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I notice that the receipe on BB site are super fatted. but don't show the amount of oil and which one are the receipe already figured out and just calculated in. Also the ratio of lye and water are different as compared to the soap cal it has less lye and more water. I have been using zero percent lye and added the super fat percentage . When I use the receipt in the book s do I add super fat I always check the receiver lye ratio to water to be d ure it is correct t but I am not sure how to use lye discount c concept I don't want my bars to be lye heavy

The easiest way to know your superfat is to add all your oils and butters right up front and let the lye calc calculate your lye for you. Lye at trace is still very active and it will take whatever it wants. There is no guarantee that any particular oil or butter will end up as your superfat. There are some minor differences between lye calculators because each oil or butter has a SAP value. That value changes slightly from harvest to harvest and season to season. Some calcs use the lower end of the SAP value, some use the higher end. Thus minor differences in the lye needed. Superfat is also called a lye discount. The less lye, the higher the superfat. I normally superfat at 7-8% and calculate it right into the recipe. I don't add any oil or butter separately.

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Irena
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So you are saying that super fattening is the same as lye discount 6 percent super fat is the same as 6 percent lye discount

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.