Because I tend to get a high efficiency (especially in the mash), I have recently been scaling published recipes (using Beersmith 3).
Although I'm now getting the right gravity I'm beginning to find my beers slightly too bitter, especially the paler ones.
Is this because reducing the grains makes the taste less 'malty' so the hops also need to be scaled back in order to keep the overall balance?
If so, is there a better approach than trial-and-error to work out the hop reduction?
Thanks @TETB
Although I'm now getting the right gravity I'm beginning to find my beers slightly too bitter, especially the paler ones.
Is this because reducing the grains makes the taste less 'malty' so the hops also need to be scaled back in order to keep the overall balance?
If so, is there a better approach than trial-and-error to work out the hop reduction?
Thanks @TETB