Hop Pellets & Flowers

[Bubba Q]

Just a quick query

I have a bag of B Saaz flowers that I want to use in a recipe that calls for B Saaz pellets. As I have never used flowers would I need to adjust the amounts of flowers up or down or would I use the same amount?

 

[Stuster]

Whole hops will give 10% less bitterness so you'd want to up the quantities for bittering additions. But for flavour/aroma additions I wouldn't make any changes. I've got an all Motueka (new name for B-Saaz) Blonde in the keg line up now. I've really liked it in a mix before and looking forward to seeing what it's like by itself. What are you brewing?

 

[benno1973]

You'd need to use more (around 10% from memory) as pellets have a greater utilisation

 

[Fents]

really? why is that stu? is it because the pellet is pellatised and all the alpha and beta is extracted better, where as a flower still remains who so you dont extract as much during the boil?

 

[benno1973]

It's because the pelletised hops are ground up which tears up the lupulin glands, allowing for better utilisation. I think.

 

[Bubba Q]

Whole hops will give 10% less bitterness so you'd want to up the quantities for bittering additions. But for flavour/aroma additions I wouldn't make any changes. I've got an all Motueka (new name for B-Saaz) Blonde in the keg line up now. I've really liked it in a mix before and looking forward to seeing what it's like by itself. What are you brewing?

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