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http://software.newsforge.com/article.p ... 31/1711249

I've used it a little bit; it's simple, effective and free. I'm not sure about the imperial to metric conversion though; I'll have to have a squiz at the code... oh, did I mention it's FOSS?

thank you rwh, very quick download and install, just having a play now

I've just downloaded and installed qbrew, pretty impressed with it- especially for free software.

i have one question though:

looking at the image below, it's got a choice for your grain/extract (it's on Light DME in the pic below), then below that there's Quantity, Extract, Color and Use. I know what all of them are except "Extract" - it looks like a gravity measurement, but what should go there for LDME for example? if it's not known, how would it be calculated? dissolve a known amount of LDME in a known amount of water and use a hydrometer?

hope to hear, thanks all

I use QBrew for my extract brews and find it very easy to use and quite accurate. Mainly I use it for getting the right balance with hoop additions.

KEG, I think each malt/grain has a default set of data i.e a default colour, extract etc. When yo uchange it to Crystal 10L it will change and so on and so forth. Not being a whiz at these things, I just leave it alone!

Er, no expert either, but I think this is relevant:

http://www.howtobrew.com/section1/chapter3-4.html

A pound of LME typically yields a gravity of 1.034 - 38, as measured by a hydrometer, when dissolved in one gallon of water. DME yields about 1.040 - 43.

Thanks again, Palmer.

thanks heaps guys

Hi Pale,

That hoop you are writing about. Is that the one you jump through?

pacman wrote:Hi Pale,

That hoop you are writing about. Is that the one you jump through?

You can never have too many hoop additions

Oh no... not this circular argument again...

Good score. I've just finished playing and it works a treat.