worry wort Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Ok, so trying to break into the 'adventure' side of homebrewing after decades of just making it straight out the can. Made a list of what I needed and we made the 55km trip to nearest home brew outlet/computer store (hb is a second string for income to him). As he didn't have EKG hops, he had goldings and said its a common substitute for ekg. got home and realised I now have 6 x 12g bags of finishing hops, which I don't think are what I was wanting. I've now gone on line and ordered truckloads of yeast, hops and adjuncts, thanks to the info by yeastboy, but what can I do with the finishing hops? what brews would the be best to drop these suckers into. I currently have a Spicy Brunette on the way but with the 2 tspoons of cinnamon I don't know if adding extra hops would be of benefit. I shouldn't be allowed out of the house..... ww. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 When the Spicy Brunette is ready to bottle you could bottle up half to three-quarters of it then chuck in a bag or two of the finishing hops for 3-4 more days then bottle it up just to taste the difference. I do not know how it would go. Would the hops obliterate the cinnamon? Would the hops and cinnamon work well together? I doubt it would taste horrible though. I would think that although it says finishing hops, you could still use it at other stages. I think the term "finishing" refers to the convenient tea bag thingy they come in Cheers Shamus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Finishing hops is just a name. They're the same pellets as you get just buying them in packages. If you want to use them in a boil or whatever, just cut the bags open and weigh them to the desired amount and chuck them in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worry wort Posted December 8, 2018 Author Share Posted December 8, 2018 good to know, thanks OVB and Shamus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 The name “finishing hops” bewilders me a little. Good luck with your venture into the adventure side of brewing, I guess next time your out of the house you’ll be picking up a brand new 3v 1 barrel system for your new brew shed. Hope your next brew is an eye opener!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worry wort Posted December 8, 2018 Author Share Posted December 8, 2018 ….theres toys to brewing as well???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 1 hour ago, worry wort said: ….theres toys to brewing as well???? Big shiny ones Worry Wort! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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