Where do you do that in the program?I'm at about 4,000ft. elev. and set my hop utilization to 90% rather than the default 100%. Nothing scientific about this, just that I feel the bitterness of my beers more closely match similar commercial beers with this adjustment.
Based on what you are doing in beersmith, what percent reduction would you use? Thanks for your input. Hopefully, the developers are looking at this too
I found this on another forum posted by IowaStateFan
"Okay here is the formula that I use to adjust the hops utilization for altitude. I found it here: http://www.realbeer.com/hops/FAQ.html
Divide the utilization by ((altitude in feet/550)*.02)+1) so at 5000' you would divide your utilization by 1.18 which is a reduces your utilization by approx 15%.
For me at 9100' I get 25% less utilization."
I'm in Aurora at 6,000. Just go for the high end of the range for the style and you'll be fine.Hello,
Is there a way to adjust for hop utilization at elevation, say Denver at 5,280? I know you can adjust for FWH and whirlpool. It would be nice if there was a way to set it for my profile.
Thoughts?
You should look at some of the purists post on home brew talk, say one word wrong and they pounce all over you with exact factsI’ll let you in on a little secret, thunderwagn. Homebrewers love to fuss over everything!
I’ll let you in on a little secret, thunderwagn. Homebrewers love to fuss over everything!
That's why I'm here, not there.You should look at some of the purists post on home brew talk, say one word wrong and they pounce all over you with exact facts
Water boils at about 200 degrees. Theoretically we should see a decrease in utilization. But they brew in Leadville at 10,200 feet so I don't worry about it here, I just use experience and it tells me to use the high end of the scale.This is something I've never heard of or even considered? I'm a little over 5,000 here and the only adjustment I ever compensate for is keg carbing.
Lower carbonation, too.This is something I've never heard of or even considered? I'm a little over 5,000 here and the only adjustment I ever compensate for is keg carbing.
You should look at some of the purists post on home brew talk, say one word wrong and they pounce all over you with exact facts