Dauntless
Well-Known Member
I have a Cooper's ESB kit finishing up in primary and I'm wondering if I can reuse the hops that I dry hopped with.
If I'm not quoting some lovely brew-dream, hops were historically used first for dry hopping then boiled in wort to utilize their bitter parts. I tried a quick search here and everyone seems to call fresh hops wet hops.
When I rack this ESB to secondary (it is cloudier than chocolate milk) can I harvest the floating hop puree and freeze it for some extra IBUs on an upcoming batch?
Hops are 4-5$ an ounce up here and being the cheapass uni student I am, I'm looking for any way to reduce costs.
If I'm not quoting some lovely brew-dream, hops were historically used first for dry hopping then boiled in wort to utilize their bitter parts. I tried a quick search here and everyone seems to call fresh hops wet hops.
When I rack this ESB to secondary (it is cloudier than chocolate milk) can I harvest the floating hop puree and freeze it for some extra IBUs on an upcoming batch?
Hops are 4-5$ an ounce up here and being the cheapass uni student I am, I'm looking for any way to reduce costs.