polamalu43
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Last night, I took a friend's advice the brew kettle covered in the ice bath during the cooling stage, meaning that it probably took 28 minutes or so to get cool (which is a good bit longer than normal). I did this because he was concerned about sanitation and bugs in teh ambient air.
In retrospect, I'm guessing that this potentially screwed up my flavor and aroma additions as the late addition hops sat in the kettle in very hot water for too long. My guess is that A) they didn't impart as much flavor and aroma as I would've liked and B) the late hop additions released more IBUs than I hoped for. Time will only tell though.
What are your thoughts?
FYI the hop additions are here.
1 @ 15 Simcoe
1 @ 15 Amarillo
1 @ 10 Columbus
1 @ 10 Centennial
1 @ 5 Amarillo
1 @ 5 Simcoe
1 @ 0 Columbus
1 @ 0 Centennial
In retrospect, I'm guessing that this potentially screwed up my flavor and aroma additions as the late addition hops sat in the kettle in very hot water for too long. My guess is that A) they didn't impart as much flavor and aroma as I would've liked and B) the late hop additions released more IBUs than I hoped for. Time will only tell though.
What are your thoughts?
FYI the hop additions are here.
1 @ 15 Simcoe
1 @ 15 Amarillo
1 @ 10 Columbus
1 @ 10 Centennial
1 @ 5 Amarillo
1 @ 5 Simcoe
1 @ 0 Columbus
1 @ 0 Centennial