captaineriv
Well-Known Member
I have 2 questions for everyone.
1. Does anyone has any info or know where I can find a table that shows how much wort is absorbed by whole leaf hops. When I use hop pellets (all I've done in the past), I plan my mash/sparge water amounts so that I end up with 5.5 gal. of wort in the kettle after a the boil and 5 gallons in the fermenter, and I have always hit my target, give or take a very small fraction of a gallon. In my last brew, I used 1 oz. Challenger pellets and 2 oz. Fuggle leaf hops and came up at least a good half gallon short of my target.
2. From looking at the high-water (or high wort) ring in my kettle from before the boil as compared to the wort level afterward, I think more than my estimated 5% per hour evaporated out. Based on your experiences, what does everyone estimate their evap rates to be for a 5 gallon batch.
captaineriv
1. Does anyone has any info or know where I can find a table that shows how much wort is absorbed by whole leaf hops. When I use hop pellets (all I've done in the past), I plan my mash/sparge water amounts so that I end up with 5.5 gal. of wort in the kettle after a the boil and 5 gallons in the fermenter, and I have always hit my target, give or take a very small fraction of a gallon. In my last brew, I used 1 oz. Challenger pellets and 2 oz. Fuggle leaf hops and came up at least a good half gallon short of my target.
2. From looking at the high-water (or high wort) ring in my kettle from before the boil as compared to the wort level afterward, I think more than my estimated 5% per hour evaporated out. Based on your experiences, what does everyone estimate their evap rates to be for a 5 gallon batch.
captaineriv