Hi,
I've got my third batch fermenting at the moment, I've done a coffee porter with a few different grains and East Kent Goldings hops.
It's a week in to fermentation now and I took a hydrometer sample yesterday. It tasted good but was FULL of little bits of hops. In my two previous brews I added hops straight in to the pot just like I did with this one but this has never been a problem. This time I used a total of 100g in my hop bill which is much more than I have previously used.
So my question is.. Can I expect the bits of hops to drop out when fermentation finishes up? Or am I going to have to filter them out?
AND
I have some Simcoe in the freezer and although I'm happy with the balance of malty and coffee flavours at the moment, I cant help but think about dry hopping it with a bit of Simcoe for another dimension.. is this a good or bad idea?
From Rob
I've got my third batch fermenting at the moment, I've done a coffee porter with a few different grains and East Kent Goldings hops.
It's a week in to fermentation now and I took a hydrometer sample yesterday. It tasted good but was FULL of little bits of hops. In my two previous brews I added hops straight in to the pot just like I did with this one but this has never been a problem. This time I used a total of 100g in my hop bill which is much more than I have previously used.
So my question is.. Can I expect the bits of hops to drop out when fermentation finishes up? Or am I going to have to filter them out?
AND
I have some Simcoe in the freezer and although I'm happy with the balance of malty and coffee flavours at the moment, I cant help but think about dry hopping it with a bit of Simcoe for another dimension.. is this a good or bad idea?
From Rob