brew.utilities.malt

malt.dry_to_liquid_malt_weight(malt)

DME to LME Weight

Parameters:malt (float) – Weight of DME
Returns:LME Weight
Return type:float

Source:

malt.liquid_to_dry_malt_weight(malt)

LME to DME Weight

Parameters:malt (float) – Weight of LME
Returns:DME Weight
Return type:float
malt.grain_to_liquid_malt_weight(grain)

Grain to LME Weight

Parameters:grain (float) – Weight of Grain
Returns:LME Weight
Return type:float
malt.liquid_malt_to_grain_weight(malt)

LME to Grain Weight

Parameters:malt (float) – Weight of LME
Returns:Grain Weight
Return type:float
malt.dry_malt_to_grain_weight(malt)

DME to Grain Weight

Parameters:malt (float) – Weight of DME
Returns:Grain Weight
Return type:float
malt.grain_to_dry_malt_weight(malt)

Grain to DME Weight

Parameters:grain (float) – Weight of Grain
Returns:DME Weight
Return type:float
malt.specialty_grain_to_liquid_malt_weight(grain)

Specialty Grain to LME Weight

Parameters:grain (float) – Weight of Specialty Grain
Returns:LME Weight
Return type:float
malt.liquid_malt_to_specialty_grain_weight(malt)

LME to Specialty Grain Weight

Parameters:grain (float) – Weight of LME
Returns:Specialty Grain Weight
Return type:float
malt.fine_grind_to_coarse_grind(fine_grind, fc_diff=0.017)

Fine Grind to Coarse Grind Percentage

Parameters:
  • fine_grind (float) – A percentage from the malt bill
  • fc_diff (float) – The F/C difference percentage from the malt bill
Returns:

Coarse Grind Percentage
Return type:

float
malt.coarse_grind_to_fine_grind(coarse_grind, fc_diff=0.017)

Coarse Grind to Fine Grind Percentage

Parameters:
  • coarse_grind (float) – A percentage from the malt bill
  • fc_diff (float) – The F/C difference percentage from the malt bill
Returns:

Fine Grind Percentage
Return type:

float
malt.dry_basis_to_as_is_basis(dry_basis, moisture_content=0.04)

Dry Basis to As-Is Basis Percentage

Parameters:
  • dry_basis (float) – A percentage from the malt bill in decimal form
  • moisture_content (float) – A percentage of moisture content in finished malt in decimal form
Returns:

As-Is Basis
Return type:

float
malt.as_is_basis_to_dry_basis(as_is, moisture_content=0.04)

As-Is Basis to Dry Basis Percentage

Parameters:
  • as_is (float) – A percentage from the malt bill in decimal form
  • moisture_content (float) – A percentage of moisture content in finished malt in decimal form
Returns:

Dry Basis
Return type:

float
malt.sg_from_dry_basis(dbcg, moisture_content=0.04, moisture_correction=0.0, brew_house_efficiency=0.9)

Specific Gravity from Dry Basis Percentage

Parameters:
  • dbcg (float) – Dry Basis Coarse Grain in decimal form
  • moisture_content (float) – A percentage of moisture content in finished malt in decimal form
  • moisture_correction (float) – A percentage correction in decimal form
  • brew_house_efficiency (float) – The efficiency in decimal form
Returns:

Specific Gravity available from Malt
Return type:

float
malt.plato_from_dry_basis(dbcg, moisture_content=0.04, moisture_correction=0.0, brew_house_efficiency=0.9)

Degrees Plato from Dry Basis Percentage

Parameters:
  • dbcg (float) – Dry Basis Coarse Grain in decimal form
  • moisture_content (float) – A percentage of moisture content in finished malt in decimal form
  • moisture_correction (float) – A percentage correction in decimal form
  • brew_house_efficiency (float) – The efficiency in decimal form
Returns:

Specific Gravity available from Malt
Return type:

float
malt.basis_to_hwe(basis_percentage)

Basis Percentage to Hot Water Extract

Parameters:basis_percentage (float) – Basis as percentage
Returns:Hot Water Extract as Ldeg/kg, dry basis
Return type:float

Ldeg/kg means how many litres of wort with a specific gravity of 1.001 you could produce from a kilogram of the fermentable

For example, if you had a kilogram of sucrose, you could make up 386 litres of wort with a specific gravity of 1.001.

malt.hwe_to_basis(hwe)

Hot Water Extract to Basis Percentage

Parameters:hwe (float) – Hot Water Extract as Ldeg/kg, dry basis
Returns:Basis as percentage
Return type:float
malt.ppg_to_hwe(ppg)

Points Per Gallon to Hot Water Extract

Parameters:ppg (float) – Points Per Gallon
Returns:Hot Water Extract
Return type:float
malt.hwe_to_ppg(hwe)

Hot Water Extract to Points Per Gallon

Parameters:hwe (float) – Hot Water Extract
Returns:Points Per Gallon
Return type:float