tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722025371201713725.post4151541874718302395..comments2023-11-02T05:11:44.291-07:00Comments on A Beer on the Downs: Dry hopping for homebrewersdredpenguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00317014192310735266noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722025371201713725.post-2497996310778167112012-06-13T02:01:34.454-07:002012-06-13T02:01:34.454-07:00@mentaldental If you have facility to chill then t...@mentaldental If you have facility to chill then the pellets drop to the bottom and you can run off from above the yeast/hop bed or use an autosyphon into a bottling bucket/cornie<br /><br />@steve189 22g may be a bit light if you are looking for a real punch of flavours.<br /><br />@pdnc I'm not sure I trust oils, seems a bit "massive lager brewery" to me, although I am aware of some american micros who use hop oilsdredpenguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317014192310735266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722025371201713725.post-21612451497365707962012-06-13T01:50:55.962-07:002012-06-13T01:50:55.962-07:00I usually dry hop with whole leaf hops in cask. It...I usually dry hop with whole leaf hops in cask. It certainly takes two weeks to develop a proper dry hop aroma.<br /><br />I may have to try using pellets but they may be a pain in terms of blocking the tap/hop filter. We shall see...mentaldentalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226160741245530097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722025371201713725.post-18374796523971516322012-05-06T07:56:58.802-07:002012-05-06T07:56:58.802-07:00Interesting article indeed and I think I will give...Interesting article indeed and I think I will give the hop porridge, mush thing a try next time I "not so" dry hop a brew. I've dry hopped my <a href="http://fullgrainhomebrewery.blogspot.fr/2012/05/beer-label-design-all-grain-black-ipa.html" rel="nofollow">Black IPA</a> with all the Cascade I had left, only 22g alas so I think I may have underdone the dry hopping on an epic scale.Steve189https://www.blogger.com/profile/02171414265373571459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722025371201713725.post-14392042688078536262012-05-04T14:47:44.492-07:002012-05-04T14:47:44.492-07:00It is!!!!It is!!!!MPGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457398970561587138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722025371201713725.post-71490086561528944172012-04-17T23:35:47.977-07:002012-04-17T23:35:47.977-07:00Oh, btw... I think there is a flavour advantage to...Oh, btw... I think there is a flavour advantage to dry hopping with Real hops rather than Oils... but I've not experimented with oils enough.pdtnchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218008176728946551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722025371201713725.post-71713786410338931932012-04-17T23:33:40.679-07:002012-04-17T23:33:40.679-07:00I've just suggested your article as a good sou...I've just suggested your article as a good source of info on JimsBeerKit, hope you don't mind. http://www.jimsbeerkit.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=50136pdtnchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218008176728946551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722025371201713725.post-80791250664467462892012-04-16T03:22:02.167-07:002012-04-16T03:22:02.167-07:00That yeast bank sounds useful!That yeast bank sounds useful!dredpenguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317014192310735266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722025371201713725.post-53563718723173034932012-04-16T02:45:12.718-07:002012-04-16T02:45:12.718-07:00Hahaha, that just shows how long it is since I'...Hahaha, that just shows how long it is since I've been on the malt miller! I have sacks of malt under the stairs, LOADS of hops in the freezer, and a yeast bank 20 yards from my front door...MPGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457398970561587138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722025371201713725.post-88827104775910338612012-04-13T09:08:06.833-07:002012-04-13T09:08:06.833-07:00@pdtnc No I omitted hop oils, that is a whole othe...@pdtnc No I omitted hop oils, that is a whole other kettle of fish, not sure if I have made my mind up yet if i think they are a good or bad thing.<br /><br />@mpg I think the malt miller now had 17 kinds of pellet hops (including some new and interesting NZ ones) so they are starting to become available, I only use the purée when the pellets are not available.<br /><br />@Steve Interesting...not even sure if you would need to heat it...just blend with lots of water and then filter it off. ONe story told at the meeting was of someone who carried a bottle of hopped water around with him to bars so if he got a boring beer he could jazz it up a bit but putting in a splash of hopped water.dredpenguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317014192310735266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722025371201713725.post-76738019244940392162012-04-12T09:50:57.652-07:002012-04-12T09:50:57.652-07:00Very interesting. I have made hop vodka with citra...Very interesting. I have made hop vodka with citra and cascade with good results. Further to the hop puree \ hop tea ideas I wonder whether it might be interesting to make a watery hop puree, pressure cook for a few minutes and filter the tea into the corny when racking from the FV. This I think would deliver the aroma in a sterile and debris - free way..Steve Crawshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02637210923098975720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722025371201713725.post-26005956147662983972012-04-11T05:27:18.126-07:002012-04-11T05:27:18.126-07:00@pdtnc My experiments with hop oils have been very...