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Date: 29 Oct 2006 23:09:55
From: Gwidman
Subject: Hops question
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I've been using pellet hops for everything, pretty much, but they clog all
my equipment, so I pretty much throw them into the primary with everything
else. The beer produced has been great but I'm wondering if I should filter
them out or use leaf hops instead. I've used some leaf hops in the past but
I don't think they've delivered on the bitterness units listed on the
package.
I'm in the process of building a 3 tier system, and want to have a method of
filtering out pellet hops trub, or going to a whole hops method.
Thanks for all your help.
gw
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Date: 29 Oct 2006 21:51:56
From:
Subject: Re: Hops question
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Gwidman wrote:
> I've been using pellet hops for everything, pretty much, but they clog all
> my equipment, so I pretty much throw them into the primary with everything
> else. The beer produced has been great but I'm wondering if I should filter
> them out or use leaf hops instead. I've used some leaf hops in the past but
> I don't think they've delivered on the bitterness units listed on the
> package.
>
> I'm in the process of building a 3 tier system, and want to have a method of
> filtering out pellet hops trub, or going to a whole hops method.
Are you using a siphon right now, or is this coming out of a spigot at
the bottom of the pot? I ask because you talk about your 3-tier plan,
so maybe you have something like this scheming already.
Normally I swirl around the last bits in the kettle in order to pile up
the sediment and give me a little spot to pull some more stuff out.
There's a techical term for this that eludes me. I just played with
whole hops today and found it filters things out pretty well by itself.
I just tilted the pot for the last bit and the siphon pretty much
sucked until there wasn't anymore liquid. It didn't stop from getting
clogged. One caution--It was a Belgian Wit and I tossed some of the
spices/peels in the pot so I had an extra amount of sediment.
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Date: 30 Oct 2006 17:03:22
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: Hops question
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On Sun, 29 2006 23:09:55 -0500, <gwidman@bellsouth.net > wrote:
> I've been using pellet hops for everything, pretty much, but they clog all
> my equipment, so I pretty much throw them into the primary with everything
> else. The beer produced has been great but I'm wondering if I should filter
> them out or use leaf hops instead. I've used some leaf hops in the past but
> I don't think they've delivered on the bitterness units listed on the
> package.
>
> I'm in the process of building a 3 tier system, and want to have a method of
> filtering out pellet hops trub, or going to a whole hops method.
I don't think the pellet trub hurts anything, other than clogging up
your equipment. I switched to hop plugs (similar to whole hops) a long
time ago though, because I found they are a lot easier to filter out.
John.
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Date: 30 Oct 2006 07:58:36
From: Dan Logcher
Subject: Re: Hops question
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Gwidman wrote:
> I've been using pellet hops for everything, pretty much, but they clog all
> my equipment, so I pretty much throw them into the primary with everything
> else. The beer produced has been great but I'm wondering if I should filter
> them out or use leaf hops instead. I've used some leaf hops in the past but
> I don't think they've delivered on the bitterness units listed on the
> package.
I've been using pellets for my boils up until Saturday when I used an ounce of
Cascade flowers for finishing. I wanted to try this to see if the flowers would
help filter the rest of the pellets when I siphon. As it turns out, they did
help filter out the sediment from the kettle, but it was harder to get the last
of liquid from the bottom. The hop flowers held back pools of wort even when I
tilted the kettle slightly to one side.
I would use flower in the boil if I had a pot with a spigot on it.. but will
probably hold off whenj siphoning.
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Dan
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Date: 31 Oct 2006 18:05:50
From: Thomas T. Veldhouse
Subject: Re: Hops question
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Gwidman <gwidman@bellsouth.net > wrote:
> I've been using pellet hops for everything, pretty much, but they clog all
> my equipment, so I pretty much throw them into the primary with everything
> else. The beer produced has been great but I'm wondering if I should filter
> them out or use leaf hops instead. I've used some leaf hops in the past but
> I don't think they've delivered on the bitterness units listed on the
> package.
>
> I'm in the process of building a 3 tier system, and want to have a method of
> filtering out pellet hops trub, or going to a whole hops method.
>
You need to use more hops when you use whole hops as there is less surface
area exposed to the wort. I forget the ratio off-hand. As far as what to use
for a three-tier system; I say use whole hops all the way. Buy them in bulk
from your favorite retailer or wholesaler (there are plenty of good choices on
the Internet). Buy a false bottom for your kettle and you should be all set,
just open the spigot and let 'ur rip.
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Thomas T. Veldhouse
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