As a novice! When & for how long do you add the hops? (I'm only on kits atm)!
How long?
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IainM
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Hi Steve.
Back when I was brewing kits, I'd often enhance them by dry hopping. Basically, find a suitable hop and quantity for the style and add to the fv 3 to 5 days or so before bottling. It would help if you can cold crash, as this would prevent issues with getting your tap/racking cane/sediment trap clogged up with hops. For a lager, 20g or so of a noble hop like saaz is good. For British ales, I'd suggest 25g or so of East Kent golding. For American IPAs, 100g of citra, amarillo, centennial, cascade, galaxy, chinook or mosaic, or a hop blend like Falconer's flight, make for a nice addition. Another option would be to make a hop tea for your kit.
Back when I was brewing kits, I'd often enhance them by dry hopping. Basically, find a suitable hop and quantity for the style and add to the fv 3 to 5 days or so before bottling. It would help if you can cold crash, as this would prevent issues with getting your tap/racking cane/sediment trap clogged up with hops. For a lager, 20g or so of a noble hop like saaz is good. For British ales, I'd suggest 25g or so of East Kent golding. For American IPAs, 100g of citra, amarillo, centennial, cascade, galaxy, chinook or mosaic, or a hop blend like Falconer's flight, make for a nice addition. Another option would be to make a hop tea for your kit.
Sorry for late reply! Newbie so, how do you make a hop tea? Probably a daft question!!
IainM
Landlord.
It's like dry hopping, but instead you get a mug or more of very hot water, but not boiling (~80C), chuck in the hops, wait 20 minutes and then pour the whole lot into your fv.
An Ankoù
Landlord.
Best way is to get one of those coffee makers with a plunger that holds the coffee (hops in this case) under the surface of the hot water. After a suitable infusion time- say 15 minutes- plunge to the bottom to constrain the hops and add to your beer. No need to let it cool any further as it won't raise the temperature of the whole mass of beer by any significant amount.
Thanks IanM & An Ankou, sounds like a plan, so with caffetiere thing, there won't be more added to the trub! Cheers both!
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