Post boil hops - time duration?

[Bobba]

I've got a quick question about post boil hop additions. I recently brewed up Graham's Brakspear bitter, which includes a post-boil addition of styrian goldings. I was aiming to cool the wort to 80C and then chuck them in. A time wasn't stated so I assumed I'd just on with the cooling after they went in, but am now wondering if I should have left the wort at 80C for a while with the hops in before later cooling down to pitching temp?

In fact what happened is that the cooler worked so well it shot the wort down to 50C before I got a chance to get the hops in, and then I carried on cooling to 23C, before transferring it over straight away - might have stuffed that up a bit!

[mysterio]

It's personal preference. My IC is a mammoth and I recirculate with a pump so those first 10 or 20 degrees drop very quickly. I just turn the chiller on, then throw the hops in 30 seconds later, and continue cooling. I get plenty of hop aroma this way. If you're not getting enough aroma, then you're not using enough hops!

I know some on here turn the chiller off while the hops are steeping for 10 or 20 minutes at 80C, so if you feel better doing that, no problem.

[Bobba]

Thanks for the reply mesterio! That's a useful tip of putting the two in together. I was extremely surprised to find 50C wort within no time at all, so I think I'll do this next time.

[critch]

i normally throw mine in just as im switching off power for the hot break so they have am hours steep before establishing a hop bed and hitting the plate chiller(i is posh )