Female flower cones from the Humulus Lupulus plant. Used for their flavor, aroma, and bittering qualities. Hops also contribute a preservative/anti-microbial properties to beer.
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Does beer contain cannabinols?
Fellow brewmasters! I have a curious question for you. A friend of mine tried to convince me that the beer high is not entirely caused by alcohol. In particular, his theory is that since hops and ...
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Online hops reference
Is there any online place to get as much information as possible about hops. For example alpha and beta acids, cohumulone content, aroma progile and any other possibly useful information?
I did my ...
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Has anyone brewed hop-free beer?
I just tried a beer called Reverend James and it tasted really weird. Full-bodied and slightly spicy but I could detect absolutely no hop characteristics in it at all.
Now, it could be that my ...
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What are the hops varieties Sticklebract & Galena?
A homebrew shop has just opened up near me (hooray!). Browsing their wares I saw two hops varieties unknown to me: Sticklebract (I think this is the correct name) and Galena. They seem to have been ...
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Layering different varieties of hops at single intervals
Brewed a IPA yesterday:
75% 2 row
5% crystal 20
5% crystal 40
10% melanoidin
5% table sugar
I was using Jamil's (Vinnie Cilurzo's? Tasty McD's?) IPA as a baseline recipe, which calls for ...
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Good Way to Stuff Dry Hops into Dry Hop Bag
I'm new to brewing and I recently transferred some brew from secondary that had dry hopping into a corney keg.
I think everything went fine, but I really had a hard time stuffing the dry hops into ...
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Two part question on my first brew batch
Thank you all in advance.
Finished my first brew from an extract kit, a Amber Ale. I added vanilla bean in secondary (4 whole beans) but followed the recipe to the tee. Beer finished and carbonated ...
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When modifying a recipe, should you scale hops based on alpha acids?
I am planning on brewing several versions of an IPA where I keep the grain bill the same, and just change out the hops. I will use a single hop for each batch. The idea is to learn the aroma and ...
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What types of hops can be grown in the southeast?
Given the soil and climate of the southeast, specifically Florida, what hops would do I stand to get good results from growing?
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Rager Hop Formula Clarification
I'm coding up some personal brewing software, and I'm confused by the explanation of the [Rager Formula][1]
[1]: http://www.realbeer.com/hops/FAQ.htm l
What is meant by the term "boil gravity", Is ...
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What's the flavor profile of Bravo hops?
Have you used Bravo hops? What kind of bitterness/aroma do they confer?
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Strange black pods in wort - hop seeds?
We just brewed an all grain batch yesterday. There was an ounce each of two types of whole leaf hops (from Freshhops) in the boil. After cooling the wort, we strained it through a fine mesh strainer ...
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Leaf Hops in Primary
I used leaf hops in my boil and did not filter them out when I transferred to primary. I thought it'd be like pellet hops, which settle down into the yeast cake. This is not the case, though. They ...
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Columbus and Centennial hops
How do Columbus and Centential hops differ?
I have used them both in the past and usually in combination. But I may purchase one over the other in bulk soon.
Which one of these comes out less harsh ...
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Amount of hops necessary
How to know the exact amount of hops needed by most of beer styles?
Is there any table or something that guides the amounts or something?
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What accounts for the cheesy/sweaty flavor of hops and are there ways to minimize it?
A friend of mine likes bitter beers but shies away from strongly hopped beers because he's very sensitive to the cheesy or sweaty flavor that hops can give.
I've noticed this flavor in a few ...
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Fuggles hops for bittering
I am using Fuggles for bitter and for flavour/aroma. While I am content with flavour/aroma I find that bitterness is a bit harsh. Is it just my opinion, or Fuggle is not very suitable for bitterness?
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Styles other than steam suited for use of Northern Brewer hops
So I have a one pound bag of northern brewer hops (along with about a half pound left of amarillos). Any suggestions for a recipe or style? I'm typically pretty boring, love to brew APA's, IPA's ...
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hops for belgian trappist/abbey beers
I love Rochefort 10, Chimay (to a lower degree), and some other belgian beers. So I would like to try to do something similar, or just take some inspiration from them. What are the most commonly used ...
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Increased Magnum hops in a Fat Tire Clone
So I brewed the book "Beer Captured"'s Fat Tire Clone the other day.
I made a few slight variations. One being I used Wyeast 1056 instead of a Belgian Yeast because I figured since it's not a Belgian ...
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dry-hopping what hops to use?
I am currently brewing a english pale ale and about to transfer from primary to secondary fermentor. I want to dry hop but dont know what people think would be the best hops to use. Any ideas or ...
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How do I take hop plants with me when I move?
So I planted my hops three years ago and they've done well. I'm planning to move next year (within the same hardiness zone) and I want to take my hops with me. I'm sure whomever buys my house won't ...
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What does “row” mean in two-row hops/malt [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What's the difference between 2-row and 6-row malt?
And why should I care?
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Is hop harvesting before first frost necessary?
Still relatively new to hop growing and this year is my first viable yield worth harvesting. My cones are seemingly ready and some cool weather is on the way. Do I need to get the cones off the vine ...
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Old homegrown hops
I have been growing and using my own hops for a couple of years now. after harvesting this year I left them out to dry, they have been drying now for a little to long (about two months) they are all ...
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What hop should I use to get Fuller's IPA hop taste and aroma?
I'm just a beginner brewer, I have done just 5 batches of all-grain beer, some Hefe-Weizens, APA and an Irish Red Ale.
For my next all-grain beer I would like to make an IPA recipe. But the two best ...
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Columbus Alpha Acid?
I just received a package with some supplies that I ordered, including Columbus hops. I was expecting to have Columbus with something around 12% AA, but the hops bags is labeled with only 6%, this is ...
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Stainless Steel Scrubber in Boil Screen to strain hops?
So I have a 6" boil screen in my kettle attached to my ball valve.
Now this doesn't strain that much hops out because of the larger holes in the screen so when I transfer it to my carboy I run it ...
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What variety of hops grows well in the south eastern US?
I have plenty of land that is suitable for growing hops; protected from wind, well drained, and receives lots of full sun. I'm not sure what variety would do well in western North Carolina and is ...
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What form of hops should I use for this recipe?
My LHBS sells whole hops, hop pellets, and hop plugs. Is there a way to know which this recipe calls for, and is there some sort of conversion formula between the different forms?
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A aroma/flavor hops taxonomy
I would like to gain some knowledge about hops and have an idea in what all those varieties differ. Is it possible to define a few categories for hops (for example based on region of origin), so to ...
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“Self-Processing” Hops
I believe that hop pellets and plugs are essentially just hops that are grinded and pressure molded. Given the amount of nuisance that whole hops have given me (clogged siphon hoses, yeast ...
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