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Increasing IBUs post fermentation
I have recently brewed at APA and the IBUs have come out a little on the low side. I would like to increase the IBUS slightly. I was thinking of making a hop tea and adding it straight to the keg. Has ...
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Scaling from partial boil recipe to full
So for the NB Innkeeper, I've read the ibu's should be mid 30's, and their extract kits account for partial boil.
The same additions once scaled for a 6 gallon boil shoots to mid 40's.
I'm guessing ...
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What number of IBU is standard for some commercial IPAs?
I'm in the process of formulating a recipe for my first IPA, but there is an extremely wide range of bitterness on most scales - something like 40 - 120. I have no idea if I like beer in the lower or ...
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Help with Hop Analysis
I'll try this again. If you grow your own hops, would you pay to have them analyzed? If you have had your hops analyzed, did the analysis help you in subsequent brewing? Was it worth the cost (e.g. ...
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Hop Analysis for Home Brewers - Interest Poll [closed]
My future stepson is growing hops this coming season here in WA state. I'm a chemist and am thinking of doing the hop analysis for him. I'd like to poll you all and see if there is much interest in ...
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Hop Utilization Resource
When substituting hops (both varieties and pellet/plug/whole)in a recipe, I would like to keep IBU as close to the recipe target as possible. However, the best utilization chart I can find is in ...
