Continuous hop additions

[thisisbeer]

I have a continuously hopped IPA that will be added to my regular rotation. But adding hops constantly is a pain. I have seen that people have made something to add continuously but I cant find any plans or pictures. I thought it would be a lot easier to find something, im probably just searching for the wrong thing. Does anybody have any leads? or pointers to design something myself? Thanks a lot. Sorry if this has been covered millions of times.

 

[Yooper]

Ha- I have a recipe that I do often and dabble with continuous hopping. I just sort of toss a pellet (or a few whole hops) in there every few seconds. It's not scientific, but it works! I started just saying "screw that!" and mixing the hops together and adding at 20/15/10/5/0 and haven't noticed any difference in the finished beer.

But making something to continuously hop is cool anyway!

 

[GrogNerd]

thing that popped into my head was an automatic pet feeder

 

[Cathedral]

I've done a few beers that I've "continuously" hopped. Mostly, adding hops on an 6.5 minute schedule. Honestly, it doesn't make much of a difference, aside from wasting hops on bittering that would have been good for flavor/aroma. YMMV, but I'm going to stop doing it. FWH and hop bursting at the end of boil are the two most differential things I've done that I will keep doing to make tasty homebrew.

 

[thisisbeer]

Well I should clarify. The beer going into rotation is your 60 minute clone, just more hops. It's very good and I have some friends that love it. Have you tired the 20/15/10/5/0 on this yooper?

 

[Yooper]

Well I should clarify. The beer going into rotation is your 60 minute clone, just more hops. It's very good and I have some friends that love it. Have you tired the 20/15/10/5/0 on this yooper?

Yes, and I'm drinking it right now. I mean, right now, as in at this moment. It's really not any different from the "continuous hopped" version to be honest, even though I'd like to think my extra love and attention make it better.

I've been using the bittering hops at 60 minutes only, and then mixing the amarillo/simcoe hops in a bowl, and adding them from 20 minutes to 0 every five minutes, and it's the same beer to my taste. I might reduce that, to see if it matters and go 15/5/0 or something, but I'm really happy with this version. I hook up the hoses on the CFC and prime the pump and stuff at 15 minutes, so it seems more convenient for me this way- but I"m still right by the BK the whole time anyway so it's not like it was "work" before.

 

[thisisbeer]

Well...that was the easiest diy project I have had to do yet. Thanks yooper.

 

[Yooper]

Well...that was the easiest diy project I have had to do yet. Thanks yooper.

Oh, I don't mean to dissuade you from a project! I think it's a great idea if you want to do it. I think this is just one of those "diminishing returns" projects. It's still a cool idea if you want to do it! I love doing all sorts of "cool but unnecessary" DIY things!

 

[thisisbeer]

You didn't talk me out of it. Just moved it around on the looong priority list of brewing equipment.

 

[Hang Glider]

ClaudiusB has lots of cool engineered stuff. If $$ is not a problem, you will easily drool over some of his stuff. I believe he had an automated hop 'dropper'

here

 

[stevedasleeve]

! I started just saying "screw that!" and mixing the hops together and adding at 20/15/10/5/0 and haven't noticed any difference in the finished beer.

I have done precisely exactly that also! I now do 60, 45, and 30 minute additions, then 20, 15, 10, 5, and 0 and also noticed no difference over the continuous additions I originally did!!

 

[Stealthcruiser]

Check this one out, from those beer lovin' Canucks!

http://www.craftbrewing.com/blog/the-hopzooka-continuous-hopping-bohemoth/