So I'm batch #5 since getting back into brewing about 2 months ago. Overall been happy with the results, but I've done 2 Pale Ales that I thought would have more hop aroma on them, with it being basically non-existant.
I thought maybe it was recipe related, so today I brewed another batch with more late additions than I'd been doing.
All hop additions were Citra.
- 14g at 60min
- 14g at 10min
- 28g at 0 min
- 56g hop stand at 175F
The sample I pulled for a gravity reading tasted fine, but had basically no hop aroma, which I was sort of expected with those late additions.
I was thinking it might be an issue with my recipes, or my process with the previous batches, but with no aroma on the sample, could it be the hops just aren't that fresh? Or is it normal not to have some at this point?
For this batch I plan to do a dryhop addition with another 56g. Is it worth buying some new hops and seeing what happens? Do I roll with the ones I have, and if it's lacking, re-brew with new hops to compare?
I bought the Citra about 2 months ago. It was a 1lbs bag from an online shop. They repackage, but say it's purged with nitrogen.
After I opened the bag, I used a food saver to vacuum seal and back into the freezer they went. They smell nice when I cut open the bag to weigh things out, but I don't have anything to compare them to for what a fresh/better-stored would smell like (assuming that's the issue).
While I wait for this to ferment out though, I'd love to know if it's normal at this stage and I'm just being paranoid because of my last batches, or if it could be related to hop freshness, or something else entirely?
I thought maybe it was recipe related, so today I brewed another batch with more late additions than I'd been doing.
All hop additions were Citra.
- 14g at 60min
- 14g at 10min
- 28g at 0 min
- 56g hop stand at 175F
The sample I pulled for a gravity reading tasted fine, but had basically no hop aroma, which I was sort of expected with those late additions.
I was thinking it might be an issue with my recipes, or my process with the previous batches, but with no aroma on the sample, could it be the hops just aren't that fresh? Or is it normal not to have some at this point?
For this batch I plan to do a dryhop addition with another 56g. Is it worth buying some new hops and seeing what happens? Do I roll with the ones I have, and if it's lacking, re-brew with new hops to compare?
I bought the Citra about 2 months ago. It was a 1lbs bag from an online shop. They repackage, but say it's purged with nitrogen.
After I opened the bag, I used a food saver to vacuum seal and back into the freezer they went. They smell nice when I cut open the bag to weigh things out, but I don't have anything to compare them to for what a fresh/better-stored would smell like (assuming that's the issue).
While I wait for this to ferment out though, I'd love to know if it's normal at this stage and I'm just being paranoid because of my last batches, or if it could be related to hop freshness, or something else entirely?