SpanishCastleAle
Well-Known Member
Suppose you're doing a nice long 90 minute boil. You add your bittering hops and boil as normal for almost the entire boil...but right near the end when you add the aroma hops (let's say @ 5 minutes remaining) you put the lid on the kettle for a few minutes. Then when you lift the lid you sort of tilt it and let the condensation on the lid drip back into the wort. Then boil for a couple more minutes and flame-out.
Would this help increase the aroma?
Would the hop compounds that are boiled-off and then recondensed undergo any oxidation during that process?
If so, is that a good thing?
Would this help increase the aroma?
Would the hop compounds that are boiled-off and then recondensed undergo any oxidation during that process?
If so, is that a good thing?