StefanR Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Hi, I will be brewing the SMOTY ale recipe next week, and I have EKG hop flowers instead of pellets. Do I need to up the weight of hop flowers compared the recipe's pellet weights in order to get a true SMOTY, and if so by how much? Cheers From the UK [w00t] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveL Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Am sure I have read somewhere on this forum that you use about a third less of pellets compared to flowers [unsure] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanR Posted September 2, 2011 Author Share Posted September 2, 2011 I have read conflicting ideas on other forums, some say use 10% more hop flowers compared to pellets and some say as much as 50% more [unsure] I would like to get the brew as close to the recipe as possible because it sound very nice indeed [biggrin] Buy the way, Great forum and I love the Coopers site too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregT5 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Stefan, welcome to the forum and your new hobby. I have read what Steve posted here that you would use a third more flowers than pellets. However on my last visit to my LHBS they told me weight is weight & there is no difference between pellets and flowers. Unfortunately it appears it all comes down to personal preference [crying] Sorry if this didn't help much but what I and others here like in beer might not be to your liking. That's the great thing about home brewing, you can just keep experimenting until you hit gold[cool] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien E1 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 The Complete Joy Of Homebrewing says use one third more, IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanR Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 Cheers for the feedback [biggrin] I will be getting the SMOTY on the go this coming weekend! Boiling 13g of EKG Hops Steeping 26g of EKG Hops Thanks again Stefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanR Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 I forgot to ask if this brew will try and escape from a 25L FV? I brewed the OS Stout to 20L a few weeks back, and it tried to take over the kitchen [surprised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I forgot to ask if this brew will try and escape from a 25L FV? I brewed the OS Stout to 20L a few weeks back, and it tried to take over the kitchen [surprised This will depend on how much and how viable your yeast is. Sometimes you get a volanic krausen and other times barely any at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanR Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 I got this brew underway last night and it is currently spewing like a good un'! http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/339/megaspew.jpg/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanR Posted September 24, 2011 Author Share Posted September 24, 2011 Just thought that I would update this post. I bottled my SMOTY last night after 14 days in the FV (racked after 7 days). OG was 1.040 FG was 1.008 It tasted very good from the bottling bucket. Think I am going to find it hard to keep my hands off this one! [devil] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 It is a fine drop indeed. I bottled mine in May last year and still have quite a few bottles stashed away....I keep forgetting to sample another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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