Hey all,
I was given a tip to add hop pellets straight to the fermenter before pitching the yeast to add a nice hop aroma. i wanted to spice up a india pale ale a bit and tried this with cascade hops. The airlock's stopped bubbling and SG is at about 1011. I'll take another reading tomorrow to see if it's finished. The liquid that came out into the hydrometer tube was very cloudy and had plenty of floaties in it which I assume are bits of the hop pellets. and it tasted very very bitter. Any advice is warmly appreciated.
I was given a tip to add hop pellets straight to the fermenter before pitching the yeast to add a nice hop aroma. i wanted to spice up a india pale ale a bit and tried this with cascade hops. The airlock's stopped bubbling and SG is at about 1011. I'll take another reading tomorrow to see if it's finished. The liquid that came out into the hydrometer tube was very cloudy and had plenty of floaties in it which I assume are bits of the hop pellets. and it tasted very very bitter. Any advice is warmly appreciated.