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Beer Smith and overhopping

Thread starter JLem
Start date Feb 17, 2009

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bell0347

Well-Known Member

Feb 19, 2009

JLem said:
I'll try switching the scale when I get home tonight - I had no idea there were different scales for IBUs - I thought IBUs were IBUs.

+1. Right there with you buddy. I've read a lot about homebrewing and the only scale I ever heard of is the tinseth. That's the only one I ever read about anyway. Now I'm confused. When following a recipe does it really matter? If I add x amount of x %AA hops into x gravity boil it produces x amount of bitterness right? I can see how it might be a problem when formulating a new recipe though.