Don't eat hop pellets...

[GT_Jon]

So far, I think that's the biggest mistake I've made while brewing my first batch. Any other seemingly obvious rookie mistakes you can warn fellow brewers about?

 

[BoxofRain]

I've eaten hop pellets before with no ill effects. What happens?

 

[GT_Jon]

Maybe I had a bad batch, or aren't used to it. But I had the bitter taste of hops in my mouth for a few days, and I only had one.

 

[GetLooseontheGoose]

did you brush your teeth?

 

[schia]

Maybe I had a bad batch, or aren't used to it. But I had the bitter taste of hops in my mouth for a few days, and I only had one.

Lucky guy!!!

 

[bob1852]

I usually munch on a handful of cascade pellets on brew days. They are my "popcorn"

 

[BIGREDIOWAN]

Wouldn't think of it, but thanks for the warning. No a big bitter fan so I don't think I would much care for the taste.

 

[superjunior]

I actually prefer whole hops, they go down easier

 

[TipsyDragon]

Maybe I had a bad batch, or aren't used to it. But I had the bitter taste of hops in my mouth for a few days, and I only had one.

your supposed to boil them not eat them. silly n00b.

 

[gestyr]

I have munched on both whole hops and pellets. I like the flavor.

 

[wcarter1227]

did you brush your teeth?

He used Crest Extra IPA paste, Kills bad breath and germs while giving you that fresh I just Drank an IPA taste no matter what time of the day!

 

[DrakeSuperbus]

He used Crest Extra IPA paste, Kills bad breath and germs while giving you that fresh I just Drank an IPA taste no matter what time of the day!

Officer: Have you been drinking?
Me: That's not beer on my breath; it's toothpaste.
Officer: Please step out of the vehicle.

 

[GetLooseontheGoose]

He used Crest Extra IPA paste, Kills bad breath and germs while giving you that fresh I just Drank an IPA taste no matter what time of the day!

 

[payton34]

put one between your cheek and gum and drink away

 

[Hockeyhunter99]

it is fun to eat one and then have a noob try one that isn't used to the bitterness. it is like an initiation to the brew group

 

[tekknoschtev]

it is fun to eat one and then have a noob try one that isn't used to the bitterness. it is like an initiation to the brew group

That's how my first brew-a-long went. I was observing before diving in on my own, and they "initiated" me by having me try a hop pellet. Wasn't so fun at the time, but now when others come over to do the same, they also give it a shot. Its more fun on this side

 

[Revvy]

You're supposed to infuse some butter with them and put it on popcorn.

 

[bob1852]

You're supposed to infuse some butter with them and put it on popcorn.

Oh, I thought you're just supposed to eat them like popcorn.

 

[pokerfreak2]

Has anyone tried to smoke one ?

 

[lumpher]

i bitter my beer, not my mouth, with them. but i love hops smell

 

[RugenBrau]

Has anyone tried to smoke one ?

Smokin' Hops.....maybe a name for my next beer

 

[BlackForestBrewery]

Has anyone tried to smoke one ?

I often freebase my hops in a little glass pipe in a back alley behind home depot. Brings me back to normal.

 

[BlackForestBrewery]

Crest Alpha - Now Even Stronger! 20% AA!!

 

[flabyboy]

Definitely don't give them to your dog.

 

[Mischief_Brewing]

I was individually bagging a pound of Centennial yesterday and using a straw to suck the excess air out. Some powdered hop made its way into the straw and to the back of my throat. That was a shocking bitterness that lasted for the entire brew day.

 

[michigator04]

I think I inhaled some Columbus hops during my first brew. I was so excited I re-enacted the Sam Adams commercials from a few years ago (the one where he sticks his face in a handful of hops and breathes in). I could smell the hops for about 3 days after that.