Hi,
I have stumbled on a scotch ale recipe in Craft Beer & Brewing magazine.
It’s a big beer with an ABV of 13%.
The recipe calls for a 6 to 12 months aging in keg and the beer is aged on whole hops all that time.
I don’t have easy access to whole hop cones and I was wondering if pellet hops...
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