T90 Hops in FV

[Darcey]

Hello All,

Does anyone have an experiance of usin T90 / pellet hops in the FV. It strikes me as a better idea for HB than using whole cone as they will settle out in the turb. Useful if you are moving to a secondary, hopping then racking off after they have settled out?

With out any first hand experiance of t90's I dont know what you will loose/gain in terms of aroma/flavour in adding them at the 'dry hop' stage in the FV?

Thanks :thumb:
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[critch]

ive heard of a few people using them as no need for a hop bag and they settle out(ish...) in a week, use em after initial ferments died off, bobs your aunties live in lover

 

[Darcey]

Sounds good.

I have heard of people quick mixing them with boiling water to get them in a mush before hand. The quick hit of temperature gives the fermentation a boost as well.

I think I'll give it ago!

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[jimp2003]

I switched to using pellets for dry hopping rather than whole hops wherever possible as they seem to work better. I wouldn't bother mixing them with boiling water first - just chuck them in and they soon hydrate and form a layer of mush on the top then the bits cascade down through the beer and settle out.

 

[joe1002]

Have a read here :thumb:

 

[subsub]

All my commercial dry hopped beers are done with pellets. They're much easier to clear up than cones :thumb: