t-bag
Well-Known Member
On my first partial batch i made an IPA using 2 oz of chinook hops for the bittering. When it came time to try the beer i found it to be lacking in bitterness. I put my recipe in my brewing software and it said it shouldve had like 108 ibu's but it was more like 55 ibu's. Why could this have happened. ill give you the recipe and the specs.
4lbs ultralight lme
5lbs pale malt
1.5lbs crystal15L
8oz melanoidin malt
8oz carapils
2oz chinook 60min
1oz cascade 5min
1oz cascade 1min
1-2oz cascade(dryhop in secondary)
white labs american ale yeast
mashed at 170F 45mins. proceeded to boil added extract and chinook hops. pitched at 80F. og was 1.067 ferm temp was 68F-72F. fg is 1.012 with abv of 7.2%.
im thinking the temp for mashing is wrong and im getting more sugars then im supposed to and thats why its not too bitter. idk plz help
4lbs ultralight lme
5lbs pale malt
1.5lbs crystal15L
8oz melanoidin malt
8oz carapils
2oz chinook 60min
1oz cascade 5min
1oz cascade 1min
1-2oz cascade(dryhop in secondary)
white labs american ale yeast
mashed at 170F 45mins. proceeded to boil added extract and chinook hops. pitched at 80F. og was 1.067 ferm temp was 68F-72F. fg is 1.012 with abv of 7.2%.
im thinking the temp for mashing is wrong and im getting more sugars then im supposed to and thats why its not too bitter. idk plz help