Newb question regarding hops and AA%
Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:16 pm
So i brewed an Imperial IPA on Monday...following this recipe:
Grains and Sugars
12.00 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 57.83 %
5.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 24.10 %
1.00 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 4.82 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 2.41 %
0.25 lb Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) Grain 1.20 %
2.00 lb Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 9.64 %
Hops
2.00 oz Magnum [14.00 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 64.5 IBU
2.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (30 min) Hops 35.8 IBU
2.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (5 min) Hops 5.1 IBU
--Dry Hop--
2.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (Dry Hop 14 days)
2.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (Dry Hop 14 days)
Being the newb I am...I didn't pay attention to the AA% on the hops I acquired and didn't adjust the recipe accordingly (Actual % of what I had was Magnum 20.5%, Centennial 10.8%, and Cascade 9.1%). There's quite a difference...when I plug it in Beersmith...the IBUs go from 105 to 140. Did I totally ruin this batch of beer with the amount of hops? Could I adjust the amount of dry hops to balance this out...or just make the necessary AA % adjustments to match the recipe? I'm thinking likely not since the largest difference is with the bittering hops...but thought I'd ask.
Thanks
Grains and Sugars
12.00 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 57.83 %
5.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 24.10 %
1.00 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 4.82 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 2.41 %
0.25 lb Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) Grain 1.20 %
2.00 lb Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 9.64 %
Hops
2.00 oz Magnum [14.00 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 64.5 IBU
2.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (30 min) Hops 35.8 IBU
2.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (5 min) Hops 5.1 IBU
--Dry Hop--
2.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (Dry Hop 14 days)
2.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (Dry Hop 14 days)
Being the newb I am...I didn't pay attention to the AA% on the hops I acquired and didn't adjust the recipe accordingly (Actual % of what I had was Magnum 20.5%, Centennial 10.8%, and Cascade 9.1%). There's quite a difference...when I plug it in Beersmith...the IBUs go from 105 to 140. Did I totally ruin this batch of beer with the amount of hops? Could I adjust the amount of dry hops to balance this out...or just make the necessary AA % adjustments to match the recipe? I'm thinking likely not since the largest difference is with the bittering hops...but thought I'd ask.
Thanks
We've brewed beers that the bittering ibu's alone were 210 so I think you'll make out just fine as is.
hops way, not a mouth puckering way.
