300 IBUs

MikeMetroka · Sep 23, 2012

Just went to my lhbs here in Tampa for a few things, nice shop,
Southern Brewing and Wine Making, they brew and serve on premises. I tried their 300 ibu IPA in a snifter...
Exquisite!!!!!
I am told this is only achievable by the home brewer using hop extract.
Good stuff.

Nateo · Sep 23, 2012

Unless they had a lab analyze it, I don't believe 300 IBU is possible.

IffyG · Sep 23, 2012

Nateo said:
Unless they had a lab analyze it, I don't believe 300 IBU is possible.

It could certainly be a calculated 300 ibus, but there is no way in hell it actually is.

Nateo · Sep 23, 2012

Can I make up my own IBU equation, and then claim my beers have 1000 IBUs?

MikeMetroka · Sep 23, 2012

I'm just the messenger.

IffyG · Sep 23, 2012

It's just like Mikeller's 1000 ibus. Marketing flash without facts to back it up.

lastsecondapex · Sep 23, 2012

42oz of bittering hops in a 10 gal batch calculated to 542.3 IBU's in one of my beers. I think it only tested out to be 220-something at a local brewery/lab- hop oil & acid extraction begin to progressively decline after about 85 IBU's.

You can use hop extract, but it has very little character, other than grass and bitter.

odinsgift · Sep 23, 2012

I heard the podcast with Chris from WhiteLabs discussing their IBU testing, saying one of Mikkeller beers was the highest he's tested, and it is rare to see one over 100IBUS.

lastsecondapex · Sep 23, 2012

odinsgift said:
I heard the podcast with Chris from WhiteLabs discussing their IBU testing, saying one of Mikkeller beers was the highest he's tested, and it is rare to see one over 100IBUS.

Yeah, Mikkeller used a bunch of extract in addition to a ton of hops. I read that it tested to 460 or so actual IBU's, though I'm not certain of that validity.

Waynep005 · Sep 23, 2012

I think it is hilarious that some people and breweries seem to care more about the number of IBUs than the tase of the beer.

Grossy · Sep 25, 2012

Whoa everyone.

Maybe it's 80 IBU's maybe it's 300 IBU's.

The man said it was "Exquisite!!!!!"

I'll take a fellow brewers word for it, and call it a good beer.

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