What is the most amount of hops...

Ale's What Cures Ya · Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:42 pm

You've ever used in a five gallon batch?

KwaiLo · Post by **KwaiLo** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:53 am

9 oz. I can't wait to hear grub and viggo chime in for this one.

Ale's What Cures Ya · Post by **Ale's What Cures Ya** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:49 am

And how did it turn out? Does that 9oz include dry hop or is that all in the boil?

KwaiLo · Post by **KwaiLo** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 3:58 am

Simcoe 1oz FW
Citra 1oz FW
Simcoe 1oz 60 mins
Citra 1oz 60 mins
Amarillo .75oz 15 mins
Amarillo .75oz 10 mins
Amarillo .75oz 5 mins
Amarillo .75oz 0 mins
Amarillo 2oz Dry

American IPA with an OG of 1.070. I liked it.

Peter Collins · Post by **Peter Collins** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 6:47 am

About 6.5 for me unless the batch Kwailo is mentioning is one that I was involved with but I don't recall...

Hopping as follows:

3oz Hallertauer FWH
2.9oz Hallertauer 30min
3oz Hallertauer 10min
3oz Hallertauer 0min
1.5oz Willamette dry hop 7 days

For those who were involved, this was my Hop Dam Harvest Ale that was on the SOB's beer advent calendar. Kwailo was on this batch as well.

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:23 am

That First Wort Hopping really gives a beer a different characteristic than if you wait for the boil

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:33 am

matt7215 wrote:just mashed in:

5 gal

10 lbs 2 row
1.5 lbs Caramunich

2.5 lbs of amber honey to be added at flameout

90 min boil

1.5 oz Nugget @ 60min
2 oz Galaxy @ 5min
2 oz Galaxy @ 2min
2 oz Galaxy @ flameout

US05

this one had 7.5 oz in the boil and i dry hopped with 4 oz

grub · Post by **grub** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:25 am

hmmm... are we counting fresh hops at their actual weight, or expected dried weight? because i've put as much as 21oz/5gal (42oz/10gal)...

but just for regular batches, i put 8.75oz/5gal in my gonzo clone and have used 8ish/5gal in various pale ales over the years.

markaberrant · Post by **markaberrant** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:35 pm

I typically use right around 1lb per 5 gallons in my DIPAs and American Barleywines. I did one a couple years ago with over 2lbs in 5 gallons.

Can't say any of them were "too hoppy."

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:36 pm

markaberrant wrote:I have used 1lb or more per 5 gallons in several of my batches. I did one a couple years ago with over 2lbs in 5 gallons.

Can't say any of them were "too hoppy."

what was the hop shedual for the 2 pounder??

grub · Post by **grub** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:18 pm

markaberrant wrote:I typically use right around 1lb per 5 gallons in my DIPAs and American Barleywines. I did one a couple years ago with over 2lbs in 5 gallons.

Can't say any of them were "too hoppy."

yeah, i find myself ramping up the hop additions in the more recent batches, especially for those big boys.

markaberrant · Post by **markaberrant** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:10 pm

matt7215 wrote:
markaberrant wrote:I have used 1lb or more per 5 gallons in several of my batches. I did one a couple years ago with over 2lbs in 5 gallons.

Can't say any of them were "too hoppy."
what was the hop shedual for the 2 pounder??

I will dig it up tonight and get back to you. I can tell you it was measured in a lab, and came out at 105 IBU which is pretty impressive for a real measurement, it is pretty tough to get over 80.

markaberrant · Post by **markaberrant** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:16 pm

Ok, here it is. I designed this recipe for 6.5 gallons, knowing that hop absorption would bring down the actual volume considerably. Ended up with bang on 5 gallons in the keg.

All kettle additions were pellet hops:

2oz Cascade (mash)
1oz Centennial 90 min
3oz Columbus 90 min
2oz Centennial 30 min
2oz Cascade 20 min
2oz Amarillo 10 min
2oz Amarillo 5 min
3oz Amarillo flameout
1oz Centennial flameout

Dry hops
5.75oz Amarillo pellet
2oz Amarillo leaf
2oz Citra leaf
2oz Simcoe leaf
2oz Zeus leaf
2.25oz Columbus pellet

I don't normally go with such a bizarre hop schedule (I usually just do 60, 15, flameout and dry), but other people had some input.

1 POUND OF DRYHOPS!!!

Oh yeah, forgot to mention that we ran it through another 2oz of Amarillo leaf in a Randall when we tapped the keg at the Ales Open Awards Ceremony!

grub · Post by **grub** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:00 am

markaberrant wrote:1 POUND OF DRYHOPS!!!

how did you control that much hops? bag 'em? or just have the worlds most unpleasant siphon/transfer? similar question about during the boil, but a good kettle screen will certainly help there.

xocoatl · Post by **xocoatl** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:40 am

I am also interested in hearing others experience with putting the hops in bags, tea balls, etc. vs putting them in loose. I worry that when they are confined, only the outside hops are actually providing anything.

At one point I picked up some pantyhose that was suggested to use as a type of filter (but never ended up using it). Wondering if that would work as a hop bag of sorts for dry hopping, with some marbles added to the bottom to wait it down.