intrepidbrewer
Member
- Joined
- Jan 6, 2013
- Messages
- 11
- Reaction score
- 0
Just kegged an all Chinook IPA, not real happy with hop flavor and aroma(lacking), anyone done a hop tea? I tried it once and got a very grassy flavor. Any ideas?
Hop Tea?
- Thread starter intrepidbrewer
- Start date
Help Support Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum:
swackattack
Well-Known Member
Nope...but you could dry hop in keg
Sometimes I do hop tea in a French Press, depends on the style. Watch the temperature and the pH.
I would start with a cup of beer and an oz of leaf hops. Let it soak for a while, then add near boiling distilled water until the resulting temperature is 175F. Let it cool to room temperature, then hops away.
Its like a dry hop, but with better utilization.
I would start with a cup of beer and an oz of leaf hops. Let it soak for a while, then add near boiling distilled water until the resulting temperature is 175F. Let it cool to room temperature, then hops away.
Its like a dry hop, but with better utilization.
- Joined
- Mar 27, 2012
- Messages
- 2,814
- Reaction score
- 1,046
I drink hops tea when I can't sleep. Besides that, nope never tried
Calichusetts
Well-Known Member
I've done them in a french press several times. They work but I have found that late hopping, whirlpool additions and dry hopping get the job done for me.
I like the 175 steep then let it cool. Maybe 30 minutes then I add it to my secondary before transfer.
I like the 175 steep then let it cool. Maybe 30 minutes then I add it to my secondary before transfer.
intrepidbrewer
Member
- Joined
- Jan 6, 2013
- Messages
- 11
- Reaction score
- 0
Thanks for the ideas, I think I'll give it another try!
Curtis2010
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Dec 6, 2011
- Messages
- 1,875
- Reaction score
- 640
Tried it once, got a bit of a grassy taste, but I was not as careful as a probably should have been with temp/ph.
