Pellets or Hops

[pvt_ak]

Just ordering another batch of grain and some hops for my BIAB #2 an Amber Ale.

On the hops front some are offered in pellet form.

What's the merits of pellets v the dried hops ?




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[chewie]

You need less weight in pellets compared to leaf, the pellets do however turn to gunge when they get added. A muslin bag will keep the pellets together during the boil or you might find a spider useful for containing leaf hops to prevent them clogging your boiler outlet.

 

[pms67]

Pellets are better by a country mile imo, I will never buy leaf again but everyone has their own preferences

 

[Covrich]

Pellets seem to give you more bang for buck..

They don't drink as much wort either.

 

[Gunge]

Being strictly old-school I've always used leaf. Mebbe it's time to move on but it would seem I need to fiddle around with my hop filter first.

 

[pvt_ak]

That was my initial view Gunge in sticking with leaf.
If pellets take less weight than leaf is there a rule of thumb for measuring ?
E.g. - recipe says 15g , do you put 7.5g of pellets ?


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[dps51]

you could always use something like these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/292120339885?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&var=591077998488&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301888412949?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

I use a lot of pellets and I find these work grate also work with leaf hops

 

[Covrich]

I dont know if it is a weight thing or what.. I just find pellets to be more efficient in what they produce. Maybe that is by virtue that you use the same amount as leaf..

 

[dad_of_jon]

That was my initial view Gunge in sticking with leaf.
If pellets take less weight than leaf is there a rule of thumb for measuring ?
E.g. - recipe says 15g , do you put 7.5g of pellets ?


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10% more utilization is the number i've come across on-line by using pellets/vs leaf. So use 10% less. Although I don't :whistle:

The pellets also go down the sink when rinsing the fv out leaf hops dont.