Hopping mad?
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dopejack
Hopping mad?
I've got a Batemans XXXB that I'm going to transfer to a secondary tommorow, but I do like it hoppy, and I've got some Target hops in the freezer that I'm thinking about dry hopping it with. Bad idea?
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Re: Hopping mad?
Target hops are classed as a bittering hop & have a reputation for a harsh aroma if used as a late/dry hop. You would probably be better off using a aroma hop, ie goldings/fuggles for dry hopping.
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196osh
Re: Hopping mad?
You dont have to sterlise hops because they have innately anti-bacterial properties. You have to sanitize the muslin bag that you will be dry hopping in, boiling it for 15 mins should cover that.
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quiff
Re: Hopping mad?
Ah ok, that makes sense. Thanks 196.
Is there an ideal length of time to dry hop? and how much should I use? I guess that depends on the hop variety really.
I have a brew in the fv now which I started on saturday. I'm thinking about racking it to secondary after a week to remove the trub (long story but there's a lot of it
) Could I add a couple of grams of fuggles (it's a fuggles based brew and I don't want to add any different flavours to it) and leave it in secondary for a week and then bottle?
Will just a couple of grams make much of a difference or should I be bolder?
Thanks for any thoughts
Chris
Is there an ideal length of time to dry hop? and how much should I use? I guess that depends on the hop variety really.
I have a brew in the fv now which I started on saturday. I'm thinking about racking it to secondary after a week to remove the trub (long story but there's a lot of it
) Could I add a couple of grams of fuggles (it's a fuggles based brew and I don't want to add any different flavours to it) and leave it in secondary for a week and then bottle?Will just a couple of grams make much of a difference or should I be bolder?
Thanks for any thoughts
Chris
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196osh
Re: Hopping mad?
1-2 weeks seems to be the order of things for dry hopping. I am going to dry hop my Imperial IPA for 10 days.
With regards to amounts. I would say thats up to you, the sort of starting point seems to be around 10 grams. There is no limit really on how many hops you can use. I for example am using 90grams of a combination of simcoe, centennial and chinook to dry hop my IIPA.
An idea might be chuck in 10g of dry hops and taste it after a few days, you can always pull out the bag if you feel its overpowering and always add more if you feel it could do with more of a hop kick.
With regards to amounts. I would say thats up to you, the sort of starting point seems to be around 10 grams. There is no limit really on how many hops you can use. I for example am using 90grams of a combination of simcoe, centennial and chinook to dry hop my IIPA.
An idea might be chuck in 10g of dry hops and taste it after a few days, you can always pull out the bag if you feel its overpowering and always add more if you feel it could do with more of a hop kick.
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quiff
Re: Hopping mad?
great stuff. I'll do just that.
Thanks for your help.
(That IPA sounds fantastic, kinda punk IPA-ish???)
Thanks for your help.
(That IPA sounds fantastic, kinda punk IPA-ish???)
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196osh
Re: Hopping mad?
Sort of but more along the lines of the Hardcore IPA. Is pretty much the same abv, mines should finish about 9.5% and 150IBUs.
300grams of hops in 16.5 Litres.
300grams of hops in 16.5 Litres.
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leigh1919
Re: Hopping mad?
interesting stuff about tasting it along the way - I didnt think about that, Am planning an IPA in the New year so Dry hopping's a must, I reckon. If it works, I may indeed use it for all of my beers, as i'm missing aroma at the moment.
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quiff
Re: Hopping mad?
300g !! That's a shed load of hops. Does it ever get to the stage where it can taste a bit medicinal?
I'm not a lover of really high bitterness in ales but I do like a lot of hop aroma
I'm not a lover of really high bitterness in ales but I do like a lot of hop aroma