How do you measure your water volumes?

adams81 · Post by **adams81** » Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:46 pm

Marks on your BK, a calibrated spoon/rod, a giant measuring cup... How are people measuring out their water volumes around here?

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Post by **Jimmy** » Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:57 pm

I calibrated my spoon to the obk kettle.

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Post by **LeafMan66_67** » Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:59 pm

Calibrated dipstick - word of warning - Calibrate it BEFORE having a few beer ...

gm- · Post by **gm-** » Mon Apr 08, 2013 1:00 pm

Calibrated spoon for rough estimates, giant 1/2 gallon glass measuring cup/batter bowl for some more refinement.

amartin · Post by **amartin** » Mon Apr 08, 2013 1:03 pm

When I was brewing with a pot I just used a ruler to measure the headspace. Since moving to a keggle though, I've had to calibrate a spoon.

Post by **RubberToe** » Mon Apr 08, 2013 1:04 pm

Calibrated 1/2" copper pipe with 90 degree elbow on the top with a groove cut to sit on the lip of my kettle. Painstakingly calibrated in 2 litre incriments from 20L to 54L, marked the lines first with marker then with a pipe cutter. Most of them washed off at one point and I had to do it a second time!

derek · Post by **derek** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:50 pm

LeafMan66_67 wrote:Calibrated dipstick - word of warning - Calibrate it BEFORE having a few beer ...

Good advice, but too late!

Mine is carefully calibrated in liters to 40l. Then the next 5l increment is 50...

Stusbrews · Post by **Stusbrews** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 4:48 pm

Im assuming you calibrate cold?? That 4% diff. screws me up every time. Lol.

Post by **RubberToe** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 5:54 pm

I calibrated cold since I fill cold and go into the fermenter cooled. Once you get to know the absorption, boil off, and equipment loss for your system it doesn't matter much; when you have your process down pat.

Post by **LeafMan66_67** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 6:58 pm

Same here - calibrated cold and allow for the 4% when measuring the boil volume after I remove the grains, which in my case is about 1L adjustment.

adams81 · Post by **adams81** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:55 am

Had no idea about the 4%!

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Sobeys · Post by **Sobeys** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:30 pm

Holy crap you guys actually care about 4% on these small batches?

jeffsmith · Post by **jeffsmith** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:38 pm

Sobeys wrote:Holy crap you guys actually care about 4% on these small batches?

On an 11 gallon batch, that's nearly a half gallon…

derek · Post by **derek** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 12:13 pm

jeffsmith wrote:
Sobeys wrote:Holy crap you guys actually care about 4% on these small batches?
On an 11 gallon batch, that's nearly a half gallon…

Doh! And that's my missing half-gallon last week!

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