challenger hops, boil or dry hop

[Robbo851]

Hi, in my IPA kit came a bag of challenger hops, it says to add hot water and mash up before adding, I have read that its best not to add really hot water just warm so I was going to do that but thought about maybe warming and mashing half for the bitter and dry hopping the other half for aroma. what do you think?

 

[cushyno]

Apparently hops are often added at around 80°C for flavour and aroma so that the is aren't evaporated off.

You could try boiling a small amount in a hop tea for 20 minutes and add the rest for aroma.

 

[Bigcol49]

Hi @Robbo851
Being a bear of very little brain, I am wondering whether you are doing an AG kit, or one based on an extract.

 

[Robbo851]

its not an all grain kit, it was basically a bag of liquid malt a bag of glucose and packet of yeast with hops to then be added at day 5

 

[Bigcol49]

Hi!
What kit did you use?
The syrup will probably be pre-bittered and the hops are for flavour/aroma.
I would get a fine mesh hop bag, sanitise it and put the hops in the bag then put it in the brew.
If they are pellet hops I don't much fancy the bits foating around in the beer - they'll be a bugger to filter out.

 

[Robbo851]

its the beerworks Merseyside dockers IPA, the kit says to add on day 5 all the hops after mashing and heating in water, draining then adding to the FV, but I wanted to dry hop some. I have muslin bags I can sanitize and add hops to, I also have a bag to put over my syphon to try and keep bits out of my bottling bucket.