Whirlpool Hopping/Hop Stands

[GuingesRock]

I've ordered the stuff to fix up my kettle for whirlpooling. I'm doing it for whirlpool chilling and trub management ...and also whirlpool hopping.

The complicated thing that I need to research more is whirlpool hopping.

Any advice or good links on whirlpools and whirlpool hopping please.

Edit: found a good one: http://byo.com/component/k2/item/2808-hop-stands" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[GuingesRock]

Does anyone do hop stands, or is it all hype?

I read this morning that it is "better than dry hopping" ?

http://forum.northernbrewer.com/viewtop ... 28&t=76188" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[LiverDance]

I've just started trying this and have been getting pretty good results. I'll have another beer to try on Friday that was no chilled with hops after KO as well.

[GuingesRock]

I've just started trying this and have been getting pretty good results. I'll have another beer to try on Friday that was no chilled with hops after KO as well.

How have you been doing it?

I've been thinking of chilling to 175F (the sub-isomerization range) and then adding the hops and whirlpooling them for 30 minutes before chilling to pitching temp. I was thinking at that temp DMS production and also isomerisation of alpha acids won't occur and I'd be getting more essential oils.

A hop stand in the 160–170 °F (71–77 °C) range will basically shut down the alpha acid isomerization reaction and the lower temperatures will reduce the vaporization of the essential oils. Homebrewers can use their wort chillers to bring the wort down to this range before adding the knockout hops or they can add a second dose of knockout hops. http://byo.com/component/k2/item/2808-hop-stands" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[LiverDance]

The first one I done was the big spruce IPA and I let it whirlpool for 30mins and set my temp to 180 on my PID. I also dry hopped that beer 3 times so i'm not really sure what I got out of the hop stand in the end besides a good IPA. On Saturday I'm going to do my house IPA with the same method without any dry hopping so I can actually see what i'm getting from the stand.

[GuingesRock]

Great, thanks, roughly what I was going to do ...great minds.