Wayne wrote:> I am not familiar with Brupaks kits but I can offer at
least a little[color=blue]
> bit of helpful advice. The biggest problem I see at the moment is that
> of only boiling 4-5 liters of wort. This would give you a very
> concentrated wort (very high sugar content). At this concentration your
> hop utilization % will be quite low resulting in the beer being less
> bitter than what it is intended to be. If at all possible, I would
> recommend boiling at least 10-12 liters. You should be able to find (or
> borrow) a cheap pasta pot of that size.
>
> In any case, you should bring the wort to a full boil and then add the
> hops (in the bag) to the wort. Begin the timing of the boil from the
> time you add the hops. If you plan to use the hops just for aroma, add
> them 5 minutes before you turn off the heat at the end of the boil.
> Remember, if these are the only hops in your brew, you will get
> virtually no bitterness in your beer. This would give you a sweet
> tasting beer that smells great, but no balance between hops and bitterness.[/color]

The Brupaks kit is all hopped ME. They also give you a tea-bag type
thing of hop pellets for a) bittering by boiling with the wort or b)
aroma-ising near the end.

thanks for the reply

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