Brew UK Forum | General Brewing Discussions
How to choose bittering hops
Hi guys
Me again, am planning a mini brew tomorrow on my day off and am thinking of doing an IPA with more than one type of hop in it.
I'm planning on chucking a bit of nelson sauvin 13%,galaxy 14% and citra 13% to make a punchy/fruity beer high IBU beer (gonna go with 65 as thus far my brew's aint as punchy as i like), gonna follow a similar recipe to my single hop galaxy IPA i put in a previous post only half the yeild.
Question is i'm what hop would i be best using as a bittering (1st addition hop) hop, i would like to get the most out my hops and thinking the less I put in for just bittering the bigger the flavor I'll get utilizing the hops more at the end of the boil ???
Im gonna do a 60min boil, and bittering hops at 60min, flavour and aroma at 15mins with irish moss and finally steep for 30 mina
Thanks for the advice
Sam
Responses
Posted 1 year ago by Admin
Personally I don't think it makes much difference so I would use the highest alpha and a small amount.
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
i aggree with greg there, dosnt really matter but everyone has their favourites. I like challenger for ales, and Magnum is a good bittering hop due to the high aa.
Plannin'-
Loads a beer after an upgrade!
nathbrew@gmail.com
Posted 1 year ago by Member
Just out of curiosity, what does Irish Moss used for??
Fermenting - Coopers Canadian Blonde
Conditioning - Coopers Pilsner, Coopers English Bitter
Drinking - None
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
Irish moss is used to get a lot of "le crap" to stick together into larger lumps and drop out before transferring the wort to the fermenter. Typically you will use it 15mins from end of boil.
Plannin'-
Loads a beer after an upgrade!
nathbrew@gmail.com
Reply
You must log in to post.