I'm onto my 2nd kit and it's a Brupaks Colne Valley bitter. Pleased to see the hop bag but not sure how I can use it as I'm not yet set up for boiling more than 4-5 litres or so just now.
can anyone tell me:
thanks in advance
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I am not familiar with Brupaks kits but I can offer at least a little bit of helpful advice. The biggest problem I see at the moment is that of only boiling 4-5 liters of wort. This would give you a very concentrated wort (very high sugar content). At this concentration your hop utilization % will be quite low resulting in the beer being less bitter than what it is intended to be. If at all possible, I would recommend boiling at least 10-12 liters. You should be able to find (or borrow) a cheap pasta pot of that size.
In any case, you should bring the wort to a full boil and then add the hops (in the bag) to the wort. Begin the timing of the boil from the time you add the hops. If you plan to use the hops just for aroma, add them 5 minutes before you turn off the heat at the end of the boil. Remember, if these are the only hops in your brew, you will get virtually no bitterness in your beer. This would give you a sweet tasting beer that smells great, but no balance between hops and bitterness.
Hopes this helps a little.
Wayne Bugeater Brewing Company
Wayne wrote:> I am not familiar with Brupaks kits but I can offer at least a little
The Brupaks kit is all hopped ME. They also give you a tea-bag type thing of hop pellets for a) bittering by boiling with the wort or b) aroma-ising near the end.
thanks for the reply
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