Using hops!!!

[trazman001]

I brewed up two batches of beer and instead of putting the hops in a bag or strainer into the wort, I just put the hops pellets in the wort.

Is this Gonna be a problem?

Will it still get me drunk?🍻


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[RM-MN]

I've always put the hops directly into the wort. Sometimes they settle out really well and sometimes I have to wrap a paint strainer bag around the siphon to keep them out of the bottling bucket. I don't know if it will get you drunk, I haven't been drunk in 40 years but one bottle of my pale ale gives me a nice buzz.

 

[kingofsweden]

I've never put hops in a bag. I always just toss them in in increments of 20 minutes for an hour. Hops only control bitterness of beer to offset sweetness.

Your alcohol is controlled by how much sugar content is in your wort and how much alcohol concentration the yeast can produce before it kills the yeast.

 

[trazman001]

I have a Mr. beer kit and I used one large container of malt liquor that's been used just a little bit and entire package or a yeast for Lager and only a few hops lease four hop pellets
Will too much yeast not make alcohol?
One batch I added too much hops and didn't taste alcohol.

 

[kingofsweden]

Depends on how much liquid malt extract you used. 10lbs of golden malt extract in 5 gallons with yeast with 75% attenuation would give a 6.5%ABV

If you had half the malt extract in 5gal it would drop to 3.2%ABV which is a really weak beer.

 

[dkeller12]

I must be drunk from this conversation because I have no clue what the last post says.

 

[Trox]

Why is it whenever I read threads like these I feel that if i was to answer them I would be contributing to the delinquency of a minor?

 

[Ramitt]

Why is it whenever I read threads like these I feel that if i was to answer them I would be contributing to the delinquency of a minor?

Or feeding a troll.

 

[paperairplane]

Don't feed the troll...

 

[trazman001]

I am of age. I am just horrible at brewing. Troll? How? am just asking questions on somthing I need help on?

I thought a troll was someone that causes grief, sorry if I caused any grief 😞

 

[Gameface]

Just to be clear. Wort is a sugary liquid that we as brewers add yeast to. The yeast consume the sugar and produce alcohol and CO2. Hops are used to balance the sweetness of the beer. Hops have nothing at all to do with how much alcohol will be produced.

 

[Calichusetts]

I would suggest picking up a book on homebrewing or at least watching a few youtube videos. Judging from your posts, you have a very limited understanding of brewing. Don't get me wrong, we all did when we started, but maybe taking the time to read a few things first might clear up some of the simpler problems you are having. Or at least help to target your questions better

 

[trazman001]

Thanks I will get a book on it!!😃


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[RM-MN]

Thanks I will get a book on it!!😃


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Here's a good book to get you started. It's not the latest version but most of the info in it is right on. http://www.howtobrew.com

 

[Jsamp]

You will be fine. I just throw the hops in the boil.