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In BeerSmith, under Tools\Options\Bitterness, you can set the adjustment for FWH. The default is plus 10%, but I've read many posts lately about the smoother flavor and smoother bittering actually having a negative impact on the perception of bittering. I.e., it's much smoother, so it seems lower.
I do FWH a lot, believe it's smoother, and have gotten "not bitter enough" comments on two ESBs, so I'm thinking the perception of lower bitterness is true.
Has anyone changed that FWH utilization setting to a negative number? I am going to try minus 15% on an ESB this week, and also split the hops between FWH and 60-minutes. (Caveat: this will be on entirely new outdoor system, so comparisons will be muddled.)
I do FWH a lot, believe it's smoother, and have gotten "not bitter enough" comments on two ESBs, so I'm thinking the perception of lower bitterness is true.
Has anyone changed that FWH utilization setting to a negative number? I am going to try minus 15% on an ESB this week, and also split the hops between FWH and 60-minutes. (Caveat: this will be on entirely new outdoor system, so comparisons will be muddled.)