I'm doing a fermented dandelion 'pop' and wondering how much success people have had using dandelions in place of bittering hops. I've googled this and it seems hit/miss.
Anyone tried this?
At the minute I'm thinking that using them solely for bittering would be the way to go, then add aroma hops. If it works ok it's a money-saver.
Dandelions for bittering?
by HTH1975 » Fri Jul 01, 2016 16:27
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Re: Dandelions for bittering?
by graysalchemy » Fri Jul 01, 2016 16:47
Its the green stems which are bitter, they are a bit rank IMHO well they have been when ever I have made wine, the wine is great but the steeping flower heads are 
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Re: Dandelions for bittering?
by HTH1975 » Fri Jul 01, 2016 22:57
Well, I'm only doing a tiny little demijohn brew with a stockpot, so it's more of a punt than anything else. I'll report how it turns out in a couple of weeks.
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Re: Dandelions for bittering?
by HTH1975 » Sat Jul 02, 2016 15:49
Well, it's turned out at 1120 OG. Wonder how much this ferments down.
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Re: Dandelions for bittering?
by Rolfster » Sat Jul 02, 2016 21:20
What have you put in apart from dandelion?
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Re: Dandelions for bittering?
by HTH1975 » Sat Jul 02, 2016 23:24
2016: 330L brewed (72 gallons, over 8 firkins)
2017: 105L brewed (need to update this figure)
Drinking: Landlord clone
Conditioning: ciders from 2016, hedgerow barrolo, 1914 Courage RIS (10%).
2017: 105L brewed (need to update this figure)
Drinking: Landlord clone
Conditioning: ciders from 2016, hedgerow barrolo, 1914 Courage RIS (10%).
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Re: Dandelions for bittering?
by graysalchemy » Sat Jul 02, 2016 23:58
No other fermentation tables?
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Re: Dandelions for bittering?
by HTH1975 » Sun Jul 03, 2016 11:16
Oh, and table sugar too - loads of it.
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