Hop question

How bitter is 23.7 ibu's?

 

It's less bitter than a Widmer Hefe and also their Drop Top Amber Ale. Those two beers are 30 IBU's

Only reference I can make based on what I drink most often...
HTH ( ;

 

Lol sweet thanks alot

 

So definitely good for people who drink coors and bud light right?

 

Not necessarily - light beers are yet lower in their IBUs, so you may or may not offend the senses of light beer drinkers. You can reduce perceived bitterness by balancing with a maltier beer by using less-attenuative yeast or mashing at a higher temp (if you're brewing all-grain), but then your beer may well be too heavy for light beer drinkers.

If you want to appeal to the majority of light beer drinkers, you'll probably want to keep the IBUs under 15. If you want to make a good beer that will appeal to a lot of light beer drinkers (if made well) and maybe pull some of them towards a better tipple, mid-twenties is a good place to start.

 

Ok thanks

 

Keep it under twenty, like 15 for BMC drinkers. I believe Coors lite is about 5 ibu, not bitter whatsoever (like water).

 

I think that what you are saying is if you want to emulate Coors lite you pour a glass of water and walk past it while carrying an ounce of hops.

 

Lol I have a wedding coming up and most the people are bud light coors kind of people

 

I'm thinking of doing a vanilla cream ale

 

In the recipe section, look for Centennial Blonde, Cream of 3 crops, or Fizzy yellow beer.
these are mass crowd pleasers.
Vanilla? eh, not so much.
I have had great VCA's but that is not the target!

 

X IBUS is X IBUs bitter, on the paper.


How you percive that bitterness is another thing.

Besides, is it IBUs measured in tinseth/rager/noonan etc?

You can make a light ale with 30 IBUs and it can taste bitter, and you can make an Imperial Stout with 75 IBUs which will taste less bitter than the first one.

It's better to look at the BU:GU ratio. And if you for some reason aren't able to ferment all the short chain sugars then it will taste even less bitter.

 

Sounds similar to my recipe for a martini - pour a glass of vodka and toast the bottle of vermouth with it before drinking.