Chill vs No Chill - can of worms

[dannymars]

I've brewed the same recipe both NC and Chill... The hops stand out a lot more in the second version.

 

[mje1980]

I wouldn't doubt there's a difference. I dint think any no chiller would, but it's not hard to adjust to suit.

I don't brew many highly hopped beers so for me it's perfect.



Hops are over rated anyway

 

[Bribie G]

For those who haven't heard of the Argon Method (I linked to that above) I did a Hop Thief tribute yesterday but only used Simcoe bittering addition, then cubed.
I produced about 3L extra wort that's in a stockpot. That will be brought to the boil shortly with the 10 minute addition of Columbus then the flameout addition of Simcoe, cooled in laundry tub and poured into FV along with the cubes. Then later I'll dry hop with Columbus.

So the hop profile should be virtually the same as a chilled version of the same recipe.

 

[Fylp]

I NC and have found that apart from a lighter bittering addition, I'm adding more and more hops to the cube. I'll dry hop sometimes, but the bulk of mine go in the cube. I naturally carb most of mine and find that after I'm done with a few weeks of that and aged cold for a week or two the hops have settled in nicely. I did notice when I did the same hop schedule and rushed with a force carb, it was a bit... Tartly bitter? If that makes sense. I just bought another cheap keg off eBay so I've got 2 drinking and one ageing. I'd love a calculator for cube hopping though.

 

[jc64]

Chilling or No-Chilling, it's all down to the recipe and the timing of the hops, and the way they are used. Both methods are proven to make awesome beers so choose the method that works for you and run with it.

I like to chill most of my brews as I generally have a spare fermentor but love the ease of no-chill when I don't. I'll just tweak my recipe or try something new, I'm only a homebrewer after all. As long as I make beer that I like and hopefully others deem adequate I'm a happy drinker. :chug: