Hey everyone! I'm going to brew a nice hoppy ale on Sunday and wondering whether i should try this method. The last IPA i brewed was an extract + specialty grain, and had 25g of hops @ 60mins and the rest progressively at 20mins and under. The beer has ended up decent, but has a pretty harsh bitterness. I think there are a few reasons for this (not just this bittering addition), but to try an combat the harshness, i thought i'd try hop bursting for this next one and go without the 60 min bittering hops.
Just as i think i have everything figured out, i discover first wort hopping. I like my beers with a fair whack of bitterness, just not this harshness I'm getting with my previous IPA. I am slightly worried that i won't acheive the bitterness doing the hop burst method, since I can only do a ~15L boil and use top up water. I'd like to know whether I should stick with the standard hop burst schedule or try the first wort hopping aswell? It seems like it will add some extra bitterness, but won't be as harsh as a 60 min addition can be. Could anyone with first wort hopping and/or hop bursting experience let me know?
This will be my first crack at a mini mash too. Going with DME, pale malt, some munich, crystal and a touch of roasted barley late for a bit of a red colour.
Cheers! :chug:
Just as i think i have everything figured out, i discover first wort hopping. I like my beers with a fair whack of bitterness, just not this harshness I'm getting with my previous IPA. I am slightly worried that i won't acheive the bitterness doing the hop burst method, since I can only do a ~15L boil and use top up water. I'd like to know whether I should stick with the standard hop burst schedule or try the first wort hopping aswell? It seems like it will add some extra bitterness, but won't be as harsh as a 60 min addition can be. Could anyone with first wort hopping and/or hop bursting experience let me know?
This will be my first crack at a mini mash too. Going with DME, pale malt, some munich, crystal and a touch of roasted barley late for a bit of a red colour.
Cheers! :chug: