Comments on Ted's Homebrew Journal: Knock Out Hops

Ted, I mention your blog in the following post. Ch...

2009-05-23T10:20:52.535-06:00

Ted, I mention your blog in the following post. Check it out.. http://freshbrewlog.blogspot.com/2009/05/things-i-have-been-doing-differently-or.html

Dude, where do you learn all this stuff??? This i...

2009-05-22T09:27:38.637-06:00

Dude, where do you learn all this stuff???

This is all Greek to me.

*secretly beaming with pride even though she has no idea what her husband is talking about*

That's great. It's cool to see some folks interest...

2009-05-22T08:19:23.462-06:00

That's great. It's cool to see some folks interested in tweaking recipes with a slightly different approach to flame out hops. I'm curious to hear anyone's thoughts after trying this.

I am going to try this with both beers I do tomorr...

2009-05-21T21:40:52.597-06:00

I am going to try this with both beers I do tomorrow as they are recipe's I have done in some capacity. I always as my KO hops right as the flame is off and the chiller is running.

Not sure if it's a lesson, but really something to...

2009-05-16T21:11:00.000-06:00

Not sure if it's a lesson, but really something to experiment with. I think it's worth a try. It may not be very noticeable in the highly hopped ales, but it can really make a difference in beers that are balanced with a more delicate malt/hop relationship.

In hoppy beers, I like adding late hops, but space them out so that the last hop in the boil is around 10min-5min, and then leave the complete aroma hops in the KO.

I guess its all preference, and for me additions between 5min and flame-out have a bit of an off scent (can't really describe it). Could be just me. I guess I'd like to see the hops either boiled for some time, or not at all.

Thats really interesting, I will definitely take t...

2009-05-16T18:04:00.000-06:00

Thats really interesting, I will definitely take this approach on my next beer with KO hops.

sigh ... I wish I had known this three hours ago. ...

2009-05-16T17:54:00.000-06:00

sigh ... I wish I had known this three hours ago. I made a Pilsner today with some KO hops in the recipe. I dumped 'em in after turning off the heat and before cooling. Lesson learned, I guess.

Bottled
Irish Stout
Espresso Porter

Fermenting
Polka Dot Pilsner (... with early KO hops)

I'll have to try this. I usually add my knock out...

2009-05-15T22:27:00.000-06:00

I'll have to try this. I usually add my knock out hops right after I turn off the burner. I'll see if I notice any difference by waiting 5 minutes. Of course a lot of beers that I use knock out hops for, I also dry hop, so the dry hopping aroma may overwhelm the knock out hop aroma anyway.

I'll try it anyway.