Bye Bye Sparkling Water! How to Make Hop Water

[@dexterne]

I've started making small batch hop water when trying new hops. I like 2g-4g hops depending on variety, 30g sugar and 4.5pH in 1ltr water. Carbacap in a soda bottle at 20psi. Coke/Sprite etc is ~100g sugar/ltr for reference. Very important to steep at 170 or below. Isoalpha just tastes like bitter and there's no malt or alcohol to balance it. I find a double wall french press does a great job of steeping and filtering that volume, especially when using whole leaf. Willamette was my last batch and Styrian Golding before that. So many hops! Will definitely put Mt Hood on the list now. Cheers!

[@pgsj]

I don't know if you already know but this introduction is the Brazilian National Anthem. Good choice!! And the hop water looks good.

[@ClawhammerSupply]

Hahaha, did not. I think we keep using it too. Lol.

[@marceloprati]

#forabolsonaro

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

making this video next week lol. Cheers Claw!

[@louiej77]

Tried this the other day, 6oz of independence. It's incredibly bitter. Seems from the comments that I should have better filtering of hops, letting them steep at a lower temp, and cool immediately after 20 mins of steeping? Love seeing your videos evolve. Keep up the good work!

[@vladsquared]

doesn't high carbonation lower PH anyway? I don't know if dropping it to target PH before carbonating is wise

[@michaelbiljon8249]

Agreed. Just carbonating the water will drop the pH from about 7.5 to 5 anyway.

[@jerryramirez3646]

Nice to see the video segments you guys rock

[@andrewadam9544]

Merry Christmass guys, and happy new year, all the best for 2022

[@upstating]

Hop water instructions (for home brewers): 1) Do what you're already doing but forget the malt. 2) Keg that shit

[@BuchsiSchruber]

3) complain about the missing alcohol

[@Nickubus99]

@@BuchsiSchruber Yes although the yeast and sugar should make a tiny weeeeeee little bit of alc at least 🙂

[@jdconnel]

Large Bath Video: 5.25 Gallons = 4 oz Hops Kitchen Vid: 2g per gallon = 10.5 grams in 5.25 gallons = 0.37 Oz. What units are correct? Seems like there's a flip of Grams to Ounces. Might be why those that tried 4 oz got really bitter?

[@londonmarcos]

LoL that song from the beginning of the video is the Brazilian national anthem. Very nice my dudes. Cheers from Brazil!

[@ElementaryBrewingCo]

Great video!! Haven’t tried hop water yet but after watching this stellar vid, I will!!! Cheers 🍻

[@niharbhatt2099]

Would it be fine to add sugar while boiling rather than in bottle ?

[@indiekiduk]

would have liked to see a tasting and how it compares to beer

[@ClawhammerSupply]

Coming soon!

[@devrimhusrevoglu4356]

Great video guys, thanks!

[@andrewplimmer1561]

Just wondering for kegging how long you fermented this & at what temperature Thanks

[@ronnyforster373]

No fermenting. It's done when it's chilled and carbed.

[@TheBrewQ]

Hops can get to be the most costly part of a brew. Not sure for the crazy cost spike in hop water versus beer since the grain portion is irrelevant to the drink. I am intrigued to say the least.

[@Tense]

I buy pounds of Saaz for 20-25 bucks on Amazon if that helps. Pound goes a long way with hop water.

[@fordgt32192]

Is the bottling wand necessary? Could you not just fill from the spout since you aren't worried about oxygen/alcohol interaction?

[@anthonys439]

You're right it's not necessary, it'd be more about convenience since the wand is self sealing and if you fill to the top you're guaranteed that you'll have the same amount in each bottle.

[@ClawhammerSupply]

Wand is def the easiest way to go.

[@CityscapeBrewing]

Very cool. Definitely going to try it!!

[@alexrocks135]

@0:22 that angle making Kyle look juicer then a hazy dawg

[@xiconp1993]

Whats with the Brazilian anthem?

[@Daveydee7]

Wait, in the written recipe the ratio is 2 grams per gallon of water ... but if you're brewing 4 oz of hops in 10 gallons, that's 11.3 grams per gallon! That could explain why my 5 gallon batch tastes so weak ...

