Smoked Hops??

[CrystalShip]

Has anybody ever used smoked hops before. The head brewer of a local brewery gave me about a pound of smoked Apollo whole leaf hops because they "were stinking up his cold room" lol. They are pretty pungent!
What do you guys think?

 

[SC_Ryan]

I love smoked beers but I've only used smoked malts. I didn't even know that you could smoke hops.

 

[Schumed]

So are they brown then...trying to visualize...guessing it would be like using tobacco

But I personally hate smoked beers

 

[bozizle]

I would be interested in using them sparingly in batch to see how much smoke flavor they add.

 

[Ramitt]

I would be interested in using them sparingly in batch to see how much smoke flavor they add.

worst case you pobably end up with a great marinading and cooking beer.

 

[TyTanium]

I've had a homebrewed smoked hop beer; it was really nice. A lot more mellow than smoked malt. Go for it!

 

[Cyclman]

I would think smoking the hops would reduce the acids in them. Ty- did you use more hops to offset this? Seems easier to smoke the malt, less risky. I really want to do a rauchbier, as well as a smoked IPA. Does smoking the hops add any components other than the smokiness?

 

[TyTanium]

I would think smoking the hops would reduce the acids in them. Ty- did you use more hops to offset this? Seems easier to smoke the malt, less risky. I really want to do a rauchbier, as well as a smoked IPA. Does smoking the hops add any components other than the smokiness?

I didn't do it, a friend did. He said he cold-smoked them. I think he also used some regular hops too. Again, it was very pleasant.

 

[Cyclman]

I didn't do it, a friend did. He said he cold-smoked them. I think he also used some regular hops too. Again, it was very pleasant.

Interesting.

 

[CrystalShip]

The hops are just as green as normal ones, but they are extremely pungent a far as smoked aroma is concerned. The brewer that gave them to me thinks that smoking may have decreased alpha acid content.

I made an India red ale using a small amount in a first wort addition.

I'll report on taste shortly

 

[CrystalShip]

So the finished beer definitely had a lot if smoky flavor to it.

I would be willing to say that it had more smoke to it than many beers made with smoked grain!