Is this a silly idea!

[evanvine]

Because the utilisation factor for calculating IBUs is gravity dependant, would it be feasible to boil the hops seperately and then add then to the wort?

 

[retourrbx]

making a hop tea - fairly common I think - I made a great beer using extract and hop tea

 

[Aleman]

Bacause the utilisation factor for calculating IBUs is gravity dependant, would it be feasible to boil the hops seperately and then add then to the wort?

No

 

[evanvine]

No

Ta!

 

[retourrbx]

why not?

 

[evanvine]

why not?

Oh yea of little faith, you do NOT question the master! :whistle:

 

[Bru4u]

You would loose the interaction between the acidic wort and hops, this effects utilisation, flavour compounds and a heap more complex issues which I don't fully understand yet. The quality of the bitterness and the extraction of plant substances from the hops are reportedly different when hops are boiled in water compared to boiling in wort, and the differences are not for the better.

 

[jonewer]

why not?

cos.