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Date: 30 Sep 2006 20:26:08
From: Karl S
Subject: Experiment: Hops of uncertain lineage
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I've got four one-quart zip-lock bags of nearly-dry hop cones in my
refrigerator, and I've been drying them in my oven, crushing them, and
re-bagging them for storage in my freezer.
These hops may be several different varieties, since the cone sizes were
all different. They were picked in North Bend, WA. I'd call them a
complete "wild card" as far as bitterness and aroma are concerned, but
they are indeed intensely bitter to the taste and most smell somewhere
between grapefruit peel and pine needles. At first I thought maybe
ceder, but I'll go with pine...
Now the thing is, I'm an extract-kit brewer, and all of the hops I've
used up to now have been in pellet form. I have a Listermann's American
Brown Ale kit here and was thinking to tossing in some of the fresh hop
cones at the end of the boil as aroma hops, while holding back an equal
weight of the pelleted hops. (Allowing for the weight difference of the
moisture in the fresh hops).
Is it okay to toss the cones in as-is, or do they need to be crushed
first - or is there some other alternative I've missed? I could toss in
some of the hops I've dried, I guess, but I wanted to see if fresh hops
produced a difference in flavor.
Karl S.
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Date: 02 Oct 2006 15:05:07
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: Experiment: Hops of uncertain lineage
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On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 20:26:08 -0400, <karls@sysmatrix.munged.net > wrote:
> Is it okay to toss the cones in as-is, or do they need to be crushed
> first - or is there some other alternative I've missed? I could toss in
> some of the hops I've dried, I guess, but I wanted to see if fresh hops
> produced a difference in flavor.
Toss them in "as-is", you don't need to crush them or anything. FWIW, fresh
hops (aka non-dried) tend to be pretty "grassy" flavorwise.
John.
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