When I buy hops in pre-measured packages in the US, they typically come in 1-ounce packages. Of course, when I scale a recipe, it never comes out in even 1-ounce increments.
What is the pre-measured package size for hops in the rest of the world?
I am also curious about how other brewers handle these pre-measured increments of hops. When you scale a recipe and the hops come in at less than the pre-measured increment, do you adjust the time you add the hops for a shorter boil to use the increment size or do you stay with the boil time and use less than the full increment size of hops? For example, if your scaled recipe calls for 0.8 ounce of hops at 60 minutes, do you add it as that or do you add 1.0 ounce at 30 minutes for (roughly) the same IBU? Or do you round the 0.8 ounce at 60 minutes up to 1.0 ounce at 60 as long as the IBUs remain within the style limits?
Post #2 made 13 years ago
Good Day, I only use the amount of hops needed.
If I have(and I do) left over Hops, I keep them frozen, and eventally make a beer with 2-3 types of Bittering hops, and up to 4 types of Flavor hop, and Many aroma hops (mixed).
I do with with the left over grains, and call the beer "Dead Soldiers"
So far, it has been a strange, but mostly a good brew!
If I have(and I do) left over Hops, I keep them frozen, and eventally make a beer with 2-3 types of Bittering hops, and up to 4 types of Flavor hop, and Many aroma hops (mixed).
I do with with the left over grains, and call the beer "Dead Soldiers"
So far, it has been a strange, but mostly a good brew!
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Post #3 made 13 years ago
In the UK the standard order size is 100g. But if you want more you can order bigger amounts, most retailers split big 5kg bails and vacuum pack to order.
I rarely scale a recipe to suit the hops as I have a freezer full and if I am short I'll make up the shortfall with another, I always have a few dregs in the bottom of the freezer.
I rarely scale a recipe to suit the hops as I have a freezer full and if I am short I'll make up the shortfall with another, I always have a few dregs in the bottom of the freezer.
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Post #4 made 13 years ago
Standard pack is 100g here. You can get 500g, 1000g (1KG) and 5000g (5KG) too.
12g hop tea bags are sold too but they're for k&k brewers
30g or so to the ounce. I weigh out my hops to the gram or even part gram with my hop scales. That means to about 100th of an ounce
The rest of the world does not use ounces
Interestingly one popular store does sell in 90g and 450g packets here (approx 3oz and 1 lb), and 450g is my favourite size
12g hop tea bags are sold too but they're for k&k brewers
30g or so to the ounce. I weigh out my hops to the gram or even part gram with my hop scales. That means to about 100th of an ounce
The rest of the world does not use ounces
Interestingly one popular store does sell in 90g and 450g packets here (approx 3oz and 1 lb), and 450g is my favourite size
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Post #5 made 13 years ago
LHBS here repack hops in increments starting at 30 gr (~~1 ounce) and also larger increments of 60,90,120,500,1000 grams.
one LHBS run by an american packs his hops in 28 gr bags
because his recipes are all for five gallons and call for hops in ounce increments...
i usually buy hops in 120 or 500 gram vacuum bags and keep them in the freezer. i weigh out my hops on a gram scale.
one LHBS run by an american packs his hops in 28 gr bags
because his recipes are all for five gallons and call for hops in ounce increments...i usually buy hops in 120 or 500 gram vacuum bags and keep them in the freezer. i weigh out my hops on a gram scale.
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Post #6 made 13 years ago
That's the one conversion I can do in my head: grams/ounces. (Results of....um....a "misspent" youth.)
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Post #7 made 13 years ago
Yea Todd
There are probably quite a few of us that at least learned that conversion early in life
There are probably quite a few of us that at least learned that conversion early in life
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Post #8 made 13 years ago
instead of 1/8ths from my younger days the kids now talk about 3 grms...hops we're talking about right
Post #9 made 13 years ago
I measure all my hops using grams. Using 1 ounce = 28 grams just makes it easy to get accurate measures of 1/2 or 1/4 ounce increments.
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