SUMMARYThis tea was [PENDING] RECIPE
Hops
2.6ml Simcoe Extract 1.6ml (30min) 1.0 ml (10min)Yeast (1/2 Packet)
Lalvin Champagne Yeast (EC-1118) (1/2 packet)
Misc
Citric Acid (9g / 2tsp | pH = 4.2) Dextrose (184g | volCO2 = 3.8) Yeast Nutrient (1/8tsp)
BREW NOTESThis was my first experience with hop extract. A friend of mine works for a brewery and notes they use hop extract for their hop water. Since one of the few steps of making hop water is filtering out the hops, I figured extract might speed up the workflow by eliminating that step. Unfortunately there is a bit of a learning curve, since extract does bitter in the same way as pellets do. It has less to do with alpha acid potency and more to due with resin volume. Using BrewSmith's utilization equation, I extrapolated how boil time influenced total bitterness. I only wanted to use about half of my 5ml syringe so I had two additions; a bittering addition and a aroma/flavor addition.
The hop extract is an interesting substance. Its a lot like pine sap. When added some oils were released and the resin formed in small balls that swirled around the kettle. The aroma was surprisingly intense, but still pleasant. The challenge arose after I began to chill the kettle and the extract became extremely viscous and began adhering to the surfaces of the kettle and my stirring paddle.
One small error occurred as I left the kitchen and the brew timer expired. I was out of ear shot and the timer couldn't have been ringing for more and a minute or two, but its worth noting. Based on my calculations, a worst case scenario of 2 additional minutes would only yield 1 additional IBU.
Bottling went smoothly, but the resin was holding tight to my equipment and I made the mistake of getting some on my hands. Its really sticky stuff. Generally though, if something doesn't rinse away in water, it will rinse away in alcohol. So I put some hand sanitizer on a sponge and the resin was gone. A hot water rinse cleaned up the scraps and the brew day was over. TASTING NOTES
Post Boil Taste (0 days)- Subtle flavors- Without tea, hops are more noticeable. Seemingly more bitter- Promising. Excited for final result
Final Taste (10 days)
- Nose: - Flavor: - Bitterness:- Carbonation:
RECIPE
Hops
2.6ml Simcoe Extract
Hops
2.6ml Simcoe Extract
1.6ml (30min)
1.0 ml (10min)
Yeast (1/2 Packet)
Lalvin Champagne Yeast (EC-1118) (1/2 packet)
Misc
Final Taste (10 days)
Lalvin Champagne Yeast (EC-1118) (1/2 packet)
Misc
Citric Acid (9g / 2tsp | pH = 4.2)
Dextrose (184g | volCO2 = 3.8)
Yeast Nutrient (1/8tsp)
BREW NOTES
This was my first experience with hop extract. A friend of mine works for a brewery and notes they use hop extract for their hop water. Since one of the few steps of making hop water is filtering out the hops, I figured extract might speed up the workflow by eliminating that step. Unfortunately there is a bit of a learning curve, since extract does bitter in the same way as pellets do. It has less to do with alpha acid potency and more to due with resin volume. Using BrewSmith's utilization equation, I extrapolated how boil time influenced total bitterness. I only wanted to use about half of my 5ml syringe so I had two additions; a bittering addition and a aroma/flavor addition. The hop extract is an interesting substance. Its a lot like pine sap. When added some oils were released and the resin formed in small balls that swirled around the kettle. The aroma was surprisingly intense, but still pleasant. The challenge arose after I began to chill the kettle and the extract became extremely viscous and began adhering to the surfaces of the kettle and my stirring paddle.
One small error occurred as I left the kitchen and the brew timer expired. I was out of ear shot and the timer couldn't have been ringing for more and a minute or two, but its worth noting. Based on my calculations, a worst case scenario of 2 additional minutes would only yield 1 additional IBU.
Bottling went smoothly, but the resin was holding tight to my equipment and I made the mistake of getting some on my hands. Its really sticky stuff. Generally though, if something doesn't rinse away in water, it will rinse away in alcohol. So I put some hand sanitizer on a sponge and the resin was gone. A hot water rinse cleaned up the scraps and the brew day was over.
TASTING NOTES
Post Boil Taste (0 days)
Post Boil Taste (0 days)
- Subtle flavors
- Without tea, hops are more noticeable. Seemingly more bitter
- Promising. Excited for final result
Final Taste (10 days)
- Nose:
- Flavor:
- Bitterness:
- Carbonation:
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