Agtronic
Well-Known Member
Hey guys,
Now I completely understand that estimating IBUs in a finished beer is not very scientific, and I understand that it is merely an estimation.
The reason I'm posting this is because I have always used a few online calculators to estimate IBU just to make sure I am at least somewhat in the right range before brewing. But recently, the IBU results I have been getting from online sources have been drastically different, so I'm not sure which I should rely on as more 'realistic'.
In the past, I used the following tools:
http://www.brewmasterswarehouse.com/brew-builder
and
http://hbd.org/cgi-bin/recipator/recipator
Both above tools put me in a VERY close range.
Then recently I started using 'Beer Calculus' at Hopville.com and noticed that I am getting much lower IBU ratings.
For example: http://hopville.com/recipe/1203782/american-ipa-recipes/markkus-ipa-2
The above recipe shows 57 IBU in Beer Calculus, brew builder gives me 73 IBU and recipator gives me 90+ IBU.
I want something in the 66 IBU ra nge. So now I'm not sure where I stand.
I guess I could always break out the brewing books and calculate it, but who knows if that will be any closer to reality.
Any suggestions or tips?
Thanks for your time!
Now I completely understand that estimating IBUs in a finished beer is not very scientific, and I understand that it is merely an estimation.
The reason I'm posting this is because I have always used a few online calculators to estimate IBU just to make sure I am at least somewhat in the right range before brewing. But recently, the IBU results I have been getting from online sources have been drastically different, so I'm not sure which I should rely on as more 'realistic'.
In the past, I used the following tools:
http://www.brewmasterswarehouse.com/brew-builder
and
http://hbd.org/cgi-bin/recipator/recipator
Both above tools put me in a VERY close range.
Then recently I started using 'Beer Calculus' at Hopville.com and noticed that I am getting much lower IBU ratings.
For example: http://hopville.com/recipe/1203782/american-ipa-recipes/markkus-ipa-2
The above recipe shows 57 IBU in Beer Calculus, brew builder gives me 73 IBU and recipator gives me 90+ IBU.
I want something in the 66 IBU ra nge. So now I'm not sure where I stand.
I guess I could always break out the brewing books and calculate it, but who knows if that will be any closer to reality.
Any suggestions or tips?
Thanks for your time!