bknifefight
Well-Known Member
This weekend I brewed up the 999 Barley Wine which is supposed to range around 90 IBUs. I punched the recipe into Beer Smith and it came out to be around 35. I decided this has something to do with the fact that I am not doing a full boil. I boiled nearly 3 of the 5 gallons of water with the recipe and a little over 12 lbs of DME. Will the volume and density of this boil really drop the IBUs that much? I will taste the beer once it's done fermenting and see if the bitterness is there or not, but for now I feel like I should ask.