mkravitz13
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"We also made a minor adjustment to the hop utilization to account for batches with large trub/chiller losses – this generally will change your hop estimation significantly only if you have large trub/chiller losses relative to the batch size"
This has been bugging me for a long time now. Looking for a clear cut answer to this confounding question:
If I intend to make a 50 IBU beer and end up with 5 gallons post-boil in the brew pot but I only transfer 4 gallons (due to hop/chliller loss = 1 gal), why does the IBU change so dramatically in beersmith?
Shouldn't the IBU remain constant no matter how much wort I manage to get into the fermenter from the brewkettle?
How exactly does trub/chiller losses factor into the overall calculation of bitterness???
This has been bugging me for a long time now. Looking for a clear cut answer to this confounding question:
If I intend to make a 50 IBU beer and end up with 5 gallons post-boil in the brew pot but I only transfer 4 gallons (due to hop/chliller loss = 1 gal), why does the IBU change so dramatically in beersmith?
Shouldn't the IBU remain constant no matter how much wort I manage to get into the fermenter from the brewkettle?
How exactly does trub/chiller losses factor into the overall calculation of bitterness???