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    Dry hopping amber ale?

    Oh well. I'll check out some of those varieties then. Thank you!
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    Dry hopping amber ale?

    I've just jumped back into homebrewing and picked up a Bremer Brewing Little Black Box - Amber Ale from the brewshop. It comes with wort and a packet of yeast, but I'd like to dry hop it to add some more flavour. I discovered I still have some 3 varieties of hop pellets in my fridge that I'd...
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    Hop leaves?

    Hi folks. Just thought I'd give you a little update on my cheese. One of the forum members who lives not far from me kindly donated some of his hop leaves for my experiment, and it worked out really well. As I mentioned in my original post, it's a soft, beer-washed rind cheese, washed with...
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    Hop leaves?

    Hi folks. Just thought I'd check back in, seeing as how it's been 5 weeks, and see if anyone's hop leaves have grown to a big enough size yet? Cheers! Stuart.
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    Hop leaves?

    Yeah, an envelope could definitely work. Just wrapped in a bit of newspaper would do fine. Would be happy to pay for postage too. Anyway, I'll get back in touch in few weeks when the leaves are a bit bigger. Cheers!
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    Hop leaves?

    Tim, I'll probably do something similar to this recipe for stuffed hop leaves: http://archive.maltosefalcons.com/food/stuffedhopleaves.php So basically giving them a quick blanch to soften them up and make them pliable. I don't think it will be a problem getting them to stick to the cheese, as...
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    Hop leaves?

    Hi Florian. I'm not too sure about sizes, but basically I'll take whatever I can get. I don't know a lot about hops (except that they're great in beer!), but from what I understand it's best to use the leaves before they get too old because they can cause irritation to the skin. So not too...
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    Hop leaves?

    Thanks guys. I didn't even think about whether it was hop vine growing season or not! But good to know my timing's not too far off. Tim, I've checked out that Hereford Hop cheese and it looks pretty amazing. As does this Hopyard Cheddar by Rogue Creamery...
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    Hop leaves?

    Hi folks. I've been on the hunt for whole, fresh hop leaves for a while, and thought I'd try my luck here in this forum. Basically, I've recently started making cheese at home, and one of the cheeses I'd like to make is a beer-washed rind that is then wrapped and aged in whole hop leaves. It...
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