Ever drop a hop pellet into your beer glass?

[Taper123]

Added a strisselspalt to a Carta Blanca.... figured it's worth a try.

 

[bergman1118]

ahhh yeah that was reaaal good, thanks for that tip man

 

[eschatz]

This is the same idea as using a Randall. Except that you're using a pellet and it stays in the beer. But I like it!

 

[andypenning]

Drop it like its hop!

 

[Bytor1100]

doesn't work so good in the apfelwein. j/k
I'm sure I will get around to trying this, it sounds fun.

 

[jpuf]

What should we call this? Extreme dry hopping?
I will be trying it.

 

[DeathBrewer]

my brown bitter isn't tasting so good. can't seem to find the recipe right now, but i think i used too much brown malt and fermented to high. it's got a harsh malty/fruity bite and an unpleasant malt aroma.

so i decided to see what kind of whole hops i had. i found some willamette and used a tea ball to try it out in a glass:

it keeps the hops contained and sinks straight to the bottom to keep them out of the way.

it tastes MUCH better. i now have an ounce of willamette in the last 2 gallons of bitter

 

[bergman1118]

next time i make this iipa i might try throwing a cascade pellet into about a dozen of the bottles and see how they age with it, this was definitely worth it

 

[ohiobrewtus]

I've never done this with pellets but I do it with leaf in my APA and IPA.

 

[Coastarine]

Okay, I finally did this today...a willamette pellet in my bee cave IPA (amarillo and centennial) which probably isn't a match made in heaven...and that sh*t was friggin gross! This beer is already dry hopped with centennial but then I had to let it age so I figured I'd see what happened if I freshened it up. I don't think I'd do this again even if I had more centennial on hand. I just didn't like the hop particles getting stuck in my throat.

 

[rpres1977]

nice.......that's brilliant, why didn't I think of that. I've got some nice Mt. Hood in the freezer that has some crazy aroma I'll drop in this Siarra ESB that will be ridiculous.

 

[Chello]

I think this would be better with a whole hop cone, less little pieces to gross you out.

 

[gplutt]

I remember hearing about Bert Grant keeping a vial of hop oil with him so that if he was ever in a place where he had to drink something "underhopped" he could give it a bit of a kick.

 

[BeerPressure]

a cascade pellet in EdWort's haus pale ale. It's a great combo

 

[Mustangfreak]

I'm trying this right now with a Full Sail Pale Ale and with 1 pellet of Cascade.

 

[Danek]

... just didn't like the hop particles getting stuck in my throat.

I had the same experience.

 

[bmckee56]

An idea such as this could catch on and become popular in Beer Houses all over. I like the idea of taking a few hops pellets along to pubs and bars I might frequent.

Haven't tried it yet, but I am a Hop-Head now and I am certain I will love it.

I used to be a Coors Light only drinker for many years, but this forum has gotten me into some great brews and I have not gone back to CL since my first Home Brew.

Salute!

 

[Southwood]

I'll be trying this with a SNPA tonight.

 

[user 33090]

Sweet. Now I got something to do with that crap my friend left in my fridge last month. I thought I was gonna have to regift it

 

[IrregularPulse]

You might be a homebrewer IF:
You carry hop pellets in your pocket when you go the bars!

I wonder if a cascade pellet dropped in a Bud American Ale would make it actually taste as advertised!

I'll be doing this with a williamette pellet in my SMaSH hopefully next weekend on brew day. Followed by a fuggle in the same beer on my next glass.

 

[humann_brewing]

I remember hearing about Bert Grant keeping a vial of hop oil with him so that if he was ever in a place where he had to drink something "underhopped" he could give it a bit of a kick.

That is great, but Bert Grant was the man so that makes sense

 

[MgMt_Home_Brew]

Im drinkin a glass a Bee Cave Pale ale with a pelet or two of fuggle. It's deffinetly adding some nice aroma. I have all sorts of odds and ends for hops so I am gona do some R&D glass by glass to see what the best combo is

I do agree it would be nice if I didn't have the little pieces floating around... but oh well

 

[springer]

a cascade pellet in EdWort's haus pale ale. It's a great combo

2 leaf hops even more so... Used the same hops for 4 glasses... the hops would have held up for a few more---- me not so much

 

[wrangler]

i've always done this on brewdays. drop a pellet of whatever you're brewing with into whatever you're drinking, then pour your next beer right on top. i find it strange that this was such an out-of-the-blue idea for so many of you!

 

[winzerz]

wow I just plopped a single amarillo pellet into a pale ale and man WOW

made the foam a bit green but wonderful taste

 

[fezzman]

All I have on hand is some old Hallertau Tradition and Warrior hops. I think that shall not dissuade me from trying this as soon as I get home. :rockin:

 

[MgMt_Home_Brew]

I brought my tea ball home from work and I have been using it. It helps keep the debrie down.

 

[Pickngrin]

Just found this old thread and tried this today while brewing... thanks for the great idea!

 

[WenValley]

I want a cut of this: Get a hold of PEZ and have them market a dispenser with about four different Hop Pellets loaded inside. It's a sure thing. You could have either all one kind of Hop Pellets, or assorted like LifeSavers.

 

[IanFrank211]

I have put in a mt. hood hop pellet in my Guinness clone, and wow! This is fantastic. I'm going to consider hopping up my next batch of Guinness "clone". I cant believe i didn't think of this before.