Hop %

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Daznz
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Hop %

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Hi
In my recipe .. it asks for Nelson sauvin hops 15g @ 12.7% mine are 9.5% should i add a little more of them or will this not change the % ? if it does how much more should i put in.
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chris.
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By my calc's 15g @ 12.7% for a 60min boil, in 23 liters will give you 26ibu. 20g @ 9.5% should give you roughly the same.
Last edited by chris. on Sunday Oct 07, 2007 12:12 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Daznz
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Post by Daznz »

Cheers for that 20g will be the go then
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