FWH? What does this mean?

[Jtwillis]

I am making a Rye Ipa and the recipe calls for an ounce of Mt.Hood at FWH.

What does FWH mean? I've never seen this before on a recipe.

 

[bowman5150]

You put the hops in the boil kettle when you start sparging

 

[btbnl]

First Wort Hops, brought to boil with the wort as noted above.

 

[ArcaneXor]

To elaborate and possibly clarify, first wort hopping refers to adding hops to the first runnings you collect from the mash tun. It's an older German brewing technique that has become popular again recently. First wort hopping results in about 10% more IBUs compared to a 60-minute addition, but the perception of that bitterness is much smoother and less intense. There is also a bit more aroma carry-over from a first wort addition than a regular 60' addition.

 

[Jtwillis]

Thanks! awesome information

 

[r8rphan]

To elaborate and possibly clarify, first wort hopping refers to adding hops to the first runnings you collect from the mash tun. It's an older German brewing technique that has become popular again recently. First wort hopping results in about 10% more IBUs compared to a 60-minute addition, but the perception of that bitterness is much smoother and less intense. There is also a bit more aroma carry-over from a first wort addition than a regular 60' addition.

So, with a BIAB system, you would add the hops to the kettle after you lift the grains out, and leave them in there while rinsing/squeezing the grains, and on through the entire boil?

This would be in lieu of the 60 min addition?

 

[btbnl]

So, with a BIAB system, you would add the hops to the kettle after you lift the grains out, and leave them in there while rinsing/squeezing the grains, and on through the entire boil?

This would be in lieu of the 60 min addition?

I do just as you say - pull the bag and add the first wort hops while it's draining.

Whether they replace or augment the bittering hops depends on the recipe.