@pdtnc My experiments with hop oils have been very underwhelming. I've raised this on jbk and the only person with anything good to say about them is Rob the malt miller (coincidentally). I wait to hear a better report before persevering with them. Viva real hops!MPGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457398970561587138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722025371201713725.post-14438273126273554842012-04-11T05:21:13.452-07:002012-04-11T05:21:13.452-07:00Cheers Pengo. I really like the hop puree idea, es...Cheers Pengo. I really like the hop puree idea, esp as pellets are not that common in the UK (are they?). Stirring leaf hops sounds like a great way to oxidise your beer. I've always just let them float on top, but it does feel like I'm not getting the best out of them. In the mood to do a hoppy monster now. Happy daze.MPGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457398970561587138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722025371201713725.post-62639727976840792902012-04-10T23:27:47.719-07:002012-04-10T23:27:47.719-07:00I've already dry hopped at 5-6g/L with whole h...I've already dry hopped at 5-6g/L with whole hops<br />5g/L worked especially well in this http://pdtnc.wordpress.com/2011/05/08/ag54-c-c-a-n/ I did give the hops a fair amount of stirring and squashing them against the side of the FV.<br /><br />The Hops on Toast thing, I won't be trying! ;)<br /><br />No mention of the Hop-Oils in your post, thats another experiment for another post maybe. I think I'd prefer real hops.pdtnchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218008176728946551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722025371201713725.post-85966994256746360352012-04-10T15:34:32.730-07:002012-04-10T15:34:32.730-07:00@MPG Yes just chuck them in, when you chill it dow...@MPG Yes just chuck them in, when you chill it down the hop debris will sink to the bottom, some will still float on top but if you transfer to bottling bucket then the top floaters will stick to the side of the fermenter as it drains.<br /><br />@pdtnc Would not recommend Hop purée on toast for two reasons Bitter as all hell and while it call it a purée it is a coarse really and you would get hop debris in your teeth! My feeling is that commercially the Kernel are looking for a fast turn around as possible so I suspect they overhop for a shorter time. Sounds like another experiment. 5g/L for 2 days vs 4g/L for 4 days.dredpenguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317014192310735266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722025371201713725.post-33147843279803106402012-04-10T09:57:33.361-07:002012-04-10T09:57:33.361-07:00Great article :) I'm sure I've gleaned a f...Great article :) I'm sure I've gleaned a few bits from it and confirmed what I'm doing with my homebrew :)<br /><br />I never thought to liquidize the hops to a puree, maybe I'll spread some on toast!!<br />The 2-4c bit is just to get the hop pellets to settle out in the FV, they do tend to float around a lot and can make it a pain when bottling or transferring to bottling bucket.<br />I'm quite surprised at the length of time quoted at Kernel for the dry hops being in, I'd say thats a bare minimum, though the longest I've done has been about a week.<br />I totally agree that Whole hops need a loads of stirring to get the best out of them.pdtnchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218008176728946551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722025371201713725.post-18917020270205912862012-04-10T00:47:01.267-07:002012-04-10T00:47:01.267-07:00When dry-hopping with pellets or 'hop puree...When dry-hopping with pellets or 'hop puree' do you just chuck them straight in the FV and rely on the fact that they will sink or put them in a hop sock?MPGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457398970561587138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722025371201713725.post-17880704300031569672012-04-03T07:10:03.571-07:002012-04-03T07:10:03.571-07:00Cheers Ben that chart is great. I'll dry hop s...Cheers Ben that chart is great. I'll dry hop some gin and we can compare notes next month!dredpenguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317014192310735266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722025371201713725.post-23249252129263026382012-04-03T06:47:56.166-07:002012-04-03T06:47:56.166-07:00Two things:
- you've inspired me to dry hop so...Two things:<br />- you've inspired me to dry hop some vodak, I'll let you know how that goes..<br />- My favorite hops chart for those who missed it way back http://zekeshore.com/hops_v1.12.png<br /><br />It was a really great talk, and I'm very much looking forward to some WBBC dry hopped monstrosities!benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00577690418643247192noreply@blogger.com