Hops in an amber

[buff12db]

I'm thinking of making an amber ale with some hops I picked from a friend's house and put in the freezer. The only problem is that I have no idea what kind of hops they are. I'm thinking of using a known hop for bittering and throwing about a half pound of these hops in at flameout and then dry hopping with another half pound by adding 1/4 pound right at the end of fermentation and another 1/4 pound 5 days later. I'm going for a strong hop aroma and flavor. It's a 5 gallon batch. Any thoughts?

 

[ong]

Are these hops you've dried, or did you just freeze them fresh? I'm not sure about dry hopping with frozen wet hops, but the flameout sounds good (and maybe you should do a 10 min addition, too?).

 

[buff12db]

They were picked fresh and frozen within a few hours. Maybe throw in 1/3 a pound in at 10 minutes and 2/3 a pound at flameout?

 

[ong]

Sounds good! I might skip the wet hops for dry hopping though, just based on what I've read. I suspect they'll be a little grassy and probably want to fall apart when they thaw.

 

[buff12db]

Thanks for the help!