Codename : Westfort Warrior Hop Water Pilot Redux

© Freepik.comThis is my second attempt at the Warrior hop water. The mass, time and sugar have been changed from my last attempt.

Recipe inspiration : TheBruSho Ultimate Hop Water

Ingredients

  • 2 g Warrior hops (See brew notes below)
  • 850 ml of filtered or distilled water (chlorine in home water may produce off flavours)
  • 1/2 ml dry ale yeast (See brew notes below)
  • 1 oz white sugar
  • 5 ml of lime (or lemon) juice

Vital Stats

Carbonation : 2.8

Steep Day

  • Add the water to whatever vessel you will be steeping in.
  • Add the hops directly to the water, this is called dry hopping.
  • Allow the hops to infuse at room temperature for about 4 hours, or until you get the aroma you like. 
  • Sanitise everything required for bottling.
  • Once the desired aroma has been reached, you will want to strain/filter the hop water to remove most of the gooey stuff. That is the technical term.
  • Add the sugar directly into the bottle, add approximately half the hop water into the bottle, cap it and shake vigorously. This will ensure the sugar is dissolved completely.
  • Add the remainder of the hop water to the bottle, cap it, and shake vigorously once again.
  • Add the dry yeast directly into the bottle. It is already room temperature, wait 15 minutes for the yeast to re-hydrate.
  • Put the cap back on, and shake vigorously, yet again.
  • Add the lime (or lemon) juice, cap it, then shake vigorously one last time.
  • Add it to the shelf, and wait at least one week for it to carbonate.

Steep Notes

  • I used less hops this time.
  • The declared measurement of yeast is purely a guess. I used Windsor ale yeast in this case. You can use most any yeast you like.
  • Knowing the hops would absorb some water, the starting measurement of water to be slightly higher, with the anticipation it would reach the desired  750 ml.

Brew & Tasting Notes

  • Less hops, and less steeping time didn’t make a big difference in the taste.
  • I will likely try a more piney, aromatic hop for my next batch.
  • More to follow…

Steep day : 1-Feb-2025

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