I remember seeing something about pellets being about 10% more than dry cones per weight, which honestly isn't enough for me to worry about.
T90 pellets are 90% vegetal (leaf) material. T45 are only 45% vegetal (leaf). That's why AA% needed to mix and match hops. The T90 maybe where that came idea of 10% less in whole hops comes from. It really doesn't matter as long as the AA% is used to compare.That is merely a misnomer that has been parroted so frequently that it has falsely become true to most homebrewers.
You get about 10% more bitterness from pellets as opposed to dry whole hops.That is merely a misnomer that has been parroted so frequently that it has falsely become true to most homebrewers.
I wonder why that is. Does the smooshing-and-extruding (pelletizing) process change the composition or extractability of the whole cone?You get about 10% more bitterness from pellets as opposed to dry whole hops.
It makes the lupulin glands more accessible, for oneI wonder why that is. Does the smooshing-and-extruding (pelletizing) process change the composition or extractability of the whole cone?
It all boils down to AA%. If you remove some of the hop blossom you end up with more of the Lupulin glands compare to whole hops. So you can’t say one is more bittering than the other. It boils down to alpha acid content.You get about 10% more bitterness from pellets as opposed to dry whole hops.
It all boils down to AA%. If you remove some of the hop blossom you end up with more of the Lupulin glands compare to whole hops. So you can’t say one is more bittering than the other. It boils down to alpha acid content.
That's the explanation I've heard. The pelletizing process breaks up the lupulin glands.I wonder why that is. Does the smooshing-and-extruding (pelletizing) process change the composition or extractability of the whole cone?