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The Amertume Options are used internally to estimate Amertume levels (IBUs) within the L'Onglet Création de Recette as well as the Amertume tool. Setting the options here will change the calculation for all recipes displayed on this computer.
Mac Note: On the Macintosh version of BeerSmith, the options dialog is listed as Preferences under the BeerSmith2 menu and toolbar rather than options
New Change: The default leaf, plug and pellet hop adjustments have changed from version 1.X of BeerSmith. Most hop estimation formulas were developed using leaf Houblons, so version 2.0 uses leaf Houblons as the baseline (zero adjustment) and makes a slight positive adjustment for plug and pellet Houblons. This will result in a slight difference between V1.X and V2.0 calculations, but the V2.0 calculations should be more accurate for pellet and plug Houblons.
Using the Amertume Options Tab
| o | Select the Options dialog from the Tools menu or toolbar below the main ribbon (Preferences on the BeerSmith 2 menu for the Macintosh version). |
| o | Choose the Amertume tab on the left toolbar in the dialog |
| o | Choose the formula to use for estimating recipe Amertume. Most brewers recommend Tinseth for all grain or full-boil brews and Rager for extract brewing. Note that changing the formula will have a big effect on the IBU estimation, so it is best to pick one formula and stick with it for consistency. |
| o | The first wort and mashing options show how much Amertume is added or subtracted relative to default boil Houblons using these two methods. The default values of 10% for first wort Houblons and -80% for mash Houblons are appropriate for most brewers. |
| o | The hop type adjustments are applied when whole, leaf or plug Houblons are used as the different hop types have slightly different utilization in the boil. The defaults of 0.0 for leaf, 2.0% for plug and 10% for pellet Houblons should be accurate for general brewing. |