tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828714141383213600.post6538573587014363284..comments2023-09-09T21:06:41.688-07:00Comments on It's Pub Night: Fresh Hops: STOP CALLING THEM WET HOPSBill Nighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09202318621724165312noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828714141383213600.post-90278261446415507092015-10-29T08:29:00.063-07:002015-10-29T08:29:00.063-07:00Stop the confusion PLEASE, read about brewing tech...Stop the confusion PLEASE, read about brewing techniques and acquire the required light wile discerning on flavouring different styles of beer. Some Belgian Ales brewers use very old hops in some brews. There are diverse techniques to add hops (Humulus Lupulus) to the wort, such as first wort hops, boil hops, late hop, mash hopping and even DRY HOPS additions. This would depend on formulas to a given beer style and the wide hop varieties. DRY HOPPING is the addition made after the beer has fermented in the secondary fermenter, left for several days to several weeks. This method is used for a hoppy burst of great aroma to the beer, but with no bitterness added. Edgar José Vergara Rojashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035113639735271248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828714141383213600.post-71143332472530718552014-08-06T10:20:29.438-07:002014-08-06T10:20:29.438-07:00Just get rid of the Fresh Hop term - I can simply ...Just get rid of the Fresh Hop term - I can simply look at the harvest date or packing date to see if they are fresh. But I think we hop works - just means they are not dried.. But thats just me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15446855085241952942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828714141383213600.post-36304531795834486262012-10-13T11:56:29.639-07:002012-10-13T11:56:29.639-07:00Reminds me of Frozen-Fresh...
Agreed.Reminds me of Frozen-Fresh...<br /><br /><br />Agreed.Brewmancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16046122596566950185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828714141383213600.post-33609586409492993472012-10-04T16:52:55.859-07:002012-10-04T16:52:55.859-07:00Totally agree that the terms 'fresh hops' ...Totally agree that the terms 'fresh hops' and 'wet hops' are unnecessary.<br />Of course, the term 'craft beer' is becoming unnecessary as well (nd I do love the stuff). <br /><br />Please don't hate me.PeepTheSotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828714141383213600.post-63537641143466335072012-10-01T13:11:53.206-07:002012-10-01T13:11:53.206-07:00As agreed upon on Saturday, we are changing the te...As agreed upon on Saturday, we are changing the term to 'Moist Hops' from now on... ;)BrianGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828714141383213600.post-2135405353583366462012-09-29T14:04:39.297-07:002012-09-29T14:04:39.297-07:00I agree that the terms need standardization. With ...I agree that the terms need standardization. With that said, the following image summarizes the debate well:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/8nrmx5g<br />Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828714141383213600.post-76542311820921324352012-09-28T16:38:19.638-07:002012-09-28T16:38:19.638-07:00Hear, hear! I actually think the idea of brewing ...Hear, hear! I actually think the idea of brewing with freshly dried hops is cool. I would suggest we call these "harvest hops." I had hoped to brew both a fresh and harvest hop ale this year, and managed neither. (My idea for harvest hop--a fair dose of Munich malts to redden it up without a lot of sweetness, and wholesome, lovely freshly-dried hops.)<br /><br />As to the very important question of what to call a beer dry hopped with fresh hops, I think we should just invent a word. I'm bad at that kind of thing, so by "we" I mean "someone else."Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828714141383213600.post-2464315270146246692012-09-27T13:06:16.148-07:002012-09-27T13:06:16.148-07:00Maybe you should just respond to everyone who uses...Maybe you should just respond to everyone who uses the term with "English motherfucker DO YOU SPEAK IT!"Grotusquehttps://apintfordionysus.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828714141383213600.post-65390338820138437002012-09-27T11:45:41.993-07:002012-09-27T11:45:41.993-07:00@Alan: What sets me off on these rants is that eve...@Alan: What sets me off on these rants is that everyone <i>did</i> agree that "fresh hops" meant they weren't dried. Which is why the other usage is deceptive, and even fooled honest brewers.<br /><br />If there has to be another name for the first dried hops of the season, I prefer "first hops" or "harvest hops" to your idea of "fresher hops".<br /><br />@Dr. Will: That is just silly, that means that beer made with last year's hops are also "fresh hop", since the hops are not spoiled. It makes every beer a fresh hop beer.<br /><br />There is a term that everyone agreed on -- "fresh hop". Only when someone wanted to ride that wave without some of the difficulties of working with fresh hops, did this "wet hop" thing happen.<br /><br />Bill Nighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09202318621724165312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828714141383213600.post-31856948895570907472012-09-27T11:36:36.582-07:002012-09-27T11:36:36.582-07:00Hold on a sec, the argument for "wet hop"...Hold on a sec, the argument for "wet hop" is that hops used in ALL beer are "fresh". There is no such thing as a "spoiled hop" beer. Since all beers are fresh hop, beers made with hops that were picked 15 minutes ago are "wet hop". I don't particularly care for the term "wet hop" either, but fresh hop is also misleading. Basically we need a better term that everyone can agree on. Dr Willnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828714141383213600.post-69982258399080852312012-09-27T10:17:23.399-07:002012-09-27T10:17:23.399-07:00Nice rant, Bill. I'm guilty of using both &qu...Nice rant, Bill. I'm guilty of using both "fresh hops" and "wet hops" and agree that we don't need both terms. That said, I don't have any particular care which one becomes the norm. For years we just had "hops" until the practice of using un-dried ones (there's a terrible term)became more mainstream.<br /><br />True, we call un-dried parsley "fresh." Yet, do you not consider hops which were picked and dried last week to be "fresher" than those picked last year? <br /><br />Like you, I think Sierra Nevada's use of the words "fresh hop" is deceptive, but isn't that partly due to the lack of a standard convention for what to call "un-dried" hops? Would it be better for them to call it "fresher hop." Thus, in that vein, do we not need to use "wet hop" to distinguish between brewers who are actually using un-dried hops and those who are picking, drying, and quickly using a new crop of hops?<br /><br />If everyone can agree "fresh hops" = un-dried hops, we'd have our answer. <br /><br />Alan. Alanhttp://growlerfills.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com