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gillmang wrote:I should have said that in M'Harry's recipe, the rye was a half-bushel. So, one bushel corn, a half bushel rye, one gallon of malt. He's using a liquid measure for a solid and I'm not sure how to convert that to pounds and ounces. Who would know that? And how many pounds in a bushell? From there one can see what the percentage of malt used was.
Gary
gillmang wrote:Don't think so Linn because he writes to add "one gallon good chopped malt" and refers to the need to stir the mash immediately to remove all lumps. I think it's a a gallon jug holding ground malt.
Gary
gillmang wrote:I should have said that in M'Harry's recipe, the rye was a half-bushel. So, one bushel corn, a half bushel rye, one gallon of malt. He's using a liquid measure for a solid and I'm not sure how to convert that to pounds and ounces. Who would know that? And how many pounds in a bushell? From there one can see what the percentage of malt used was.
Gary
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