Hop experiment

[Steveruch]

Hopefully I'll be set up to brew on a low level soon.
I'll be using some hops that I grew in WA before we moved. I did something to the hops while they were growing and I want to see if what I did comes through in the beer.
I plan a two gallon extract brew that I won't be boiling. I'll heat up some water to near boiling, add the extract then add the hops to steep for 30 minutes or so. After 30 minutes I'll chill and pitch the yeast.
Does this sound like a good plan?

 

[IslandLizard]

Extract does not need to be boiled, it can be dissolved in hot water fine. The final temp should be at minimum 150F and held for 5 minutes to pasteurize it.

Hops wise:
How much hops are you steeping?
Are the hops dried or wet?
What temp are you going to steep these at?
What is your projected recipe OG?

Some NEIPAs do not use any or only a very small amount of bittering hop, but copious amounts in the whirlpool/steep, and later, dry hop. More or less subtle bitterness can be derived from those additions, they don't need to be boiled per se.

Very curious what you did to your hops that you want to test...

 

[Steveruch]

All I got was about 1/3 oz. dried.
I thought I'd steep at around 180f.
O G will be around 1.038-1.040.
I replaced some of the water with grapefruit juice while watering some of my goldings hops. I got a nice grapefruit aroma when I dried them.