On Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 12:07:20AM +0200, Heikki Levanto wrote: > On Sun, Oct 19, 2003 at 04:23:49PM -0500, Thomas Eibner wrote: > > I read something about this somewhere (hah) and I think the discussion > > went on wheter or not you actually get as much hop extraction when you > > just boil it in plain water without any sugars. Have you found anyone > > else that has done it before with good hop extraction? > > I seem to recall (must have read somewhere) that the sugar concentration > in the wort should reduce the hop extraction, so that boiling in plain > water ought to give a bit more bitterness. Also, some old Danish > receipies mention boiling the hops in water... But no, I do not have any > hard facts at hand.
Just wondering, could be interesting if it's possible to make a 100L batch by "just" boiling 40L of it (All grain) where you mashed in the vicinity of 15-20KG grains. I'm thinking a brown ale or so would be a good test batch, now to find something to ferment 100L in. Thomas
