Krueger
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Hey all,
I was thinking about the percent of hops that are utiliazble in the brewing process. I have heard that only 30% of all available alpha acids are utilizable in a boil. Given that that boil has a low gravity 1.040 OG and is boiled for at least sixty minuets. This of course drops when you either increase the gravity or decrease the time...
What i was wondering was this. If i boiled the hops seperatly from the mail boil and added them, say, before the pitch, would the %utilizatoin go up. It seems so but i am not sure. Has anyone tried this? Or does anyone have any thoughts about this idea. I am sure that i am not the only one that has thought along these lines. Anyhoo, thanks for all the help/insight.
Happy brewin
I was thinking about the percent of hops that are utiliazble in the brewing process. I have heard that only 30% of all available alpha acids are utilizable in a boil. Given that that boil has a low gravity 1.040 OG and is boiled for at least sixty minuets. This of course drops when you either increase the gravity or decrease the time...
What i was wondering was this. If i boiled the hops seperatly from the mail boil and added them, say, before the pitch, would the %utilizatoin go up. It seems so but i am not sure. Has anyone tried this? Or does anyone have any thoughts about this idea. I am sure that i am not the only one that has thought along these lines. Anyhoo, thanks for all the help/insight.
Happy brewin