Fwh?

I,m brewing Denny's Rye IPA right now (AG) and the hop schedule calls for a hop addition (FWH). What does that mean?

brick_haus said:

I,m brewing Denny's Rye IPA right now (AG) and the hop schedule calls for a hop addition (FWH). What does that mean?

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first wort hop.... meaning the one you put in right at 60 minutes usually.

wormraper said:

first wort hop.... meaning the one you put in right at 60 minutes usually.

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Even before that. Once you've done your first runnings into the boil kettle from your mash tun you'll want to add the hops.

berrywise said:

Even before that. Once you've done your first runnings into the boil kettle from your mash tun you'll want to add the hops.

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really??? I'd always heard that your first hop addition doesn't happen until you achieve a boil

wormraper said:

first wort hop.... meaning the one you put in right at 60 minutes usually.

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Actually it's the hops you put in the kettle as you start collecting your wort when lautering.

wormraper said:

first wort hop.... meaning the one you put in right at 60 minutes usually.

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First Wort Hopping is when you add the first addition at the beginning of the sparging process before the start of the boil.

Transamguy77 said:

First Wort Hopping is when you add the first addition at the beginning of the sparging process before the start of the boil.

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funky, I'd never seen a recipe have anything before the 60 minute start point so I didn't realize that, live and learn

wormraper said:

funky, I'd never seen a recipe have anything before the 60 minute start point so I didn't realize that, live and learn

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It's not a something done to often. We are all here to learn from each other

Transamguy77 said:

It's not a something done to often. We are all here to learn from each other

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what's the benefit of doing a FWH instead of just adding at the 60 min boil??

wormraper said:

what's the benefit of doing a FWH instead of just adding at the 60 min boil??

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It contributes a smoother perceived bitterness. Some have chosen to use FWH in place of the 60 minute addition and others do both.

Ops. I had the same question. I added it to the wort right when I lit the burner. So it ki da sat I. The wort before the boil or as long as it took to get to a boil. Is that close enough?

hmmmm, interesting. I just did a SMaSH IPA this last week so maybe I'll replicate it again doing a FWH instead of 60 minute addition

Thanks for the responses beer lovers.

wormraper said:

funky, I'd never seen a recipe have anything before the 60 minute start point so I didn't realize that, live and learn

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It's actually very commonly done, especially in IPAs, and APAs.

There are a lot of discussions about this on the forum, including one recently where we talked about some of the differences in opinion on the IBUs and perceived bitterness. A search should turn up a ton of additional info!

I'll have to search for it differently. I tried searching before I posted but nothing came up under FWH...