Hop Bursting Woe?

[pod_021]

Tried this method today and everything was going well till I noticed my thermometer was set to F instead of C.. So I Hop bursted! at 26c... Ruined batch?

 

[Paully]

No, maybe just some under-utilized hop flavor/aroma utilization. No worries.

 

[pod_021]

Do you think?

 

[Cyclman]

Ruined, I don't think so. I doubt you'll be isomerizing anything at 26c, probably a miniscule difference.

 

[pod_021]

Thanks for the reply guys, feel a bit more positive about it now!

 

[dcp27]

so were all the hops added at this point? it's not ruined per say, but you'll have less flavor/aroma and no bitterness which could make this overly sweet. you can make a hop tea to get some back if this is the case

 

[pod_021]

Hey, no, I added the first hop addition at 60mins and the rest at that dreaded temp. So instead of yielding an IBU of in and around 52 I got 45 which should be ok I guess?

 

[AnOldUR]

So, you need a thermometer to tell you your wort is boiling?

 

[pod_021]

Just one that gives me an accurate temp reading.. That's all I ask!!

 

[kiwibrew]

Just one that gives me an accurate temp reading.. That's all I ask!!

to tell that it is boiling?

 

[Bazaar]

If it looks like it's boiling, it's probably boiling.

 

[FlyDoctor]

OP - I think the point your missing is that hop bursting is typically meant as adding a significant portion of the hops within the last 15 mins of the boil - hence the questions about why you need a thermometer to tell if its boiling

 

[dcp27]

Hey, no, I added the first hop addition at 60mins and the rest at that dreaded temp. So instead of yielding an IBU of in and around 52 I got 45 which should be ok I guess?

ya ull be fine, just going to have less aroma/flavor. sounds like you were doing a hop stand tho not hop burst.
http://byo.com/component/k2/item/2808-hop-stands

 

[Paully]

ya ull be fine, just going to have less aroma/flavor.

+1. Chillax - just throw a few ounces into secondary for a few days.

 

[HopOnHops]

Wait. 26C is close to room temp. Did you mean to hop burst at 26F? Below freezing???

 

[dcp27]

Wait. 26C is close to room temp. Did you mean to hop burst at 26F? Below freezing???

it was in F, so he meant to hop burst @79C not 79F