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Author:

nostrout

Boil Size: 3.25 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.027

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.1

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/29/2016 3:57 AM

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Author:

ffSwanee

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.052

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: 9.21 psi

Creation Date: 1/23/2022 6:12 PM

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Author:

Trail_hoppy

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.068

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.75

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/19/2021 2:14 PM

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Author:

BellsGS

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.132

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/19/2021 5:26 PM

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Author:

Michael Chiantera

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.053

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/27/2020 12:58 AM

Notes: What is First Wort Hopping?

First wort hopping (FWH) is when you add a large portion of the finishing hops to the boil kettle as the wort is transferred from the mash or lauter tun. As the boil kettle fills up, the hops steep in the wort and release those important oils and resins.

Normally, the aromatic oils are insoluble and evaporate during the boil. However, by letting the hops steep in the wort before the boil, the oils have more time to oxidize to more soluble compounds, which means there’s a greater chance those oils are kept in the beer during the boil and deliver additional hop complexity in the finished product.

Who Discovered First Wort Hopping?
It’s entirely possible FWH was discovered by accident. A brewer wanted to try something new and tossed hops into the kettle before the boil later realizing there was a flavor change in the finished beer. Even if this isn’t the case, isn’t it more interesting to believe in the myth?

First wort hopping was common practice around the turn of the 20th century to increase hop utilization. At some point in the mid-20th century, the practice was more or less discontinued. However, in 1995 Brauwelt magazine (Germany) reported on the “rediscovery of first wort hopping” research focusing on pilsner style beer and finding the process resulted in beers with finer hop aroma.

The report documented many German breweries that implemented FWH. In the past, brewers in England and Belgium also added hops before boiling. The research experiment was carried out in two German production lager breweries. Both breweries made two versions of Pilsner in very similar manners, including yeast pitching rates, brewing water, malt lots and using Type 45 pellets.

The Experiment
A portion of the late kettle hops (Tettnanger and Saaz) were added to first runnings in the kettle and were allowed to stay with the brew throughout the entire boil. The late hop/aroma addition was omitted.

At Brewery A, the first wort hopping addition of Tettnanger and Saaz hops amounted to 34% of the total hop weight. At Brewery B, which used only Tettnanger, it was 53% of the total hop weight. In both resulting beers the first wort hopped beer had more IBUs than the non-first wort hopped beer, 39.6 to 37.9 at Brewery A and 32.8 to 27.2 at Brewery B.

Lager Brewery IBU of FWH Beer IBU of Non-FWH Beer
Brewery A 39.6 IBUs 37.9 IBUs
Brewery B 32.8 IBUs 27.2 IBUs

Despite increased bitterness, the panelists described the first wort hopped beers as more pleasant tasting and overwhelmingly preferred them, creating a more harmonic beer and uniform bitterness when compared to the conventionally hopped beer. Further analysis indicated the conventionally hopped beers contained a higher level of hop aroma substances, but panelists nonetheless described the FWH beers as having a very fine and rounded hop aroma and rounded hop flavor.

The authors of the study recommended that first wort hopping contain at least 30% of the total hop addition, preferably using the later aroma additions. The overall alpha acid quantity shouldn’t be reduced because the results of the tasting showed that the bitterness of the first wort hopped beers is regarded as very good and very mild. A reduction of the hop quantity could result in weakened bitterness, too.

How To Do First Wort Hopping
First wort hopping is practiced by a number of craft brewers and homebrewers and is applied to a full range of styles both ales and lagers. It’s best suited for beers that call for noble hops and isn’t suited for beers that want volatile hop oil presence or fruity hop aroma; in fact, first wort hopping actually works against developing those hop characteristics.

Mash Hopping
Many people confuse ‘First Wort Hopping’ and ‘Mash Hopping’ as one in the same. Mash hopping is actually the process of adding hops to your mash tun during the mash rest.

Unlike FWH, hops added to the mash undergo little to no hop isomerization in the tun.

To do first wort hopping, add a substantial portion of the hop bill (30-50%) to the kettle as you transfer wort from the lauter tun. The hops steep in the wort for the entire runoff and remain in the wort for the duration of the boil.

Make sure to use low alpha acid hops that are normally scheduled as the final aroma/flavor additions because isomerization begins at temperatures below boiling; more hops in the wort longer during the boil causes the total bitterness of the beer to increase, although the amount is subtle because the hops are low in alpha acid. First wort hopping takes advantage of higher pre-boiled wort pH levels, which allows for higher isomerization.

The reason craft brewers and homebrewers use first wort hopping is because it can change your beer’s hop profile, which is more easily noticed in moderately hopped beers. However, many brewers will tell you those pre-boil additions result in subtle notes that will be noticed in even hop-intense beers. The new hop flavors aren’t easily defined, and the chemistry behind first wort hopping isn’t fully understood, but normally an adjustment of 10% is added to the calculated bitterness in IBUs.

Author:

BrewDr

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 45

Boil Gravity: 1.056

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/3/2019 5:40 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 11 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.064

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/5/2018 6:54 AM

Notes: First attempt at making a double IPA recipe, having never brewed a double IPA before. Worried about the hop additions.

The amounts are almost entirely based on how convenience of the minimum incremental size of grains (0.25kg) and hops (50g) from the shop I use. So I had 100g of the Amarillo and Citra to play with, hence the large additions. Better than letting a few extra grams sitting around.

Author:

SchuBrew

Boil Size: 5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.038

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/16/2017 1:09 PM

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Author:

Menzel/Kaz Brewing

Boil Size: 1.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 70

Boil Gravity: 1.048

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/2/2017 3:56 AM

Notes: Followed grain bill guidelines for clone, but had to change up hop additions due to unavailable hops. Also added Irish Moss to help with fining.

Author:

llvtt

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.041

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.4

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 80 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/20/2016 3:59 AM

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Author:

torstein

Boil Size: 11 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 60

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 21 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/28/2013 10:54 PM

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Author:

DrSherlock

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 14.5

Efficiency: 54

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Plato

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/28/2016 3:22 PM

Notes:

Author:

migueledls

Boil Size: 6 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.047

Efficiency: 67

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/26/2015 2:38 PM

Notes:

Author:

Brew Lab

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.056

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/1/2015 4:35 PM

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Author:

Hop Chick

Boil Size: 14 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.05

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 78 ° F

Priming Method: Corn Sugar

Priming Amount: 11 pz

Creation Date: 5/31/2015 10:50 PM

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Author:

jon.doe

Boil Size: 4 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.06

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/26/2015 2:40 AM

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Author:

TheZel66

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.053

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/3/2015 1:14 PM

Notes: from the Rainy Day Stout recipe, modified to match a sweet-ish irish red ale.

Author:

Jim Higley

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 2

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/19/2013 6:24 PM

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Author:

Percent42

Boil Size: 9 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.049

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.33

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/2/2014 3:17 PM

Notes: Satus is actually Topaz. not in the system so I had to add. I would increase the calcium a bit.

Author:

KnotCurser

Boil Size: 5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 75 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/20/2013 1:30 PM

Notes: This is basically a clone of Boulevard Brewery's Tank 7 with the addition of Rosemary.