Thursday, February 12, 2009

Brewer's Cross

Quick hand formula for decoction brewers thanks Germans! I might end up with this tattoo.
Imagine a cross through the equation.

Mash temp_______________________________________________100-x




Align Center

_________________Desired temp(x)_____________________










Boiling(100)___________________________________x-mash temp


Add the two numbers you get on the right (100-x) + (x- mash temp)= y This is your factor.
Then go back and divide to find your percentages (100-x)/y= percentage left in mash.
(x-mash temp)/y= percentage to remove and boil.

4 comments:

Colin said...

I think Tim Hayner may have that formula copyrighted.

jclovebrew said...

So I just went and googled "brewer's cross" to find a better image and guess what the first hit was? This very blog post!

kc said...

I was confused until I realized that Germans use metric and therefore degrees celsius (hence boiling = 100). Works identically in degrees F as long as you substitute 212 for 100.

Kevin said...

This is an old German equation. With new brewing software it's a little antique, but I like to do things by hand. BTW all the equations we've learned do not depend on Celsius.