French press

[WhiskeySix]

High Hops Brewing Company in Windsor CO infuses hops in to their pale ale with a French press at serving. I got to try that.

 

[adiochiro3]

Sounds intense. Any more info?

• Whole leaf or pellet?
• How much hops in how many oz. of beer?
• Right before consumption?
• How long is the infusion?
• What does this do to the carbonation level?

 

[bethebrew]

We tried it at a meeting. Both leaf and pellet mostly pellet. Right before consumption. Waited maybe 5 mins. Screws the carbonation up, makes it flatter and foamier.

Well I wasn't too impressed, but it was interesting. Citra came out ok but mostly hmm...

 

[WhiskeySix]

I tried it last night. Filled the french press with my IPA. Put in a handful of Cascade leaf from the freezer. Waited about 5 minutes. Nothing. I think cold beer and frozen hops equals no extraction at all. Oh well. It sounded like a good idea.

 

[m3n00b]

What if you steep a few pellets in an ounce of hot water for 10 minutes then add the water to your beer?

 

[BreezyBrew]

I've added three Oz to a French press before and let it sit at 180 for like 20 min. I then put it in a five gal batch. Didn't notice much difference. 3 Oz of hops soak up a lot of water.