Hops - Post boil - How long ?

[Waffty]

Hi,

Got Graham's (Wheelers) new book last week & I have to say, for the extract brewer, it's an excellent reference, especially, when used with BeerEngine of BeerSmith software.

Anyways, I'm looking at a brew that requires a Post boil hop'ing, which I understand is adding hops to the wort, when the heat is off & the temp around 80 degress C but for how long ? Also, what's the risks of leaving the hops to steep, as isn't there a risk, that wort could be infected, if the wort isn't rapidly cooled to below 30 degrees C ?

Thanks.
Darren

[Digby Swift]

I do 20 to 30 minutes of it and then turn on the cooler again. This has resulted in clearer boiler run off for me and the yeast head has been alot cleaner so it is probably of benefit. Allowing longer for the hops and trub to settle out creates a better filter bed. Try not to worry too much about contamination, just make sure nothing can fall in.

If this still worries you just skip it out and chuck in some dry hops in secondary/cask.

[Waffty]

I do 20 to 30 minutes of it and then turn on the cooler again. This has resulted in clearer boiler run off for me and the yeast head has been alot cleaner so it is probably of benefit. Allowing longer for the hops and trub to settle out creates a better filter bed. Try not to worry too much about contamination, just make sure nothing can fall in.

If this still worries you just skip it out and chuck in some dry hops in secondary/cask.

Digby Swift, many thanks for that, just the info I was looking for, my stock pot has a lid, so I'm not too worried about popping that on for the cooling, post boil hop'ing, to stop anything getting in.

Can't wait for brew day, just waiting for a BES order & a stock pot thermometer (with is stuck with UPS ) to finish off my kit & I'll be ready to go

Thanks again.

[Digby Swift]

No problem hope all goes well

[alefric]

I do 20 to 30 minutes of it and then turn on the cooler again. This has resulted in clearer boiler run off for me and the yeast head has been alot cleaner so it is probably of benefit. Allowing longer for the hops and trub to settle out creates a better filter bed. Try not to worry too much about contamination, just make sure nothing can fall in.

If this still worries you just skip it out and chuck in some dry hops in secondary/cask.

Digby Swift, many thanks for that, just the info I was looking for, my stock pot has a lid, so I'm not too worried about popping that on for the cooling, post boil hop'ing, to stop anything getting in.

Can't wait for brew day, just waiting for a BES order & a stock pot thermometer (with is stuck with UPS ) to finish off my kit & I'll be ready to go

Thanks again.

Don't leave the lid on when cooling Waffty it can cause harsh flavours in your beer (Guess how i know!!) there was some good advice from Aleman on this subject in the all grain section of the forum.

Good luck and Happy brewing.

Andrew

[Waffty]

Thanks for the tip.

I'd read that the lid needs to be off, during the boil + it kind of made sense to leave it off, during the post boil hop'ing, given that it's pretty much the same process but I'll deffo take the hint of leaving it off during the cool, as I'd hate to get that far down the line & cock it up

Thanks.
Darren.