loss of hop flavour in a cornie

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Frisfur

loss of hop flavour in a cornie

Post by Frisfur » Wed May 13, 2009 4:03 pm

I am suffering from the loss of hop flavour from anything I put in a cornie
I put plenty of flavour hops in at 80c and aroma at flame out

Theres loads of flavour and aroma when it goes in the cornie

But When I taste them from 2 weeks onwards I get nothing :(

I have read other people have had this problem.

I Keg straight from the FV after 10 days and put 50g of sugar in the cornie . I only pressurise to 3-5 PSi whilst conditioning
Should I be pressurising and adding sugar? Is there anything else I can do without resorting to bottles

Any ideas ?
Thanks

Chris

Whorst

Re: loss of hop flavour in a cornie

Post by Whorst » Wed May 13, 2009 4:05 pm

What yeast do you use?

DarloDave

Re: loss of hop flavour in a cornie

Post by DarloDave » Wed May 13, 2009 4:17 pm

Im using us05 for the first time, and I've never noticed a hop smell so prominent coming from the FV

Frisfur

Re: loss of hop flavour in a cornie

Post by Frisfur » Wed May 13, 2009 4:19 pm

I have used S04 and hop back yeast

Do you reckon SO5 worth a go/

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Re: loss of hop flavour in a cornie

Post by arturobandini » Wed May 13, 2009 4:39 pm

Use US-05 or Danstar Nottingham for a more pronounced hop profile. It you believe it's specific to the Cornelius kegging then perhaps dry hop in the keg with some aroma hops.

Just had another taster , just checking carbonation honest!, of a single malt, single hop beer brewed with Nottingham and it has good aroma and good hop flavour. It's been in there going on two weeks now and if anything it's starting to refine itself a little better so the hop bitterness and flavour are mellowed but not subdued/gone.
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RabMaxwell

Re: loss of hop flavour in a cornie

Post by RabMaxwell » Wed May 13, 2009 5:48 pm

Hello Fisfur this has been noticed by quite a few on here me included that's why i dry hop most of my beers.If you are not going to drink a beer that you have just kegged for a few months open it up & dry hop it a week before you tap it.Also if you find you are getting a fresh cut grass flavour from whole hops dry hopped try using pellet hops instead. :D

Frisfur

Re: loss of hop flavour in a cornie

Post by Frisfur » Wed May 13, 2009 6:53 pm

thanks Rab I will give a try and give an upate

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