Garbage Pail (Pale) Ales

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hoppus

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So my new favorite hoppy beer technique has been to harken back to the days of the great hop shortage days and reuse dry hops in the boil of the next batch. I'll bitter a 1.50-1.65 OG beer with 1oz of fresh CTZ or Warrior, and then add 3-5oz recycled dry hops from a previous batch at either 5min or flameout followed by a long whirlpool. This technique doesn't lend itself to repeatability, but it does allow me to add more hoppy character to my IPA's and Pale Ales at no extra cost.

Anyone else do this?
 
No clue really. I've read subjective reports of ~60%, but I've found it to contribute a nice hop flavor and an additional soft bittering quality.
 
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