90

References

108

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