A hop cone in the glass

[the_bird]

Wonderful idea, glasshopper!

 

[ohiodad]

Not sure if you've ever tried it but the idea has kind of been taken... They put a hop cone right in the bottle for this one!! It is fantastic too!
http://www.ratebeer.com/Beer/laconner-india-pale-ale-bottleworks/14944/

Cheers!

 

[Phideaoux44]

Hell, people pay 4 bucks for a glass full of crap at local bars, so I bet you could find someone (like all of us here) that would definitely spring for $.25 on top of a pint of yummy hoppiness! I'm down like four flat tires. Bring it.

 

[Ó Flannagáin]

That statement made me think of fingernails on a chalkboard.

I think it would be a cool novelty for an IIPA, etc. Actually what you do is, restrict it to that one beer. Then people would be like "Hey what is that?!?" and the server could be like "Oh that is our IIPA, sir, would you like to try one"? I'd just include the hop in the price of the glass rather than charging extra.

exactly what I was thinking.

 

[Jo3sh]

That's related to Dogfish Head's Randall the Enamel Animal - a giant hopback between the keg and the faucet. The flower in the glass has a nice visual appeal, though.

 

[david_42]

I've had a few like this. Most of the year you can't get fresh and dried hops just don't look all that great. They also have a bad tendency to shed and make a general mess.

 

[Bobby_M]

Cool idea until the first unsuspecting shmuck chokes on it and sues you.

 

[El_Borracho]

Then you get the numb nuts saying **** like..."dude there is some cilantro in my beer??"

......this had nothing to do with that contraption I saw yesterday that lets you run beer through a big ass hop filter to make IPA's more hoppy...right?

 

[Ó Flannagáin]

Then you get the numb nuts saying **** like..."dude there is some cilantro in my beer??"

......this had nothing to do with that contraption I saw yesterday that lets you run beer through a big ass hop filter to make IPA's more hoppy...right?

I have not seen that. Sounds interesting though.

 

[Brakeman_Brewing]

I have not seen that. Sounds interesting though.

Yea I saw that on the Modern Marvels for Brewing, and Dogfishhead has this contraption that they fill with hops and the beer runs through it after the keg and before the nozzle for IPA on tap.

 

[TexLaw]

That's Randall, the Enamel Animal Organoleptic Hops Transducer. I like what Randall does to beer!


TL

 

[Special Ed]

I like the idea, however I thought of putting it on the rim of the glass for aroma.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=45354

 

[El_Borracho]

http://www.dogfish.com/tangents/endeavours.htm?newsID=34

Thats not the one I saw a couple days ago, I'll see if I can dig up the link.. This one seems much bigger than what I saw. Someone mentioned it it's inline after the keg, before the cup.. hehe..

 

[Ó Flannagáin]

http://www.dogfish.com/tangents/endeavours.htm?newsID=34

Thats not the one I saw a couple days ago, I'll see if I can dig up the link.. This one seems much bigger than what I saw. Someone mentioned it it's inline after the keg, before the cup.. hehe..

That thing is AWESOME!

 

[El_Borracho]

That thing is AWESOME!

Did you check out the dudes smile pouring that pitcher? hah.. i'm sure something smaller could be made for home use.. I'm starting to realize I like hops, but im not a hop head. Just really like all beers...malt is my friend.

 

[lackofstyl]

You could serve the IIPA in a french press with some whole hops on the bottom.

 

[FlyingHorse]

This place will add fresh hops to your growler of Big Hop Harvest Ale (already fresh hopped) if you want.

Seasonal, of course. And free!

 

[chthonik]

I think cones in the glass sounds awesome and would at least look super good if it doesn't add much in aroma (but I bet it would).

 

[DeathBrewer]

i think this would be good if done correctly.

i made tea once and added fresh wort (with yeast) and dried hops. it was quite delicious

 

[Dude]

You n00bs have never seen a randall before today????????

We've been building/using them on this forum for a LONG time! Get outcha caves and live the hops!

BTW, LOVE the hop cone in a glass idea.

 

[Alamo_Beer]

I added a few pellets of EKG to a beer the other night. It was the first beer I brewed (just amber lme and ekg....pretty 1 sided) and it was AWESOME! This beer was kinda lame and was just asking for something to make it stand out.

It was kinda gross looking though bc after a few minutes the pellets just became a sludge. It did however increase aroma A LOT and deffinatly gave it some hop flavor. It was kinda hard to drink though, I tried my best not to drink any hops but a few slipped through, oh and I left the last inch or so in the glass

SO, i'm sure a few hop cones in a IIPA would ROCK :rockin:

 

[HotbreakHotel]

I would like it. I wouldn't care if it got in the way.

 

[mot]

I have put hops im most of my beers...all I had was pellets they floated and did not get in the way until you got towards the end of the glass. They stayed pretty uniform in all of my experience, maybe a few small pieces fell off the pellet. They were all very good

 

[RangerG]

It might be fun to watch the drunk ones try chewing on em. Now that I think about it, I might even try that. Have you tried it yet, just floating one to see what happens not the chewing part?

 

[Ó Flannagáin]

It might be fun to watch the drunk ones try chewing on em. Now that I think about it, I might even try that. Have you tried it yet, just floating one to see what happens not the chewing part?

I've never used whole leaf hops before, but I really wish I had some now. i want to try this out with my IIPA I have going right now.

 

[Drunkensatyr]

I have put a few in IPA pints before, You definitely smell the difference. No real change in taste.

 

[CodeRage]

I've chewed on a few hop cones just to see what the difference was between varieties. To tell yah the truth they didnt taste much like anything, not even a hint of bitterness. The boiling process must be part of the equation that turns them bitter. They do smell so good though.

 

[Grimsawyer]

people may even be inclined to try and eat them.

after they get the first chomp out of their system the hops will be promptly and possibly violently removed from the mouth!

 

[MTpilot]

We were throwing fresh hop cones picked right from the vine at the tasting room closest to my house. It adds some nice fresh hop aroma, but doesn't do much for taste. I would imagine dried hops (pellet or whole) would fall apart and you'd have petals floating around.

We also made hop mojito's at the brewpub before we brewed our Harvest ale with fresh cascades. Those were quite possibly the best mixed drink I have had.
2 oz rum
2 sugar packets
2 muddled fresh hop cones
splash of rose's lime
top with 7 or soda to desired sweetness.