Before long, any homebrewer with a little yard space is going to start eyeing up the corners of his or her yard and thinking about where to plant some hops. We encourage that urge! As we’ve touched on before, gardening for your homebrew is a great extension of the hobby, and even with a plant as...
I started growing hops down here in Tucson, AZ. Started with just 2 varieties Cascade and Magnum(although I bought a few others to give to my aunt and father-in-law). Both are doing very well, but the Magnum seems to have an early lead. Checkout my blog for updates and pictures...
Hello, my next brew will be a belgian wit. What would be the best hops for that, perla, hallertau or willamette? 5 gallons going for OG:1.045, About 15 IBUs this is the recipe I made up: 5lb flaked wheat 3lb American 2 row 2lb American 6 row 1oz Coriander 1/4oz sweet orange peel...
People use the terms differently. To me, flameout hops are added immediately as heat is cut, and the wort chilled immediately as a whole (as in either an immersion chiller or a recirced heatex or CFC). Whirlpool hops are added shortly after heat is cut, while still barely sub-boil, and allowed to steep while the wort is spun and allowed to settle.
Went to my LHBS yesterday to buy supplies for today’s brew. The hop shortage finally caught up to me. My recipe for a Weizenbock calls for Tettnang hops. They were out and recommended trying Saphir. I haven’t been able to find too much information on these hops and was hoping for...