hop schedule question

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by punxsybob, Jan 24, 2015.

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  1. punxsybob

    punxsybob Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2014 Pennsylvania

    An APA recipe says it calls for a 60 minute boil but has a hop schedule that starts at 90 minutes. Its a Citra brew with hops added at 90, 15, 10, 5 and 1. Would this be a typo? Should start at 60 ?
     
  2. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    It could be a typo. Or it could be a recipe written by someone who originally was planning to do a 90 minute boil but later decided on 60 and never adjusted the hops. If I were you, I'd pop it into the brewing software of your choice and see if you like the IBUs predicted. The difference in utilization (bittering) between 60 and 90 minutes is not huge, but it could matter, depending on your goals.
     
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  3. punxsybob

    punxsybob Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Thanks for the reply. What "brewing software" are you referring to ? Fairly new to Home Brewing.
     
  4. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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  5. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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  6. utahbeerdude

    utahbeerdude Maven (1,374) May 2, 2006 Utah

    The difference in hop utilization between 60 minutes and 90 minutes is about 7% (Tinseth model). In most cases this won't make much difference.
     
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  7. MrTCS

    MrTCS Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2014 Indiana

    Can either one of the software options mentioned above be used for extract brewing?
     
  8. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    The Brewers Friend website tool can indeed be used to formulate extract brews.

    Cheers!
     
  9. punxsybob

    punxsybob Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2014 Pennsylvania

    glad I asked, Thanks to all.
     
  10. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    BrewCipher can. Beersmith, I dunno, but I'd be surprised if it couldn't.
     
  11. HerbMeowing

    HerbMeowing Maven (1,295) Nov 10, 2010 Virginia
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    Why futz-around guessing?
    Ask the home brew shop who sold you the kit WTF (what the futz)?
     
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