Over the last few months I have been trying to improve an IPA recipe, which has resulted in additional steps/ingredients with each brew and I think I now need to simplify to get back to basics.
Currently adding hops at four stages:
1) bittering hops at the start of the boil (tick - happy days)
2) hops ten minutes before the end of the boil
3) hops at flameout
4) hop stand for 10/20 minutes when cooled to 80 degrees
No dry hops
Question:
What are the advantages/disadvantages of the different steps 2-4 above, and if simplified these into a single addition, which one?
If the only difference is the amount of bittering extracted could this not be compensated for at state 1?
Any thoughts/help out there appreciated.
Currently adding hops at four stages:
1) bittering hops at the start of the boil (tick - happy days)
2) hops ten minutes before the end of the boil
3) hops at flameout
4) hop stand for 10/20 minutes when cooled to 80 degrees
No dry hops
Question:
What are the advantages/disadvantages of the different steps 2-4 above, and if simplified these into a single addition, which one?
If the only difference is the amount of bittering extracted could this not be compensated for at state 1?
Any thoughts/help out there appreciated.