Just finished an Stone Arrogant Bastard Clone.
This was my first full 5 gallon boil. Started with 6 gallons at boil
Split the 8 lbs of malt extract into 2 adds. One at initial boil, one with :15 remaining.
Ended up with 4.5 gallons, so I had to top off with .75 gallons of water.
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My OG was 1.067. Supposed to be 1.072 I assume this was due to the added water at the end.
However using Hopville Beer Calculus, my IBUS came in at 126.4. I tasted the water at cool down and it was very bitter.
I know Arrogant Bastard is a bitter beer, but 126 seems extraordinarily bitter.
There were 4 ounces of Chinook hops, added 2 oz at boil, 1 oz each with :15 and :05 left
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My questions are these.
1. Should I have put less hops in the beer doing a full boil.
2. Could late malt addition have effected it.
3. Should everything normalize over time. 2 wks in primary, 2 in secondary and 6 wks in bottle.
Thanks to all who respond
This was my first full 5 gallon boil. Started with 6 gallons at boil
Split the 8 lbs of malt extract into 2 adds. One at initial boil, one with :15 remaining.
Ended up with 4.5 gallons, so I had to top off with .75 gallons of water.
--
My OG was 1.067. Supposed to be 1.072 I assume this was due to the added water at the end.
However using Hopville Beer Calculus, my IBUS came in at 126.4. I tasted the water at cool down and it was very bitter.
I know Arrogant Bastard is a bitter beer, but 126 seems extraordinarily bitter.
There were 4 ounces of Chinook hops, added 2 oz at boil, 1 oz each with :15 and :05 left
--
My questions are these.
1. Should I have put less hops in the beer doing a full boil.
2. Could late malt addition have effected it.
3. Should everything normalize over time. 2 wks in primary, 2 in secondary and 6 wks in bottle.
Thanks to all who respond