tnlandsailor
Well-Known Member
I've been fiddling with Promash and have found that the Generic setting for hop bitterness actually adds bitterness for additions made at 0 minutes. The others do not. Interesting.......
As I play with this concept in my mind, it would seem logical that near boiling wort (like you would get when you first turn off the burner at 0 minutes) would extract some bitterness from hops added right at flame out depending on how long you steeped them. Certainly not as much bitterness as hops churned in a rolling boil, but certainly some bitterness.
So, for big late aroma additions like in an IPA, are you actually adding bitterness as well? Which IBU bitterness scale should be used? How would you quantify the bitterness imparted by 0 minute additions?
Just a question to ponder......
As I play with this concept in my mind, it would seem logical that near boiling wort (like you would get when you first turn off the burner at 0 minutes) would extract some bitterness from hops added right at flame out depending on how long you steeped them. Certainly not as much bitterness as hops churned in a rolling boil, but certainly some bitterness.
So, for big late aroma additions like in an IPA, are you actually adding bitterness as well? Which IBU bitterness scale should be used? How would you quantify the bitterness imparted by 0 minute additions?
Just a question to ponder......