Brew Smith

[mtsoxfan]

I was going over a couple of recipes today, and thought something was wrong. Using Brew Smith, entering hops info, what they listed for alpha is different from hop packaging. Specifically, Northern Brewer. They list 7 and packaging lists 9.6. Has anyone run into this before?

I ony caught it because when redoing a recipe, the hop IBU seemed low. Since they don't list Galaxy, I went to Generic, which defaults to 10. I manually entered 15 as paackage states. I then decided, with all my free time, to double check other recipes...

I only use Brew Smith as a reference, my results are usually different from what I pull from them...

[BlackDuck]

Yea..It's quite common for the numbers to be different than the software. In fact the alpha number can differ for the same hop from one year to the next. I always adjust my numbers in the software after I buy the hops to get the most accurate numbers I can.

Edit....Only once have the numbers been so far off that I actually had to adjust the amounts that I used.

[Brewbirds]

+1 to Bd's post if you are using a design software always change the input to match the AA's that are on your package from what shows as a default in the database to be accurate .
This can also apply to some grains or UME's if the analysis sheet is available to you ( buying name Umes).
Some suppliers buy in bulk and personalize, resize/package DME/LME relabel so don't provide the data like a Bries data sheet might offer for brewers who are into details.

[mtsoxfan]

Thanks for the info. I know it is an entry level program, I get what I pay for, and that's all I need. I'l keep an eye open for hop values.