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u/sciencemercenary Aug 14 '26 edited Aug 14 '26

I use dry malt and hops pellets when brewing. A friend has a flowering hops plant and has invited me to harvest some for brewing, yay! (I don't know the variety.)

Say I use 250g of hops pellets for a fav recipe. How much real hops do I use instead of the pellets? Of course there will be differences in the alpha acids, etc., just assume it's the same hops variety.

(And is there a non-alcoholic beer that doesn't taste like burnt cardboard? Asking for a friend.)

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u/AJ_in_SF_Bay Aug 15 '26

I grew some hops, long ago. I planted the rhizomes, so I knew that they were Cascade. Part of the tricky bit, that you already have identified, is that you will have no idea what the alpha acid content is, etc. So what I did is add them at flameout for aroma. My process was to add a "bunch" as the weight and everything was just so different with homegrown dried hops. It came out well. Give it a shot!

Also note that "wet" (fresh) hops are a whole different ballgame.

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u/sciencemercenary Aug 15 '26

Ah geeze, I didn't even think about fresh (wet) vs dried. Hmm. Most likely they will be freeze-dried, since I won't use them immediately.

Thanks. Sounds like I need to just 'wing it'.

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u/xnoom Spider Aug 14 '26

https://brewingamerica.com/ is a popular brand if you're looking for something more high-end/durable.