Next brew - using only late hops no bittering!

1 year ago | Nath (Moderator)

Hi all.

I got some Aurora hops from greg which are from the styrian family and I was having a play in beersmith when I wondered as these hops have that great aroma and a fiar punch (8.1aa) why not just late and dry hop?

Heres a comparison:-

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 23.00 L
Boil Size: 35.00 L
Estimated OG: 1.049 SG
Estimated Color: 9.5 EBC
Estimated IBU: 24.1 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.00 kg Pale Malt - Marris Otter (5.9 EBC) Grain 98.04 %
0.10 kg Wheat Malt, Ger (3.9 EBC) Grain 1.96 %
20.00 gm Aurora [8.10 %] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
20.00 gm Aurora [8.10 %] (75 min) Hops 17.2 IBU
40.00 gm Aurora [8.10 %] (30 min) (Aroma Hop-SteepHops -
20.00 gm Aurora [8.10 %] (12 min) Hops 6.9 IBU
1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale

and the late hop:-

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 23.00 L
Boil Size: 35.00 L
Estimated OG: 1.049 SG
Estimated Color: 9.5 EBC
Estimated IBU: 23.9 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.00 kg Pale Malt - Marris Otter (5.9 EBC) Grain 98.04 %
0.10 kg Wheat Malt, Ger (3.9 EBC) Grain 1.96 %
20.00 gm Aurora [8.10 %] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
80.00 gm Aurora [8.10 %] (10 min) Hops 23.9 IBU
1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale

Now as far as I can see its basically the same ibu and has more late hop additions, so what could go wrong?

That last bit was the question by the way! What could go wrong?

Should I still do a 90min boil, 80 min with nothing and then add in the last 10, or after a good hot break, say 25-30mins then chuck em in for 10.

Conditionin'/Drinkin' - OPA Pale
Conditionin' - LEB Pale
Conditionin' - Thwaits Nutty Black
Plannin' - A user upper!

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Responses

1
Greg:
Posted 1 year ago by Admin

I would add a small amount at the beginning. I can't remember the reason why but there is definitely a reason for it. Even if is around 5%. I think it keeps the boil under control. Lots of breweries in America are doing 95% hops in the last 15 mins with great results. You get a softer bitterness that way.

I've done a few brews with similar profiles and they worked well.

Planning:Maybe a lager.
Fermenting:
Conditioning:Pale with Styrians
Drinking:Cascade Pale Ale, Summer Lightning
2
simonb_13:
Posted 1 year ago by Member

There's a series of videos over at Basic Brewing where they experimented without hop all together. It may be of some use:

http://media.libsyn.com/media/basicbrewing/bbv05-15-08basemalt.mp4

There are three in all.

Planning: PJ Clone
Fermenting:
Condtioning: Twibute Clone
Drinking: 100% wheat, Fixby Gold
3
Tony:
Posted 1 year ago by Member

I have to go along with Greg, I'm sure I've read something about there being a need to bung in a (very) small amount at the beginning of the boil.

Other than that - go for it, looks like a great plan.

Beer will get you through the times of no money better than money will get you through the times of no beer
(with grateful thanks to the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and slightly adapted)
4
Nath:
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator

Righty, I will look for some more info then post a revised recipe! Ta peeps.

Conditionin'/Drinkin' - OPA Pale
Conditionin' - LEB Pale
Conditionin' - Thwaits Nutty Black
Plannin' - A user upper!