[@pow06er]

I just listened to the Brülosophy Livecast and heard you guys talking about adding DME and yeast to naturally carb the hop water. Are you just adding the yeast to the keg? Any specific yeasts that have been successful? Does the amount of yeast used matter? I was planning a 5 gallon batch and adding 10oz of DME to the boil and 34/70 to a keg under pressure and then serve from the same keg with a floating dip tube.

[@TroubleBrewing]

Im too lazy to bottle and I only have two taps for now for beer. Maybe when I get some more taps I can throw this on tap for a bit just for fun. Cheers!

[@Identace445]

Wait so I'm confused!! Do you boil the hops for 20min? Or do u bring the water to a boil then chill down to like 180F-170F then steep them for 20min like a whirlpool? Or what? When do they go in after or before the boil?!?!? Help! Does it matter?

[@marcoantonioperin2187]

Great stuff mate, just wondering why you used the Brazilian National Anthem on the intro. Hahahe, cheers from New Zealand.

[@JFKMovies]

I wouldn't worry too much about the water's pH-level as there is going to be carbonic acid present in the final product. Lemon Juice is a really nice addition as a flavourant and acid donor, but i preferably wouldn't boil it, beacuse boiling lemon kind of dulls the flavor and aroma (68 °C/ 154 °F for 25 minutes will do for the pasteurization of the lemon and also give you less bitterness from the hops). My hop suggestion: if you have some nice 2020 Galaxy hops left, i'd go for that.

[@ClawhammerSupply]

I measured pre-boil pH and pH after packaging and conditioning. pH was actually HIGHER after packaging and conditioning. So we 100% recommend dropping pH at some point before bottling or kegging.

[@JFKMovies]

@@ClawhammerSupply oh that’s interesting 🤔 I’ll have to try that myself then.

[@commentator2.0]

@@ClawhammerSupplythis was going to be my question as well. So we can assume hops increase pH then?

[@maion2005]

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[@zooomuk]

If use the yeast and the sugar you will get water with some alcohol. I think better to go first way with keg and force carbonation. Or better to drink some beer.

[@georgehart1122]

What is the pH of the hop water post force carbination? I have heard that some C02 can split and make carbonic acid, lowering the pH of the final kegged product.

[@kent714]

I make hop water without adjusting pH. The finished pH is about 4.5 so I don't think adjusting the pH is necessary.

[@ClawhammerSupply]

Our pH actually rose by .2 after carbonation. We tested bottles and keg.

[@kent714]

​@@ClawhammerSupply That is interesting. Maybe that is some sort of interaction with the lactic acid and the carbonic acid. Since the keg pH increased I would assume the pH increase in the bottle wasn't due to microorganisms consuming organic acids. I wonder if there is a noticeable difference in flavor with the lactic acid vs the carbonic acid.

[@letsrelaxwithtexts2114]

this has alcoohol?

[@burn1gotbeats]

Awsome video 👍

[@jonathan_careless]

La Croix did NOT sponsor this video.

[@paulopraca8559]

Hey Guys! I love your channel, been watching it for a while, making my beers. A couple of years back, before the pandemic, I swa a video of yours and made a Hop Water, been making it since. By my comment is not about that, although I like the video, I was wondering why you guys used the Brazilian National Anthem at the beginning? Love the channel!

[@ClawhammerSupply]

It's one of our favorite songs!

[@Leadership_matters]

Uh ... if carbonic acid will lower the pH when It forms, shouldn't you adjust pH after it carbonates?

[@ClawhammerSupply]

It doesn't have that big of an impact.

[@Ajicles]

What kind of yeast did you use?

[@ClawhammerSupply]

Sigmond's Voss.

[@jakubreznicek2595]

@@ClawhammerSupply interesting choice, but why Voss though? Kinda overkill price-wise, ain't it? I think basically any yeast would do. Or do you think that the choice of yeast can have some impact on the profile during bottle conditioning? I would perhaps go with good old US-05. Great video btw. I was thinking of brewing an alcohol free beer, buy I'll probably go with this one first. Looks really intriguing.

[@djaric]

This guy gives me strong Denis Reynolds/Glenn Howerton vibes. This is obviously the gangs next big thing, trying to sell hop water. lol I can't seem to make a decent craft brew for whatever reason after multiple attempts. Maybe I should try hop water. Less to screw up.

