Posted by Not Charlie Papazian on 1/16/2021, 7:27 pm
I know there are many band directors who also love to brew. Here is a question for you.
I'm brewing a recipe this weekend that calls for first wort hops. Do you remove the hops when you reach full boil or do you just leave them in?
I'm not that advanced of a brewer but isn't first wort hops mainly for aroma and boil hops are for bittering? I use hop bags so removing them is no problem. I'm not brewing a hop bomb; just hopefully a real good West Coast IPA. No haze.
Re: homebrew question
Posted by A band director on 1/18/2021, 9:29 am, in reply to "homebrew question"
Above is a link to the article about first wort hopping. The longer hops stay in a boil kettle the more bittering IBUs you will get, this includes adding hops before the boil. Any hop additions that take place in the last half to flame out will provide more aromatics. Anything post boil, at flame out, during whirlpool, or dry hopping, will provide the most aroma and juiciness.
So for the question asked, I would leave them in this time and see how you like the beer. If you don't like it, next time you brew this beer take it out. Great thing is about brewing your own beer is creating something that you enjoy.
