Hops utilization

[Sir Humpsalot]

I just threw a spare quarter ounce of kent goldings (6.9%AA) into 2 ounces of everclear.

Not to drink... but to check out the hops utilization. What do you guys think I should expect? :cross:

 

[Sir Humpsalot]

Here's another random thought I had. A friend of mine has a juicer. What would happen if you ran the aroma hops through it?

 

[feedthebear]

I'm assuming you are talking about whole hops. This is what I'd expect based on my experience making herbal tinctures: homemade hop extract. Which means you are going to get more beta acids and essential oils than alpha acids and bitterness.

If they are pellets, you'll probably extract everything because the AA has already been freed from the interior of the hop flower by the grinding process.

 

[david_42]

You will end up with hop oils, flavors and aroma, but no bittering.

 

[homebrewer_99]

You can only get bittering from the boil...

 

[Sir Humpsalot]

So this is the ultimate dry hop procedure, eh? It adds a tiny little bit of ABV, a ton of aroma, and it comes pre sterilized, thanks to the alcohol. Best of all, it's easy to strain, so there's no mess sitting on the bottom of your secondary.

Also, does this mean, I can strain it and then add the residue to my 60 minute boil to extract the alpha acids? Thereby make a bittered and hoppy aroma'd beer with, say, an ounce and a half of hops?

 

[homebrewer_99]

Boiling will only yield bittering...

 

[Sir Humpsalot]

Boiling will only yield bittering...

huh?

So shouldn't I be able to boil the hops and extract the alpha acides after extracting the cohumulone and oils with the alcohol?

 

[homebrewer_99]

I really don't know, but I think you're going to waste an oz of hops and some alcohol by combining them.

But hey, it's yours to do what you want with.