Can't argue with this. It's bonkers that we're still using both.
Even the descendants of those undesirable convicts that we cast out a couple of hundred years ago managed to go properly metric before us. How embarrassing.
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Even the descendants of those undesirable convicts that we cast out a couple of hundred years ago managed to go properly metric before us. How embarrassing.
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And better someone does it once for the benefit of making it easier for their viewers than expecting everyone else to do it.
If I search for a recipe and it's in cups n stuff I'm gone. I despise that stupid system.
American pints are only 4/5ths of British ones. My mate brought pint glasses back from wherever it's from Elvis was and you'd end up with loads left in the bottle.
Had a look at the site and what I saw was really well written and natural.
Absolutely! Metric, imperial, UK & US measures (eg gallons), pins, poly pins, furkins, you name it...
Even create my own - 4.5 inches from the rim of my boiler is 21 litres, 1 cm lower is 20 litres.
Hi Mike i just had a look round some good stuff on there, o and the beer and food menu looks scrummy really good 
miles per gallon but petrol prices per liter. I prefer to know how far my car travels on a gallon rather than the alternative of how much fuel is used per 100km - none of my journeys are 100km. so I know at 40miles per 4.546 means I need 9 litres to drive to cardiff and back.
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Been caught out by this when I first started doing all grain kits. Bought a 5 gallon American kit and made it to British gallon measurements. Thought my efficiency was way off but I'd just added way too much water!
Maybe so but take into account the process and time spent by that individual to get the recipe posted and how much thanks do they get bar someone complaining about how it is generated.
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You invite someone in, you make them comfortable if you want them to return.
Now coming from your background on brewing adventures,tests and trials with yeast etc I find it hard to believe you're not up to that challenge.
Now flip the page and it's your website and your recipes are you going to convert to US Imperial measures because I'll be honest and say I wouldn't if it were me as I wouldn't be thinking like that but would hope if someone found the recipe interesting enough they would take the time and convert it.
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Google have a quick convert tool.
I have converted plenty of US recipes (food & beer) using it.
I have converted plenty of US recipes (food & beer) using it.
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And here am I thinking that the pom's can't get their head around the metric system! Just can't see any value in using two systems, increases the amount of spanners in a tool box as well.No offence meant here Foxy we use this system because we have brains
So what is the URL?
johncrobinson
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The problem is simple,Since we British (Rule Britannia,) lost control of the world,Its gone to the dogs,
An Ankoù
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I use lots of recipes using American units. Practically, they're the same as UK units except for the gallon. A US gallon is made up of 8 pints of16 fluid ounces each, while an Imperial Gallon is made up of 8 pints of 20 fluid ounces each.
A five gallon batch in US is about 19 litres while a five gallon batch UK is about 23 litres.
While it's arguable that the 16 ounce pint is more logical since there are also 16 ounces in a pound, the Americans are WRONG for the simple reason that IT IS ALWAYS RIGHT TO HAVE MORE BEER IN YOUR PINT THAN LESS.
Congratulations on your website CCM. Just read your article on overnight mashing as it's something I do regularly and even when it's not overnight, I often mash in before breakfast and sparge and boil around 4 or 5 pm. Works for me and allows me to fit a brew into the working day.
A five gallon batch in US is about 19 litres while a five gallon batch UK is about 23 litres.
While it's arguable that the 16 ounce pint is more logical since there are also 16 ounces in a pound, the Americans are WRONG for the simple reason that IT IS ALWAYS RIGHT TO HAVE MORE BEER IN YOUR PINT THAN LESS.
Congratulations on your website CCM. Just read your article on overnight mashing as it's something I do regularly and even when it's not overnight, I often mash in before breakfast and sparge and boil around 4 or 5 pm. Works for me and allows me to fit a brew into the working day.
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It’s the cups that get me. Not for brewing but cooking. 2 cups of carrots? Please.
An Ankoù
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I totally agree. I find that system impenetrable. On the other hand, we had some Canadian friends staying through the last (French) lockdown and they couldn't get on with weighed measures at all!
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As Drunkula said cups is the big turn off, once I see cups I move on, a cup of flour could be different to a cup of sugar etc etc etc. I see a recipe in imperial I move on food or beer. Yes it is easy to convert, but there are plenty of recipes from American sites which give both. BYO is worth signing up for online, get more recipes than you can poke a stick at plus a ship load of technical information.
To be fair I don't think that Mike the OP is in this for the money, (no ads) more for his brew club and other American brewers who will drop in.
Always amused by people who complain about imperial units then make their brews 23L...
Presumably they also walk into a pub and ask for 568mls of bitter please.
Presumably they also walk into a pub and ask for 568mls of bitter please.
