Hops Utilisation

[hhouken]

Recipes in the Beer & Brewer mag often mentions boiling hops in water. Is this a practice anyone would recommend? What would be pros & cons.

 

[dougsbrew]

i imagine they are referring to making hop tea usually utilised in k&k.
as for ag brewing hops would be boiled with the wort as normal practice, not sperately in water.

 

[yum beer]

boiling in plain water works fine but you dont get the same level of utilisation as you do using wort.

ideally add dex or LDM at 10% of water volume to gain approx 1040 SG. This will give better results and adds to most brews without any adverse efffects.