The factor of alpha acids extracted from hops during boiling compared to the theoretical maximum. Typical utilization is 0.2-0.3. All things being equal, a lower gravity wort and longer boil times contribute to greater utilization.
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Does wort gravity affect hop utilization?
My understanding is that wort gravity does not affect hop utilization. Instead, a larger boil volume will increase hop utilization, while a higher amount of break material will lower hop utilization. This would mean that for all grain batches,…
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Is bitterness extraction dependent on wort volume?
Supposing I boil the same amount of hops in the same wort (same SG, for the same time, let's say one hour), separately into two pans:
One with 10L wort, and x grams of hops
One with 1L wort and x grams of hops
Should I expect different amount of…
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