More important, what do I do with the Hop Storage Index?
I want to try to clone a new commercial brew tomorrow. I know which grains and hops are used, as well as the ABV, IBU and SRM numbers. I've come up with a grain bill that BrewSmith tells me will match the original ABV and SRM numbers.
I am using newly purchased 2014 crop Hop Union hops in one oz bags that I assume have been well tended by my LHBS. I thought I had my IBU ducks in a row until I noticed the line for "Hop Storage Index" in Brew Smith.
It says:
Mosaic: 25% Alpha/6 Months
Simcoe: 18% Alpha/6 Months
Columbus: 40% Alpha/6 Months
What, if anything, should I do with this intelligence? Do I need to change any part of my hop bill to get to the target IBUs? Or should I simply trust BeerSmith to solve that problem for me? I have already updated the Alpha acid percentages to those shown on the labels of the bags that I bought.
I want to match the numbers of the commercial brew as well as I can. How should I account for the year old hops in my equation?
I want to try to clone a new commercial brew tomorrow. I know which grains and hops are used, as well as the ABV, IBU and SRM numbers. I've come up with a grain bill that BrewSmith tells me will match the original ABV and SRM numbers.
I am using newly purchased 2014 crop Hop Union hops in one oz bags that I assume have been well tended by my LHBS. I thought I had my IBU ducks in a row until I noticed the line for "Hop Storage Index" in Brew Smith.
It says:
Mosaic: 25% Alpha/6 Months
Simcoe: 18% Alpha/6 Months
Columbus: 40% Alpha/6 Months
What, if anything, should I do with this intelligence? Do I need to change any part of my hop bill to get to the target IBUs? Or should I simply trust BeerSmith to solve that problem for me? I have already updated the Alpha acid percentages to those shown on the labels of the bags that I bought.
I want to match the numbers of the commercial brew as well as I can. How should I account for the year old hops in my equation?