Hop leaf versus hop pellet

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Hop leaf versus hop pellet

Post by jacksbrewery » Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:38 pm

I am planning on doing an all grain brew shortly. I have recipes that specify the amount of leaf hops to use but have access to a supply of hop pellets (free!) so plan to use these instead. Is there a way of working out what weight of pellet to use instead of the specified weight of leaf hop?
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Re: Hop leaf versus hop pellet

Post by BarnsleyBrewer » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:44 pm

Hi,
Just to be on the safe side send me some hop pellets and I'll tell you if there O.K. :wink: :wink:
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Re: Hop leaf versus hop pellet

Post by Garth » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:49 pm

as long as the Alpha Acid is the same simply use the same weight in pellets as you would with flowers, but subtract 10% as you get better utilisation with pellets
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