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Date: 30 Jun 2006 04:09:30
From: Adam Preble
Subject: Aging pellet hops
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I need to rapidly age some pellet hops for a plambic I'm preparing soon.
All the recipes use whole hops, but I managed to get a pound grab bag
from Austin homebrew today. I was going in for vintage saaz and left
with an assortment. I read that the pellets can be aged if ground down
and warmed in the oven for about six hours. Does this sound right?
Also, would I get a cheese odor this way?
For 15 gallons of beer, I'm using 4 ounces of spalt pellets (5% AA) and
2 ounces of Sterling (5.2% AA). Saaz tends to run lower in alpha acids,
so should I bake longer?
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Date: 30 Jun 2006 08:28:27
From: PaulK
Subject: Re: Aging pellet hops
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Adam Preble wrote:
> I need to rapidly age some pellet hops for a plambic I'm preparing soon.
> All the recipes use whole hops, but I managed to get a pound grab bag
> from Austin homebrew today. I was going in for vintage saaz and left
> with an assortment. I read that the pellets can be aged if ground down
> and warmed in the oven for about six hours. Does this sound right?
> Also, would I get a cheese odor this way?
>
> For 15 gallons of beer, I'm using 4 ounces of spalt pellets (5% AA) and
> 2 ounces of Sterling (5.2% AA). Saaz tends to run lower in alpha acids,
> so should I bake longer?
So long as you don't have any threat of rain, you can spread them out
on a sheet pan and let them sit in the sun for a few days.
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Date: 30 Jun 2006 05:44:08
From: Mark R
Subject: Re: Aging pellet hops
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"Adam Preble" <rockobonaparte@hotmail.com > wrote in message
news:_t1pg.5784$Bh.1698@tornado.texas.rr.com...
> I need to rapidly age some pellet hops for a plambic I'm preparing soon.
> All the recipes use whole hops, but I managed to get a pound grab bag
> from Austin homebrew today. I was going in for vintage saaz and left
> with an assortment. I read that the pellets can be aged if ground down
> and warmed in the oven for about six hours. Does this sound right?
> Also, would I get a cheese odor this way?
First time I've ever heard of that. For what purpose would you want to age
the pellets? It's my understanding that the IBUs drop as they age. I've
never brewed a Plambic or researched one, does it have something to do with
the style?
Mark R
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Date: 30 Jun 2006 10:11:00
From: (East Bay) Phil
Subject: Re: Aging pellet hops
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Mark R wrote:
> "Adam Preble" <rockobonaparte@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:_t1pg.5784$Bh.1698@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>> I need to rapidly age some pellet hops for a plambic I'm preparing soon.
>> All the recipes use whole hops, but I managed to get a pound grab bag
>> from Austin homebrew today. I was going in for vintage saaz and left
>> with an assortment. I read that the pellets can be aged if ground down
>> and warmed in the oven for about six hours. Does this sound right?
>> Also, would I get a cheese odor this way?
>
> First time I've ever heard of that. For what purpose would you want to age
> the pellets? It's my understanding that the IBUs drop as they age. I've
> never brewed a Plambic or researched one, does it have something to do with
> the style?
You want almost no AA, but you still want the preservative effects.
P
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Date: 30 Jun 2006 14:23:25
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: Aging pellet hops
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On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 05:44:08 -0500, <marknorayspam@noev1spam.net > wrote:
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> "Adam Preble" <rockobonaparte@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:_t1pg.5784$Bh.1698@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>> I need to rapidly age some pellet hops for a plambic I'm preparing soon.
>> All the recipes use whole hops, but I managed to get a pound grab bag
>> from Austin homebrew today. I was going in for vintage saaz and left
>> with an assortment. I read that the pellets can be aged if ground down
>> and warmed in the oven for about six hours. Does this sound right?
>> Also, would I get a cheese odor this way?
>
> First time I've ever heard of that. For what purpose would you want to age
> the pellets? It's my understanding that the IBUs drop as they age. I've
> never brewed a Plambic or researched one, does it have something to do with
> the style?
Yes, intentionally aging the hops is unique to the Lambic style. Lambics
are pretty "weird", to say the least. Most of the normal rules of
homebrewing get turned upside down.
John.
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Date: 30 Jun 2006 10:13:10
From: (East Bay) Phil
Subject: Re: Aging pellet hops
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Adam Preble wrote:
> I need to rapidly age some pellet hops for a plambic I'm preparing soon.
> All the recipes use whole hops, but I managed to get a pound grab bag
> from Austin homebrew today. I was going in for vintage saaz and left
> with an assortment. I read that the pellets can be aged if ground down
> and warmed in the oven for about six hours. Does this sound right?
> Also, would I get a cheese odor this way?
Putterburge Farms sells debittered hop pellets for pLambics. I'd still
let them sit a while, though. They are cheesy, but you won't notice by
the time it's 'done' fermenting. hopsdirect.com. no affiliation.
P
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