I AM A HOPPY GUY TOO HOP TO TROT. What are Hops? Hops are one of the basic ingredients in beer brewing - the others being grain, yeast, and water Flower.

“I AM A HOPPY GUY”

TOO HOP TO TROT

What are Hops?• Hops are one of the basic ingredients in beer

brewing - the others being grain, yeast, and water

• Flower of the hop plant• Contain an essential oil with a very bitter flavor• Contain two essential acids – Alpha: responsible for the bitter flavor in the beer– Beta: contribute to beer's bitter aroma

Hop Kinds

• Bittering and Aroma– Bittering hops have higher

concentrations of alpha acids, are responsible for the large majority of the bitter flavor of a beer, and are generally boiled longer

– Aroma hops are typically added to the wort later to prevent the evaporation of the essential oils, to impart "hop taste" , or "hop aroma"

Why We Hop

• To counter the sweetness of the malt extract or “first wort”

• To preserve the Beer• Flavor, Smell, and Feel• The bitterness given to

the beer because of the Hops is measured in, International Bitterness Units or (IBU’s)

• The US is the #2 Producer next to Germany

• Hops has been used as treatment for anxiety, restlessness, and insomnia

• It grows up like a vine• Dangerous to Dogs• The Type is named for

origin

Side Notes

When do you Hop?

• Most of the time this is done in the boil• But you can hop when you want to– Mash– Boil– Primary– Secondary– Keg / Bottling– Even wet

Well what does IBU mean to You

• If I don’t like Hoppy Beer what IBU is too High?– Depends on the beer– Best to look at IBU/SG

• If you like hoppy & someone else doesn’t you can hop after

Engineer’s Corner(Hop Spider)

• Parts and Supplies List• 4-inch to 3-inch reducing PVC coupling• 1 nylon paint straining bag (1- or 5-gallon/3.8- or 19-L size, depending on your batch size)• 3 carriage bolts with 6 nuts and washers of corresponding size• 1 turn-key clamp (that will fit the 3-inch end of the coupling)• Power drill with drill bit that corresponds to the size of the carriage bolts• eye protection (safety goggles)

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