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  • 06-11-2012 4:32am
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    Fart
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    Hi guys,

    I've had my Coopers IPA in the fermentor for over a month now.
    I'm going to add some hop pellets to the primary, but I'm not sure which ones to get, how and how much to add. I see the word "cascade" being thrown around a bit, but I'm on the homebrewcompany online site and there are plenty of varieties.

    Has anyone got any recommendations or recommend a mix of two?

    I'm also going to buy a secondary so I can do try out batch/bulk priming when I bottle the beers. There are quite a selection of fermentors on that site that I will buy, so I think I'm fine for selecting one, unless someone has any pointers to which I should buy?

    Also on the shopping list is a bottle washer, a bottler and some caps.

    Cheers for any insight. ;)


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    BeerNut
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    Fart wrote: »
    I'm going to add some hop pellets to the primary
    I'd go with leaf. They're less likely to end up in your beer and I think they infuse better.
    Fart wrote: »
    but I'm not sure which ones to get
    We're down to personal taste here. Citra will give you a big lemony bang, Amarillo is a little more subtle and orangey, I'm personally a big fan of Summit, but Cascade will do the job too.
    Fart wrote: »
    how and how much to add.
    About 20-30g will do it.
    Fart wrote: »
    recommend a mix of two?
    Since you're experimenting I'd recommend against mixing, just so you get a clear idea of what the hop you chose does.

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    Tube
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    Cascade are very smooth with challenger. Both are easy enough to get.


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    Fart
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    Nice advice guys.

    Just one thing about leaf hops. I'm adding it after it has fermented, so is this called dry hopping? Will this just add aroma?

    And will I need tea bags of some sort to add the leaves?


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    BeerNut
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    Fart wrote: »
    Just one thing about leaf hops. I'm adding it after it has fermented, so is this called dry hopping? Will this just add aroma?
    Yes, pretty much. Same with pellets.
    Fart wrote: »
    And will I need tea bags of some sort to add the leaves?
    No, just toss 'em in.

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    Son0vagun
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    Can you add hops to anything? I have Nut Brown Ale that I plan to add a simple hop tea to, will that work? I also have a stout, but can't think of any hops that would work with it.


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    Tube
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    Experiment with small quantities of beer and hops and see if you like the results. Boiling hops to make a hop tea that way will give you a lot of bitterness which you may not like.


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