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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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What are alpha acids?
The degree of isomerization and the level of bitterness extracted is determined by the length of time the hops are boiled. … The alpha acid rating is the amount of alpha acid by percentage of total weight of the hops. The higher the percentage alpha acid the more bitterness a hop will contribute during the boil. …
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Whirlpool hop additions
The flame out hops spend a longer time in the unchilled wort thus breaking down the hop oils and reducing the amount of aroma they impart in the beer. … When they are adding the hops to the whirlpool they spend less time in the hot wort thus maintaining more aroma. …
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Hop utilization
I would probably only do this for the bittering hops and just add the flavor and aroma to the main boil since you don't get much bitterness from those additions anyway. …
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What hops provide the guava-like taste of some IPAs?
There is not a lot of information about the Islander IPA but Bear Republic uses Chinook, Cascade, Columbus and Centennial. My guess is that what you are associating with guava is the citrus/fruity ch …
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Yeast and Hop Longevity
Wyeast says that the activator packs are good for up to 6 months after the production date. Northern Brewer guarantees the packages for up to three months after production and will replace any packs …
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Not using bittering hops
Are you talking about not adding any hops at the beginning of the boil and relying on only late addition hops for bitterness? … Basically you eliminate the 60 minute addition and start adding hops at about 30 minutes at increased levels to make up for the shorter boil time. There are no negative consequences that I know of. …
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