Wheeler V Beersmith Hop Calculation

[iowalad]

Notes from John Keeling Head Brewer at Fullers:

This resulted in a bitterness of 42.55 (the normal ESB target is 34).

Wheeler puts ESB at 35 and Pride at 30. Of course we don't know how Fullers calculates theirs!

http://rarebeerclub.beveragebistro.com/rbcbeer_12.html

Chiswick seems less hoppy to me than ESB mentally I always pegged it at around 27 but that is probably light for a bitter.

[bitter_dave]

The 1997 Real Ale Almanac, basd on information provided by the breweries, puts London Pride at 30 IBUs, ESB at 35, and Chiswick at 28. Harveys (38 IBUs) certainly tastes much more bitter to me than LP.

[steve_flack]

Chiswick is that low? I guess it must be the dry hopping and the lower gravity but it always tastes a lot more bitter than the other two to me. The other two are more malty than hoppy.

[iowalad]

Thanks for the info BD.


For you parti-gyle types:
http://www.maltosefalcons.com/recipes/20040901.php
A Fullers inspired recipe.