nipsy3
Well-Known Member
I typically use hop pellets, but I'm now using my homegrown hops for brewing. This was only the second occasion I'd ever used whole hops and didn't like the way they clogged the siphon when racking from the brewpot the first time, so I bought a mesh hop back to boil them in. Everything seemed to go alright, but I realized at about a week after fermentation had begun there was almost no bitterness to my American ale. It has all the aroma and flavor I'd expect, but no bitterness to balance it out.
Recipe:
9 lbs American 2 Row
1 lb Crystal 60L
1 oz Centennial 60 min
1 oz Cascade 15 min
1 oz Cascade 5 min
White Labs American Ale Yeast
Where's the bitterness from the 60 minutes of Centennial?
Only thing I can think of is that it was brewed in the hop bag. I tried my best to position it where it would get caught up in as much of the rolling boil as possible. Something to do with them being homegrown?
How can I add more bitterness to it? Will adding hop extract at this point help? Or does it need to be boiled? Could I boil some more centennial hops in water for an hour and then add the tea to the beer?
Recipe:
9 lbs American 2 Row
1 lb Crystal 60L
1 oz Centennial 60 min
1 oz Cascade 15 min
1 oz Cascade 5 min
White Labs American Ale Yeast
Where's the bitterness from the 60 minutes of Centennial?
Only thing I can think of is that it was brewed in the hop bag. I tried my best to position it where it would get caught up in as much of the rolling boil as possible. Something to do with them being homegrown?
How can I add more bitterness to it? Will adding hop extract at this point help? Or does it need to be boiled? Could I boil some more centennial hops in water for an hour and then add the tea to the beer?