JonnyO
Well-Known Member
I'm an extract brewer at this point and spend a good bit of time looking for my "next" recipes. I've also been playing around with a couple of softwares. I don't have BeerSmith which seems to be everyone's favorite, but I've been looking at Beer Mate and Beercalculus. I've noticed the difference in IBU's calculated for full boils vs. more concentrated ones, say 2-2.5 gal. When I went back to look at some of the recipes I've been planning there's often a discrepency in hop schudules. By that I mean, in some recipes there is an increase in hop amounts for smaller volumes, while in others the hop schedules remains the same, and in many recipes there's no indication of whether the boil is full or partial. I just want to make sure I'm deciphering my recipes correctly. Any advice or info. is greatly appreciated.