Friday, April 13, 2007

Another experiment. . .

From John Palmer's How to Brew.

"This brings up a good question, how bitter is bitter? Well, in terms of IBUs, 20 to 40 is considered to be the typical international range. North American light beers, like Coorsú, have a bitterness of only 10-15 IBUs. More bitter imported light beers, like Heinekenú, have a bitterness closer to 20-25. American microbrews like Samuel Adam Boston Lagerú have a bitterness of about 30 IBUs. Strong bitter ales like Anchor Liberty Aleú and Sierra Nevada Celebration Aleú have bitterness of 45 or more."

I just made a recipe for a beer that has an IBU of >100. Skeered?

1 comments:

Polar Bear said...

I ain't skared.