I'm in the middle of preparing a recipe and brewing, and while looking at my inventory of hops, I noticed that my Magnum hops (from Freshops) has an alpha acid percent of just 3.7% whereas the BTP database lists Magnum as having an AA% of 14.5%. That is a HUGE disparity, so either Freshops is selling Magnum hops that are seriously deficient in alpha acids, or have mislabeled my hops (should it say 13.7% instead of 3.7%?), or else the value in the BTP database is way off. Can someone please check this?
Thanks.
Cheers.
Bill Velek
Please check the Hops database re 'Magnum'
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Please check the Hops database re 'Magnum'
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14.5% should be a good number to go with...
The AA% checks out Bill. According to the Freshops varieties page.
14.5% should be a good number to go with. Looks like it may be a problem with the printing on the package.
Thanks,
Lathe
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14.5% should be a good number to go with. Looks like it may be a problem with the printing on the package.
Thanks,
Lathe
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Thanks, everyone.
I've remarked my label by adding a "1" in front of the 3.7. Apparently just a simple mistake, and I'm okay with it. Just wanted to check. Thanks.
Cheers.
Bill Velek
Cheers.
Bill Velek
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