Fingers
Well-Known Member
Well, I'm at the point that my learning curve is a vertical line but I had to buy my ingredients before I had sufficient knowledge to work out a proper recipe. So I'm working with what I have.
I've been studying on hops and how to calculate bitterness in AA % and IBUs. I've got a very firm grip from reading 'How to Brew' by John Palmer. So I've got my packages of hops out and I looked each up to see how best to use them and then I had a look at my DME and LME. This is where the problem is.
I bought 4 1lb packs of Muntons Hopped Light Spraymalt and I have a can of Muntons Lager DME (from a kit. I threw away the instructions and the yeast as per Mr. Palmer) that is hopped as well. The DME has a bitterness of 30 - 42 EBC and the LME has a bitterness of 25 - 35 EBU.
I'm not familiar with the terms EBC and EBU. Are they the same as IBU? If so, would the bitterness be additive or averaged? I also have some LME that is not hopped, so I want to make a batch with that too but again I have to use the hopped DME.
So I need to calculate (read take a wild freaking guess) as to how much hops to add (and when) for the two batches. If anybody has any insight into EBC and EBU I'd be grateful for any help.
I've been studying on hops and how to calculate bitterness in AA % and IBUs. I've got a very firm grip from reading 'How to Brew' by John Palmer. So I've got my packages of hops out and I looked each up to see how best to use them and then I had a look at my DME and LME. This is where the problem is.
I bought 4 1lb packs of Muntons Hopped Light Spraymalt and I have a can of Muntons Lager DME (from a kit. I threw away the instructions and the yeast as per Mr. Palmer) that is hopped as well. The DME has a bitterness of 30 - 42 EBC and the LME has a bitterness of 25 - 35 EBU.
I'm not familiar with the terms EBC and EBU. Are they the same as IBU? If so, would the bitterness be additive or averaged? I also have some LME that is not hopped, so I want to make a batch with that too but again I have to use the hopped DME.
So I need to calculate (read take a wild freaking guess) as to how much hops to add (and when) for the two batches. If anybody has any insight into EBC and EBU I'd be grateful for any help.