Hop Thief 5 - James Squire

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technobabble66 said:
Fwiw, I researched HTA extensively about a year ago and came across mention from somewhere in their website that the grains claimed to be used in the first 3 HTAs were all the same: Pale Ale malt, Munich malt & crystal.
Not sure whether HTA5 would be the same, but I believe HTA4 followed the same grist.
Sorry I am lost with the 3 letter acronyms

what is HTA

HTA5 and HTA4

I assume you are saying the first three ingredients in this brew are the same

so if i use dried malt extract to give the right level of fermentables using brewmate

then add the wheat extract

proceed withe hop additions

all will be Ok

as the lady once said , please explain
 
Going out on a limb here...
Could it mean Hop Thief Ale? Perhaps the numerical appellation is indicative of the various releases.
 
NewtownClown said:
Going out on a limb here...
Could it mean Hop Thief Ale? Perhaps the numerical appellation is indicative of the various releases.
that helps , thanks , DOH :D

now to the question

although I feel I have enough information to make a brew , assuming it as the name suggests is hop driven
 
sure, but why aren't you including the wheat extract when you calculate "the right level of fermentables using brewmate" ?

I would probably use a mix of Light and Amber DME and steep a small amount of medium crystal. Bitter with a clean, neutral bittering hop and throw centennial and citra at it late and dry hop
 
Hop Thief 6 being tapped at the Portland Hotel tonight. Simcoe and Columbus
 
Rod said:
Sorry I am lost with the 3 letter acronyms

what is HTA

HTA5 and HTA4

I assume you are saying the first three ingredients in this brew are the same

so if i use dried malt extract to give the right level of fermentables using brewmate

then add the wheat extract

proceed withe hop additions

all will be Ok

as the lady once said , please explain

sorry back in all the other stuff i mention the wheat extract
 
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Rod said:
so if i use dried malt extract to give the right level of fermentables using brewmate

then add the wheat extract
why are you adding wheat after calculating the fermentables with brewmate. Include it
 
NewtownClown said:
This
why are you adding wheat after calculating the fermentables with brewmate. Include it
sorry just my bad post

I knew what i meant :wacko:
 
moosebeer said:
I work at JS and you're well on the way using a clean buttering hop to about 10IBU make up the final 25-30 with Centennial and Citra late in the kettle, pretty much all at flame out. Whirlpool/Hot stand for 20 odd mins and you're good to go

Also going for a malt bill similar to LIttle Fellas Pale Ale and upping the crystal slightly will have you in the ball park
dave doran said:
Ive done a similar brew using citra and centennial. Used EKG for bittering. Ready to bottle in a couple of days.
Tastes good so far.

71.4% Marris Otter
17.9% Munich
5.4% Carapils
5.4% Wheat.

9.1 IBU @ 45
18 IBU @10
12 IBU @ 5

10g each citra and centennial dry hop 5 days
I am having some problem working out the hop additions from the above using Brewmate

9.1 IBU at 45 minutes , no problem 20 grams

adding 35 g each of citra and centennial at 5 minutes gives me

a total hops IBU 26.1

should I then add the other 10g each citra and centennial dry hop 5 days ( at racking )

I know I am a pain but with % additions and extract brewing it is a slightly different language
 
I did 50g Centennial at 10 and 50g Citra at 5min.

Dry hop was in the primary after 5 days. Crash for 3 days then bottle up. Dry hop will certainly add flavour and bitterness. The amount of extra bitterness is up for grabs.
 
Dry hopping adds flavour and aroma. Certainly does not add bitterness. Isomerisation of alpha-acids requires temps a lot higher than fermentation temperature
 
NewtownClown said:
Dry hopping adds flavour and aroma. Certainly does not add bitterness. Isomerisation of alpha-acids requires temps a lot higher than fermentation temperature
Yeah but isomerisation of alpha acid is not the only source of bitterness from hops. Polyphenols (I think from memory) can add bitterness during dry hopping. IBUs no, bitterness yes.
Though not much from 20g.
 
I just had a pint of JS Hop Thief 6 (Simcoe and Columbus) tonight at the Squire's Bounty in Hobart…wow, what a great beer. Really fantastic hop presence and a lovely malt backbone. Definitely giving this a go as my next brew as I just got an order in from Yob that includes Simcoe and Columbus. I had a pint of JS Amber Ale after the HT and it was like drinking dishwater in comparison.
 
If you are talking hop polyphenols, isn't that "astringency" as opposed to bitterness - as measured by IBU?
 
NewtownClown said:
If you are talking hop polyphenols, isn't that "astringency" as opposed to bitterness - as measured by IBU?
Well both actually. Certain polyphenols contribute to astringency and others contribute to bitterness.
I'm guessing you know this NC but others reading might not; bitterness is a flavour detected by the tongue whereas astringency is a physical sensation in the mouth but it is most often perceived as bitterness.
There have been a few publications in the JOIB over the years about polyphenols and bitterness that might be worth a read if anyone is interested in searching for them. Google scholar is useful for this.

Sorry for the off topic btw.
 
Not For Horses said:
Well both actually. Certain polyphenols contribute to astringency and others contribute to bitterness.
I'm guessing you know this NC but others reading might not; bitterness is a flavour detected by the tongue whereas astringency is a physical sensation in the mouth but it is most often perceived as bitterness.
There have been a few publications in the JOIB over the years about polyphenols and bitterness that might be worth a read if anyone is interested in searching for them. Google scholar is useful for this.

Sorry for the off topic btw.

To get back on topic, I will stand by my statement regarding the dry hop schedule suggested above will not add IBU (at least perceptively, I concede).

I have read quite a bit about hop polyphenols in regards to astringency for I started to detect it when I began to replace late and whirlpool hops with heavy dry hopping. It wasn't a tannin type astringency.
Sounds like more reading is called for to discover the relationship between hop polyphenols and bittering. I am already imagining it doesn't add very perceptible levels of IBU or else we would have heard a lot more about it it considering the massive amounts of dry hopping going on in commercial craft breweries.
This is a hobby in which education is never ending...
 
It will not add IBU which is specifically a measurement of isomerised alpha acids in solution. However NFH is correct - there are other compounds in hops which contribute bitterness and dry hopping will add some bitterness - just no IBU.
 
DU99 said:
Just bought a six pack ..simcoe/columbus Hops
What did you think.

Not completely sure but I think I preferred the Centennial / Citra combination.
 

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