[@ClawhammerSupply]

The gang gets sober

[@thelthrythquezada8397]

Okay so I am not the only that switched to Soda Stream like drinks to kick the beer drinking. I love the taste of beer I just don't need all the calories. But then I tried Heineken's 0.0 and I love it. (Sorry I can't spell the name of the beer)

[@thelevicole]

Hopwtr brand hop water is absolutely disgusting. It’s like a hop farted on sparkling water and just left a little behind. Nashville, in my opinion, has the best hop water made by Maypop. But I really wanna try making my own so I’m excited to try based on this video!

[@naka1backbrewery854]

I made mine with 4oz of Citra, and it was extremely harsh and bitter… wonder what I did wrong.. 🤔

[@Nickubus99]

Water too hot when adding the hops? I would go even lower than the 170 in this vid. Try a low alpha acid hop and say 160F.

[@naka1backbrewery854]

@@Nickubus99 Thanks for the tip I’ll give it a try! My hose was frozen so i skipped my usual counter flow chilling step. Instead, kegged and left over night to cool… maybe that was the issue too?

[@Nickubus99]

@@naka1backbrewery854 Yeah for sure! Also - was there any floating hop pieces in the water? Could have been hop burn?

[@pjoter2243]

- Sparkling water very expensive - Let's buy and destroy a dozen for the intro!

[@ClawhammerSupply]

Best $10 I ever spent!

[@lmomontezzo]

Vaaai Brasiiiiiil!!!!

[@PartyTimeBrewing]

You forgot a trigger warning for the soda water massacre. Looking forward to trying some hop water, around here all I've managed to try is watered down near beer. Cheers!

[@eastindiaV]

You can distill the alchohol off of any regular beer... whatever is left behind is basically non - alcoholic beer... which actually contains a lot of good nutrients, and other things. For instance if you ferment wormwood like wine and don't distill it, the alkaloid stays in it, and is altered by the fermentation process to become a mellow, psychoactive, and medicinal drink, as opposed to maceration, which doesn't chemically alter the wormwood, or distillation, which, like I said, omits valuable nutrition from the final product. Also, yeast makes ethanol which is a disinfectant, and I find that citric acid not only helps this, but also tastes great, even if you use a little too much by accident or something.

[@LIVE4THEADVENTURE]

Did this have any alcohol in it? I think I’ll pass on this.

[@plapperkfr2045]

I was going to make a joke about this beeing just in time for a hipster christmas present, but i actually think I'll try this for myself first. If nothing else, you'll probably learn a lot about the hops you put into this stuff.. Thanks!

[@ClawhammerSupply]

Hipster Xmas and hop experimentation are not mutually exclusive, so it can def be good for both.

[@Tense]

Great video. But, you skipped over the part where you have to tell people they NEED to run through a strainer or brew bag before putting it in their serving containers. If you just dump it in... you gonna clog your shit or get a mouth full of hops.

[@AM2PMReviews]

Pimple moose is a good flavor 😂

[@dtotheatothevtothee]

LaCroix Pampelmousse is the most disgusting stuff I ever drank lol

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Who gave you a sword?

[@ClawhammerSupply]

My Machete? Got that at ace hardware or something. But def busted out my bench grinder to sharpen the hell out of it before this! Most fun I've had in a while!

[@isaacmoreira8881]

why the Brazilian national anthem?

[@letsrelaxwithtexts2114]

unfortunately hops are the most estrogenic plant you can have. Its a potent ansiolitic though

[@Danndiego9]

Boiling is different than pasteurizing. Not a big deal just letting you know

[@trentoncarr]

Wtf is liechee?

[@geneievedugan2572]

This is great for those who are not in fact allergic to hops! I.. however, cannot afford the migraine that comes from hops. Kindly, no thank you.

[@patmog]

Well... you *did* click on a video on making "hop water" :)

[@Mind_gab]

Kindly, lol.

[@TheWinkingPigBarBQ]

I'm a professional brewer and homebrewer, I've tasted two different hop waters and they're nasty.

[@josephritchie4019]

ThEyRe NaStY

[@arthurmader4288]

WHY IS THAT INTRO THE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM LMAO

[@ClawhammerSupply]

It's lit!!!