Author Topic: gaggin for it (Read 4231 times)

art b · « **Reply #25 on:** October 15, 2013, 05:46:17 pm »

Quoting: Incursus

On my next batch I want to try the Hop tea method you mentioned, just need to find a good how too guide...and some hops.

i get 100g of hops from ''the malt miller ''

they have lots of em on special offer ,

they ya steep them in a cafertiere for 30 mins and add it t the brew before bottlin...

Incursus · « **Reply #26 on:** October 15, 2013, 06:17:06 pm »

Quoting: art b

they ya steep them in a cafertiere for 30 mins and add it t the brew before bottlin..

How big a cafetiere? I have a 1 cup and a 3 cup..

Edit: Lot of different hops on that site any particular type you recommend?

art b · « **Reply #27 on:** October 15, 2013, 08:09:20 pm »

it depends on how big ya cups are...

i make around a pint..

fuggles and goldings are traditional english hops
or you could try a more aromatic citrus type

they are vacuum packed and keep forever in the freezer...

Incursus · « **Reply #28 on:** October 16, 2013, 07:30:24 am »

Ta.

I guess it's worth making a few cups of tea with various combinations/ratios eg 50% fuggles, 50% goldings and having a taste test before dumping a pint of it in my precious beer

Maybe mix in a bit of beer from the last brew

art b · « **Reply #29 on:** October 16, 2013, 10:14:14 am »

the hop tea is very hoppy surprisingly...
so its hard to tell ....
i use around 30g of hops, it gives taste and some aroma that kits are missing...
its quite an easy method..
you can also dry hop your beer , the hops are added to the fermenting beer for around a week in a suitable sock type bag,
they float on the top and release oils that are lost when boiling...

Incursus · « **Reply #30 on:** October 16, 2013, 10:22:20 am »

Quoting: art b

the hop tea is very hoppy surprisingly...
so its hard to tell ....

Yeah that's why I was thinking of "watering" it down with a beer. I'll give it ago anyway.

Incursus · « **Reply #31 on:** October 17, 2013, 06:38:07 am »

Mr RK! Fancy getting a bit Hoppy and splitting the shipping cost for some Hops?

http://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewCat&catId=33

Paying £5 postage on £6 worth of Hops is a bit high for an experiment

Incursus · « **Reply #32 on:** October 21, 2013, 11:02:43 am »

Quoting: Incursus

Mr RK! Fancy getting a bit Hoppy and splitting the shipping cost for some Hops?

http://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewCat&catId=33

Paying £5 postage on £6 worth of Hops is a bit high for an experiment

Dean?

Roadkill · « **Reply #33 on:** October 21, 2013, 12:21:14 pm »

I don't own a cafetiere . . . so, although I'm curious, I'm not that curious at the moment.

Incursus · « **Reply #34 on:** October 21, 2013, 01:32:58 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

I don't own a cafetiere . . .

I'm sure a bowl and a sieve would do.. call yourself an engineer!

Quoting: Roadkill

so, although I'm curious, I'm not that curious at the moment.

Furry muff I'll see if the home brew store in Wolverton sells any/still exists

art b · « **Reply #35 on:** October 22, 2013, 05:10:42 pm »

Quoting: Incursus

Furry muff I'll see if the home brew store in Wolverton sells any/still exists

i think you will find the h/b shop in wolverton has long gone ...

art b · « **Reply #36 on:** October 22, 2013, 05:13:17 pm »

you could give these a whirl ...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Better-Brew-Finishing-Hops-Teabag-Technology-easy-to-use-/181107722227?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Food_SM&var=&hash=item2a2adc87f3

Incursus · « **Reply #37 on:** October 22, 2013, 07:05:47 pm »

Already bought some hops from The Malt Miller

art b · « **Reply #38 on:** October 22, 2013, 07:34:01 pm »

Quoting: Incursus

Already bought some hops from The Malt Miller

nice... they are good quality ..

art b · « **Reply #39 on:** December 24, 2013, 09:07:13 pm »

ive got 6 litres of ''gaggin for it'' left for xmas...

art b · « **Reply #40 on:** March 09, 2014, 10:47:50 pm »

7 months on ,,
i opened a bottle of ''gaggin for it'' tonight,
it was a lot clearer than the ones we had at brighton,
well it was only a week in the bottle,
i also have a 2 litre bottle of it thats still dark brown

it now tastes quite nutty and has a bitter hop finish like a timothy taylor....

ive also brewed another AG beer today....

a beer with only light malts and 150g of english fuggle hops ...