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SFBeerGuy
I know this has been talked about before but I was wondering if what Beersmith reports is true. Beersmith corrects the bitterness of whole hops by lowering the IBUs by about 10%.
I have been brewing only with whole and plug hops lately and my beers have not been coming out nearly as bitter as when I used whatever I could get a hold of (mostly pellets). My beers seem to have dropped more than 10% of their IBUs. Granted, I do use coarse hop bags to prevent hop matter from clogging my hopback. Perhaps the bag is also lowering the IBUs?
I have been brewing only with whole and plug hops lately and my beers have not been coming out nearly as bitter as when I used whatever I could get a hold of (mostly pellets). My beers seem to have dropped more than 10% of their IBUs. Granted, I do use coarse hop bags to prevent hop matter from clogging my hopback. Perhaps the bag is also lowering the IBUs?