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Female flower cones from the Humulus lupulus plant. Used for their flavor, aroma, and bittering qualities. Hops may also contribute a preservative/anti-microbial properties to beer.
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Hops in the compost?
Hops are full of nitrogen and will make for great compost.
I compose -everything- I can... veggies, hops, grains, old bread, rinsed eggshells, coffee, and fish and shellfish (can be stinky). … Do not ever dump your old hops or grain into the garden. Besides attracting pests and mold, it would take longer to compost.
Also, don't compost hops if you have a dog and he eats everything. …
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What can be used to keep aphids off of hops without ruining the taste of beer?
The hops love mulch by the way, and you have to water them less.
The mulch makes it easy to keep grass and weeds away from the hops. … (Offtopic, but both pole and bush beans are awesome for injecting nitrogen into the soil... hops love nitrogen! …
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Amounts of various oils in hops.
Pick up a copy of Designing Great Beers. For an advanced homebrewer book, it gets real deep into 4 or so different types of oils, how isomerization in the boil works, etc.
The book is 2 halves... bac …
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dry-hopping what hops to use?
Goldings grown in the US or NZ will be good hops but will taste nothing at all like EK Goldings. … (You could say that about all hops - true - but Goldings flavor profile seems to be especially affected by the soil profile). …
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What's a balanced bittering hop for both English and American ales?
So when I follow a recipe that called for say Willamette bittering and say Willamette flavoring hops, I will usually replace the bittering hop with Magnum. … (A little Magnum goes a lot further than most hops, so do not substitute at a 1:1 ratio by weight!). …
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Why would someone use Cascade for bittering over Amarillo?
Magnum, Northern Brewer, and Cascade tend to be some of the most popular bittering hops. … Most hops can be grouped as "citrus, piney, earthy" etc. and having a chart of this will allow you to easily substitute hops. …
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How would one go about growing their own hops?
Hops grow very well in the northeast. Just be sure it gets at least half a day's sun (or more). … I also grow hops along friend's property, stone walls, fences along sheds etc. I offer to eliminate some poison ivy and plant my hops, and give them some beer. …
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How can I compare hop flavours quickly?
You must consume single hop beers of different hops in order to compare the flavors.
Think about it... it is impossible to compare flavors using other sense, such as vision or smell. …
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I forgot to add my extract until the end!
You need some malt for the hops to isomerize.. you can not just boil them in plain water.
You will get a higher bitterness out of your beer because of the late malt additions. …
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What are the most citrusy hops?
Saaz hops is great for citrus. Many homebrewers never brew with Saaz... not sure why. Perhaps because it is traditionally a lager hop, or because it is slightly more expensive. …
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