ScubaSteve
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Hey All-
Been searching for this but I can't seem to get a good answer.
With all this talk about a 100% pellet hop bill clogging every type of screen devised....I want to start using more whole/leaf hops. I'm probably going to get a Chillzilla and don't want any drama with clogging, etc. I really want to go back to just throwing my hops right in the boil, because I suspect my hop bags are restraining my hop character.
Question: What's the conversion for leaf and whole hops if you've been using pellets? 2 oz. of pellet hops is a fair amount.....does 2 oz of whole hops provide the same amount of bitterness?
Also, how do you whole hop users account for water absorption. Add an extra liter of water? Last time I used whole hops I was pissed because they caused me to undershoot my target volume in a major way.
Been searching for this but I can't seem to get a good answer.
With all this talk about a 100% pellet hop bill clogging every type of screen devised....I want to start using more whole/leaf hops. I'm probably going to get a Chillzilla and don't want any drama with clogging, etc. I really want to go back to just throwing my hops right in the boil, because I suspect my hop bags are restraining my hop character.
Question: What's the conversion for leaf and whole hops if you've been using pellets? 2 oz. of pellet hops is a fair amount.....does 2 oz of whole hops provide the same amount of bitterness?
Also, how do you whole hop users account for water absorption. Add an extra liter of water? Last time I used whole hops I was pissed because they caused me to undershoot my target volume in a major way.