Tue Nov 26, 2013 11:00 am
When adjusting recipes to account for the actual hop AA% levels that I buy as opposed to the levels the recipe author used when they formulated the recipe, I generally keep the 20 minute and later addition weights the same, under the premise that the aromatics and flavor will be generally the same regardless of how much alpha is present in the hops. Then, I take the bittering additions and add or subtract them to achieve the target IBU level.
I also will sometimes slide the 60 min addition forward or backwards (max deviation from 90 to 45 mins), if necessary, but generally just adding a little more or less will cover it.
HTH-
-B'Dawg
BJCP GM3 Judge & Mead
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