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kal Forum Administrator
Joined: 12 Dec 2010 Posts: 11123 Location: Ottawa, Canada
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John Smith
Joined: 23 May 2013 Posts: 5 Location: Seattle
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Link Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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Kal,
This looks like a great recipe. I'm brewing this week, so will use this, but change it up as you are thinking by using FWH, late addition, and dry. The LHA at 1 minute to tame some of the grassy flavors. I am set up for 5-6 gallon batches so will use around 6 to 7 ounces of hops. Of the two yeasts you used, which one accented the hops and less malt?
Thanks!
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kal Forum Administrator
Joined: 12 Dec 2010 Posts: 11123 Location: Ottawa, Canada
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Link Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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John Smith wrote: | Of the two yeasts you used, which one accented the hops and less malt? |
I found WY1056 (liquid), and US-05 (dry) to be identical after having kegged and conditioned a month. I stick with US-05 as it's easier to manage and less expensive.
I still have to confirm 100% with WLP001 as well (same strain, likely identical).
Kal
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ercousin
Joined: 11 Nov 2013 Posts: 13 Location: Toronto, ON
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Link Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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What steel bowl is that? Shiny!
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kal Forum Administrator
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Link Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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The bowl with the hops in it? I believe it was from Ikea.
Kal
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kal Forum Administrator
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Link Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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I believe so (not sure). I remember that they come in various sizes.
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stickyfinger
Joined: 04 May 2014 Posts: 176 Location: hudson valley, NY
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Kal, Do you have any further experience with hop stands? Do you think they are better at maximizing hop character than other methods? Lately, I've been wondering what is the best practice to maximize hop character. Is there a magical time to add the hops at the end of the boil? Maybe the taste buds become overwhelmed with hoppiness, and it all balances out at some point? Also, the quality of the hops has to be super important as well. I KNOW that dry hopping is critical to getting that super rich resiny hop character from experience. Have you tried just doing a dry-hop bomb beer without much in the way of boil hops?
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kal Forum Administrator
Joined: 12 Dec 2010 Posts: 11123 Location: Ottawa, Canada
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Link Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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I haven't done a ton of experimentation with hop stands - most of my beers in the last year have been repeats of existing recipes and a few new clones that didn't call for stands. Not sure there's any magical "do this one thing and it'll be best" solution.
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LastCall
Joined: 10 Jun 2011 Posts: 3 Location: Chicago (South Suburbs)
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Link Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 6:55 pm Post subject: Hopstand |
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Kal,
I found your whole adventure to be very interesting. Thanks. I was wondering. Since hop oil isomerization is almost zero below 175F, why not take care of the bittering with a small hop addition during the boil so the IBU's can be easily calculated. Then cool the wort to 175, add the hopstand/whirlpool hops and hold the 175 for the duration of the stand? Any additional bittering should be minimal and you could still enjoy the flavor/aroma benefits.
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kal Forum Administrator
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That's not the experiment I wanted to try, but that's certainly an interesting experiment you could do. If you try it, please let us know the results.
Kal
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