dstar26t
If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing
So I'm new here. Been browsing the forums for 2 months and have found loads of very useful information. I did my first batch at the end of February and have done 5 total now. All extract with steeping grains using beersmith as a guide to create recipes (all IPA's so far).
I didn't realize until yesterday that when you don't do a full boil and have to add make-up water to the fermenter, you loose a lot of hop utilization since the boil has a higher SG than your designed OG. Therefore, the batches I've made so far will end up with fewer IBU's than I planned since my brewing equipment info wasn't enetered properly into beersmith. Now, granted, I haven't even tried any of the beer yet so it might be perfectly fine, but can I some how add bitterness to the secondary? Would boiling hops with some DME, letting it cool and adding during transfer to secondary work?
cliff notes:
1. I'm a noob
2. Homebrewtalk is awesome
3. I entered brewing equipment info into beersmith improperly
4. Made 4 batches with probably fewer IBU's than expected
4. Can I add bitterness to the secondary?
Thanks a bunch!
Nate
I didn't realize until yesterday that when you don't do a full boil and have to add make-up water to the fermenter, you loose a lot of hop utilization since the boil has a higher SG than your designed OG. Therefore, the batches I've made so far will end up with fewer IBU's than I planned since my brewing equipment info wasn't enetered properly into beersmith. Now, granted, I haven't even tried any of the beer yet so it might be perfectly fine, but can I some how add bitterness to the secondary? Would boiling hops with some DME, letting it cool and adding during transfer to secondary work?
cliff notes:
1. I'm a noob
2. Homebrewtalk is awesome
3. I entered brewing equipment info into beersmith improperly
4. Made 4 batches with probably fewer IBU's than expected
4. Can I add bitterness to the secondary?
Thanks a bunch!
Nate