HOME-BREW 6 TECHNIQUES FOR CORNER HOPPING A n the new beer world of today, hops are FIRST WORT HOPS being used more now than ever to help create craft beer styles in more unique ways. New Hops are added during lautering process inside Ivarieties of hops are continually being evolved and the boil kettle. Provides a clean bitterness. released with many being tailor to suit the right with that particular flavor desired. BITTERING HOPS Hops added usually before the 30 minute mark. Pale and IPA are at the top of The longer the boil time the more the hop oil the list for brewers to experiment with new aroma is cooked off giving way to bitterness. varieties of hops, especially, fruit-forward Some varieties are grown to suit this purpose. varieties. IPA particularly continues to retain its market popularity for this reason and in some LATE HOP ADDITIONS instances has created a cult flowing among Hops added toward the end of the boil most likely craft enthusiasts, particularly home-brewers. from the 0-15 minutes window and will retain Home-brewers tend try to clone the more the hops oil aromas. Many newer varieties latest and greatest of beer styles and without of hops have been developed for this purpose. question IPA. How are they hopped? What was the time sequence used? What techniques WHIRLPOOLING did they use? What varieties were used? A technique used after the boil and before the beer is chilled. In the homebrewing world, a pump and At the beginning, IPA made by home whirlpool arm is used to infuse further aromatics. brewers was nothing short of today’s pale ‘Whirlpooling’ or spinning the wort, . As, the style progressed with more hops creates more hop aromatics. available, it evolved into “how bitter can I Typically done between post boil temperatures make this?” ten years ago, to today, with a cleaner, brighter, fruit forward palate. & 170 degree mark, up to 30 minutes.

The homebrewer today, can use many hopping Lower heat is less likely to cook off the oils. techniques, each way contributes different characteristics to the final brew. The time THE HOP BACK a hop is exposed to certain temperatures An infusion tool, in between the boil and during the wort boil changes how one beer the fermentor, where the wort is filtered is perceived: More time = more bitterness. through additional charge of hops. Later additions, more flavor and aroma. DRY HOPPING- Correlation between hop bitterness and aroma Adding hops to the fermenter, adds during the course of a 60 minute boil additional hop aroma

HOPS BEING ADDED Aroma TO THE BOIL

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