Extract addition timing for IPA

[Shade]

I've read the less concentrated the wort, the more hoppy goodness you get out of your hops.

I only have a 10L (2.5 gal) pot which I put on the stove, so can't boil my whole batch. So the question is, when am I best adding my extract to get the most out of my hops?

Could be:
- Start of boil
- Flameout
- After hopstand
- Straight into fermenter
- Doesn't matter?

I figure if wort concentration is significant, then adding the extract to the boil or at flameout is going to mean less hoppy goodness, so at least after the hopstand.

But by then the wort is not that hot - maybe a risk of infection at that point?
But you'd hope the extract is bug free..

Any advice on this aspect please?

 

[grassfeeder]

I would do 25% at the start and the remaining from 5 minutes to flame out...

 

[Shade]

Thanks for the reply.

That's more or less what I've been doing (more like 50%/50% as I have two tins of LME, but I could change the split).

But it will mean a concentrated wort during hopstand. Not sure how significant it is.

I've been ramping up the amount of hops I've been putting in, ale I am drinking is 200g (7oz) total in 20L (just over 5 gal) which wasn't hoppy enough (working towards something hop bomb like). I have another with similar total hops in it carbing now done with late additions instead, will see if that is more like it.

I'm happy to go up to 300g (10-11oz) but keen to hear if it's part process fault, or just not enough hops.

Next brew is Thursday, 3.4kg pale LME (5.75lb) with 200g Carapils and 200g medium Crystal. Hops are 100g of Citra/Columbus each adding late plus dry hop.

I will be steeping the grains so could boil that as the thin wort and adds hops, adding extract whenever, hence the question as to when I'll get the best result.

 

[grassfeeder]

In my IPA's I usually end up with about 11oz of hops total.

1oz boil
1oz at 10minutes
3oz at 5 minutes
3oz at whirlpool
3oz at dry-hop

 

[slym2none]

Wort concentration won't affect a hop-stand, except for keeping the AA conversion even lower.

I think...

 

[Shade]

Wort concentration won't affect a hop-stand, except for keeping the AA conversion even lower.

I think...

Based on some quick googling, I think you are correct, it only seems to affect the bitterness. So if I get enough IBUs from the late additions I have in mind, can add all extract at flameout.