Whirlpool Temperature

[Lynx Brewery]

My Punk IPA recipe calls for some whirlpool hop additions.

What temperature should I reduce the wort to after the boil to add these hops?

 

[Sadfield]

I go around 75°C, which is below the temperature where SMM is converted to DMS (c82°C). Or even lower with some hops like Amarillo, IIRC ones high in orange flavours from myrcene, which volatiles around 65°c.

 

[The Baron]

I would go with Sadfield on that 75c to 65c is where it is best IMO. Less bitterness and more flavour

 

[Lynx Brewery]

Thanks both.

 

[Clint]

Brew Dog dry hop at 14c. If you're following the one I did...

 

[Brew_DD2]

Brew Dog dry hop at 14c. If you're following the one I did...

OP asked about whirlpool additions.

 

[Clint]

You are very correct but as its a Punk clone...which I did hint at why I added the information.
After all..for us indulging in the clone wars its vital to get everything exactly right then when the beer turns out absolutely nothing like what we're trying to achieve its obviously someone else's fault.

 

[Braufather]

I go around 75°C, which is below the temperature where SMM is converted to DMS (c82°C). Or even lower with some hops like Amarillo, IIRC ones high in orange flavours from myrcene, which volatiles around 65°c.

Thats good to know. I never whirlpool less than 70-75 and go heavy.This could explain the strong orange flavour a few of my IPAs have had.

 

[DocAnna]

Personally I go for 78-80C but don’t hold it there so it will fall over the period of time required for a hop stand/whirlpool.

 

[Agentgonzo]

Personally I go for 78-80C but don’t hold it there so it will fall over the period of time required for a hop stand/whirlpool.

How long do you whirlpool for?

 

[DocAnna]

How long do you whirlpool for?

20-40 min usually though going for 30 today. The isomerisation conversion rate of hops at this temperature is a lot lot slower than during the boil. My main reason for using this temperature is that it’s the one quoted in just about all the recipe texts I’ve seen.