Hello! I am going to be brewing an imperial IPA this weekend from a recipe that I found on these forums.
The recipe calls for the following:
36.0 AAU Magnum hops (bittering hop)
15.7 AAU Centennial hops (aroma/finishing hop)
21.0 AAU Centennial hops (Dry hopping)
The recipe calls for a 3 gallon boil, then top it off with water to get to 5.
I typically boil the entire 5 gallons (one reason is that I use tap water).
Through searching the forums I learned that one of the reason a 5 gallon boil is better is you get better hop utilization with a 5 than you do with a 3.
So.. My question is: Is there a formula or a way to scale down a recipe to make up for the higher hop utilization? Is the hop utilization that drastic that it would even need to be scaled down?
As always, thank you for your help!
The recipe calls for the following:
36.0 AAU Magnum hops (bittering hop)
15.7 AAU Centennial hops (aroma/finishing hop)
21.0 AAU Centennial hops (Dry hopping)
The recipe calls for a 3 gallon boil, then top it off with water to get to 5.
I typically boil the entire 5 gallons (one reason is that I use tap water).
Through searching the forums I learned that one of the reason a 5 gallon boil is better is you get better hop utilization with a 5 than you do with a 3.
So.. My question is: Is there a formula or a way to scale down a recipe to make up for the higher hop utilization? Is the hop utilization that drastic that it would even need to be scaled down?
As always, thank you for your help!