calculating IBU's

[CAS0311USMC]

I'm trying to calculate the IBU's and I'm using Extract. Also, I am steeping some caramel malt grains. Probably a dumb question but do I factor in the amount of malted grains as well?


I am using this formula. it's confusing but it works for me ug

http://www.howtobrew.com/section1/chapter5-5.html

 

[frazier]

Well, you need to take the gravity of the wort into account, so that would include any contribution from the grains.

I just let hopville do the numbers.

 

[breez7]

www.beersmith.com well worth the money. let them figure it out for you.

 

[Dogphish]

hopville.com is AWESOME, and it's FREE! just started using it today. found it just in time for the 2 pounds of hops i ordered.

be sure to set your Batch size (gallons) and your Boil size (gallons), or your calculated IBU will be WAY off.

Batch size = post boil volume
Boil size = pre boil volume