Dribs
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I'm planning on adding some crystal malt, hop pellets and DME (and maybe some dex) to a Coopers pre-hopped goo tin.
I'm assuming I don't need extra bittering so I'm just after flavour from the hops. I can't boil the the crystal malt because of unpleasant tannins.
My questions would be:
Do hops need to be boiled for 10-15mins for their flavour to be released, or would steeping them for an hour or so with the crystal malt produce a similar effect? My guess would be that you'd need high temps to extract the oils.
Or could I boil the hops for 10-15mins, then steep the crystal malt for an hour once the temperature has dropped?
Or would it be better to have the hop pellets in a stocking so I could remove them before steeping the crystal malt?
On a related matter, when you're after bittering, craigstube said hops needs to be boiled with malt extract so it can interact with the sugars. Would boiling hops for a hour in a dex solution work?
I'm assuming I don't need extra bittering so I'm just after flavour from the hops. I can't boil the the crystal malt because of unpleasant tannins.
My questions would be:
Do hops need to be boiled for 10-15mins for their flavour to be released, or would steeping them for an hour or so with the crystal malt produce a similar effect? My guess would be that you'd need high temps to extract the oils.
Or could I boil the hops for 10-15mins, then steep the crystal malt for an hour once the temperature has dropped?
Or would it be better to have the hop pellets in a stocking so I could remove them before steeping the crystal malt?
On a related matter, when you're after bittering, craigstube said hops needs to be boiled with malt extract so it can interact with the sugars. Would boiling hops for a hour in a dex solution work?