hop substitution Horizon and Magnum

[ernie00]

I need to use .5 oz of Horizon for bittering in a recepie but I cannot find some. I looked and Magnum is a substitution for it.

I read that it might cause problem because Horizon 12% is a low cohumulone hop. I'm not quite sure what it means and I'm not sure if the magnum 13% a cohumulone hop.

any help here would help.

Thanks

Ernie

 

[WilliamWS]

Magnum is a fine sub for Horizon. Both give you nice, clean, fairly neutral bittering.

 

[jmo88]

Low cohumulone basically means that the hop's bitterness is perceived as being less harsh. "Clean" bittering hops like magnum and horizon are good for bittering for this reason.

 

[ernie00]

thanks for the info .. do I keep the same quantity .5 oz or I need to adjust ?

 

[permo]

you can adjust the amount based on the AA% to get the same IBU as the horizon hop charge.

Personally, I would just go ounce for ounce, since they are probably darned close.

 

[Irrenarzt]

I just scored 8 oz of Horizon on Ebay from Midwest for a bro price. Check it out.