Truman42
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Has anyone else noticed the IBU calculations in brewmate always seem less than what the final product seems to be?
I did an Epic Pale Ale clone and cant remember the IBU calculation off hand for it but this beer was very very bitter.
I always use a hop sock, I always use a chiller and have no chill unticked of course. This recipe required flame out additions and whirlpool additions. I added the hops at flame out into the hop sock, waited 15 mins then whirlpooled while adding the last additon direct into the wort (Removed the hop spider so I could whirlpool properly.) Then 15 mins later ran through the chiller into the fermenter. Although I would assume none of these late additions would effect bitterness anyway.
For my next brew I will drop the IBU in the recipe by 10 and see how the final product compares. Anyone else notice this with brewmate or maybe its just my process?
I did an Epic Pale Ale clone and cant remember the IBU calculation off hand for it but this beer was very very bitter.
I always use a hop sock, I always use a chiller and have no chill unticked of course. This recipe required flame out additions and whirlpool additions. I added the hops at flame out into the hop sock, waited 15 mins then whirlpooled while adding the last additon direct into the wort (Removed the hop spider so I could whirlpool properly.) Then 15 mins later ran through the chiller into the fermenter. Although I would assume none of these late additions would effect bitterness anyway.
For my next brew I will drop the IBU in the recipe by 10 and see how the final product compares. Anyone else notice this with brewmate or maybe its just my process?