Screwed up hops timing

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  1. HerbMeowing

    HerbMeowing Maven (1,295) Nov 10, 2010 Virginia
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    Seldom do any of them turn out real well. Welcome aboard.

    Cut your losses and get busy on the next batch.
    Keep On Brewin'
     
    #21 HerbMeowing, Jan 3, 2016
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  2. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    In the real world, you can't even get to 130 IBUs using standard brewing practices. Above 65 IBUs, the standard Tinseth model starts to break down, because each additional IBU is harder to produce than the one before it. But most calculators don't consider that. You're probably looking at something around 80 real IBUs.
     
    #22 VikeMan, Jan 3, 2016
  3. KirstinStone

    KirstinStone Aspirant (201) Dec 3, 2014 California

    So I just wanted to report back.

    I couldn't bear to just drain all of that could be maybe decent beer. So I fermented. I dry hopped. I bottled.

    AND IT'S TOTALLY DRINKABLE.

    So thank you to those of you who kept me off the ledge on brew day. I have my own beer to drink now!
     
    #23 KirstinStone, Feb 10, 2016
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  4. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    Happy accident! Generally screw ups with malt/hops aren't going to be a total disaster.

    Typically only problems with fermentation, infection, or non-traditional ingredients could result in beer being "undrinkable".
     
    #24 jmdrpi, Feb 11, 2016
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