Thunder_Chicken
Well-Known Member
I'm tinkering with my first ale recipe that I hope to brew this week. I'm building off of a Bass ale clone recipe with the aim of increasing hop aroma without increasing bitterness. This recipe is a mix of steeped grains and light DME with pelletized Fuggles and Kent Goldings hops.
I've read on a few websites that degree of carbonation can alter the "loft" of hop aromas even for an unaltered recipe. Can anyone chime in on this technique, whether it is maybe worth carbonating to the high end of the CO2 volume range for the style?
If there is any merit to this idea I might try sticking close to the brew recipe and might prime my batch with different amounts of sugar to see the effect.
I've read on a few websites that degree of carbonation can alter the "loft" of hop aromas even for an unaltered recipe. Can anyone chime in on this technique, whether it is maybe worth carbonating to the high end of the CO2 volume range for the style?
If there is any merit to this idea I might try sticking close to the brew recipe and might prime my batch with different amounts of sugar to see the effect.