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I used 1 oz of chinook (14.2 aa) for 60min and 1 oz of cascade (8.5 aa) for last 5 min

I have brewed the same recipe 3 separate times. the first time, I wound up with a very tasty IPA ( alum brew kettle ). Next 2 times I used a stainless kettle and exact recipe and brewing technique. Is there any chance that there is something in my stainless kettle that may affect hop utilization ?

OK, extra information: My four most recent extra brews have had this issue. Each of these brews used chinook @ 60 minutes and cascade starting @ 30 minutes. Usually with a 10 or 5 minute cascade addition as well. Alpha acids have all been at least 8% or above for each hop variety. In fact, the...

ok my last couple of brews using chinook and cascade hops an ounce of each have failed to have any hop flavor or aroma.... any ideas ?