Whole/plug VS pellet

[Bulls Beers]

There's an AG recipe that I'm looking at and it calls for A whole/plug hop addition. I only have access to pellets. Can I use pellets instead and should I have to change the quantity?

 

[bull8042]

Pellet hops are a bit more concentrated than whole hops, so normally you reduce the amount of pellets a little. I don't have access to Beer Smith here at work though, so I can't give you a number. Maybe bumping the thread will bring it to the attention of someone with a more accurate answer.

 

[flyangler18]

When using pellet hops, you'll use approximately 10% less compared to whole hop/plugs, assuming the same AA%. As pellet hops are pulzerized whole hops, you will get great utilization from the pellets due to increased surface area.

 

[Bulls Beers]

I have a recipe that calls for .50 Saaz and .50 of Tettnanger Whole/plug. Should I decrease it by 25% with pellet? Or is that too much?

 

[wildwest450]

I have a recipe that calls for .50 Saaz and .50 of Tettnanger Whole/plug. Should I decrease it by 25% with pellet? Or is that too much?

That's to much. To be honest I don't even compensate when using pellets or whole hops, it's just not a huge difference.

 

[BigEd]

I have a recipe that calls for .50 Saaz and .50 of Tettnanger Whole/plug. Should I decrease it by 25% with pellet? Or is that too much?

Show us the complete recipe for an informed answer. However, with that small of a quantity I would just sub 1:1.

 

[cuinrearview]

I use 1:1 as well.

 

[Bulls Beers]

Here's the recipe. I was wondering if anybody has made this one. It's an Oktoberfest recipe in tasty brew.. I'd like to make this one tomorrow...

6lb-British 2 Row
5lb-Vienna
2lb-Munich
1lb-Crystal 10L
1lb-German Dark Caramel

Hop Additions
1.50 Hallertau (Pellet)
.50 Tettnanger (Hop plug)
.50 Saaz ( Hop Plug)
.50 Tettnanger ( Hop Plug)

 

[BigEd]

Here's the recipe. I was wondering if anybody has made this one. It's an Oktoberfest recipe in tasty brew.. I'd like to make this one tomorrow...

6lb-British 2 Row
5lb-Vienna
2lb-Munich
1lb-Crystal 10L
1lb-German Dark Caramel

Hop Additions
1.50 Hallertau (Pellet)
.50 Tettnanger (Hop plug)
.50 Saaz ( Hop Plug)
.50 Tettnanger ( Hop Plug)

Never made that one but here are some opinionated suggestions on improving it:

Lose the crystal & caramel malts, drop the pale malt down (better yet also replace it with pilsner malt) and up the Vienna and Munich.

7 lbs Vienna
5 lbs Munich
3 lbs Pilsner

The hops look OK. What is the batch size and estimated OG here? An OG of 1.055-1.060 with an IBU in the mid 20s would be a good target.

 

[Bulls Beers]

Never made that one but here are some opinionated suggestions on improving it:

Lose the crystal & caramel malts, drop the pale malt down (better yet also replace it with pilsner malt) and up the Vienna and Munich.

7 lbs Vienna
5 lbs Munich
3 lbs Pilsner

The hops look OK. What is the batch size and estimated OG here? An OG of 1.055-1.060 with an IBU in the mid 20s would be a good target.

The batch size is 5.5gallons. You got the OG target right. This will be my first Oktoberfest recipe. Thanks for you help..

Is that grain bill too large for a 5 gallon batch?

 

[BigEd]

Is that grain bill too large for a 5 gallon batch?

15 pounds seems like a lot. Assuming an average 75% conversion efficiency 11 pounds of malt would get you very close to an OG of 1.060, with 15 pounds your OG would be over 1.080. Using that 75% figure for a five gallon batch would break it down to approximately 5 lbs Vienna, 3.75 lbs Munich and 2.25 lbs Pilsner.