- Bittering hops mainly balance malty sweetness; aroma hops highlight flowers, herbs, spice, citrus or resin, for example.
- A dual-purpose variety can do both.
- Timing of addition matters as much as the name.
Beer
How beer is made
Understand hops
3 / 3- Boiling favours bitterness extraction; late additions retain more volatile aromas.
- Hops also contribute to beer stability.
- For this introduction, understanding uses is more useful than learning a long list of varieties.
Liquor = water; wort = brewing liquid; mash tun = mashing; copper = boiling.