question about hopbursting

[sputnam]

i've read a good bit about hopbursting and haven't run across a direct answer to this...what if i put all my hops in at like the 1 minute mark? It calculates out to 89 IBU's. Is there anything wrong with this?

 

[DrWill]

i've read a good bit about hopbursting and haven't run across a direct answer to this...what if i put all my hops in at like the 1 minute mark? It calculates out to 89 IBU's. Is there anything wrong with this?

It all depends on what you're going for. You're not going to get a lot of isomerisation in that short a time period, so you'll have a lot of aroma, a bit of flavour, and not a whole lot of bitterness, because bitterness is going to come primarily from iso-alpha acids. If you do this because you want that fresh flavour, drink it quick, because it will drop out quickly in the keg or bottle.

 

[cshamilton]

If you let them steep after flameout and don't chill or just chill to 170F and hold for a while, you will still get decent levels of isomerization.