Ipa ibu/sg

[BrewMeister49]

What's a good or average IBU SG ratio for an American IPA? Knowing .500 is balanced, I'm assuming .800? Not lookin for too bitter but a solid IPA.

 

[tsl346]

I would use this link as a good rule of thumb, it has a lot of data. Of course it's always up to your taste preferences.

http://www.madalchemist.com/chart_bitterness_ratio.html

 

[Calichusetts]

Its not necessarily the number of the IBU as where it comes from. Getting 100 IBU from a 60 minute addition produces an entirely different level of bitterness than one done with only late additions.

Its just a number we can use to gauge how it might turn out. With that said, 1:1 works for me. Again, that is because I have a pretty consistent system of where those IBUs come from in terms of kettle additions.

 

[joshesmusica]

I use these to figure out where I want to be:

http://www.madalchemist.com/rbr_calculator.html
http://www.madalchemist.com/chart_bitterness_corrected.html