I have been searching for various information on the late extract addition and have not been satisfied with my answers (or lack thereof). Here is a 2.5 gallon batch i plan on brewing.
3.3# LME
0.25# crystal
I have: 0.75 oz of Simcoe (14 AA)
0.5 oz of amarillo (9 AA)
I was thinking of doing a late extract addition and having a total boiling time of 30 minutes. So...
1. Steeping grains
2. Bring to boil & add 1.5# of LME and 0.50 oz Simcoe (30 min)
3. Add 0.25 Amarillo (15 min)
4. Add 0.25 Amarillo and 0.25 (1 min)
I have heard that the late extract addition method increases the utilization of the hops, but by how much? I figure it is based on the gravity of the wort, so is anyone aware of a chart that compares gravity to hop utilization? Or know enough to tell me what i can expect as far as IBU's are expected from this specific recipe. I have followed a few equations (i have no software) and think that with the given rates it would give roughly 50 IBUs but that does not account for the late extract addition. I am going for an IPA but don't want something above 80 or so. So in a nutshell, i know enough about brewing to have myself confused but not enough to solve the problem (quite yet). Any comments/answers would be great.
P.S. This batch is from leftovers from my last batch b/c i decided to make an APA instead of an IPA to save on the hops$
3.3# LME
0.25# crystal
I have: 0.75 oz of Simcoe (14 AA)
0.5 oz of amarillo (9 AA)
I was thinking of doing a late extract addition and having a total boiling time of 30 minutes. So...
1. Steeping grains
2. Bring to boil & add 1.5# of LME and 0.50 oz Simcoe (30 min)
3. Add 0.25 Amarillo (15 min)
4. Add 0.25 Amarillo and 0.25 (1 min)
I have heard that the late extract addition method increases the utilization of the hops, but by how much? I figure it is based on the gravity of the wort, so is anyone aware of a chart that compares gravity to hop utilization? Or know enough to tell me what i can expect as far as IBU's are expected from this specific recipe. I have followed a few equations (i have no software) and think that with the given rates it would give roughly 50 IBUs but that does not account for the late extract addition. I am going for an IPA but don't want something above 80 or so. So in a nutshell, i know enough about brewing to have myself confused but not enough to solve the problem (quite yet). Any comments/answers would be great.
P.S. This batch is from leftovers from my last batch b/c i decided to make an APA instead of an IPA to save on the hops$