wiggybrewer

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Has anyone used these from Hopunion? I got them from Northern Brewer. think they are a blend of Centennials, Columbus and cascade.

wiggybrewer

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Ive used them In three batches of APA, and really engoyed them. Anyone else?

nicklepickles

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Just ordered a lb of 'C type' hops from farmhouse brewing supply, hope theyre good! Supposed to be a blend of cascade and columbus, trying to replicate centennial.

hawgwild81

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Got these with my dead ringer kit from NB. They definitely don't have that citrusy zing you get from centennial but they are close. They made a good beer for me. I'd use them again.

wiggybrewer

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I think I'll pick up a pound this week. I only live five minutes from Northern Brewer in Minneapolis. I've only been buying them by the oz.

TBaGZ

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I picked up a pound of them tonight. Hope they are close.

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WDT

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I just did 2 ruination clones, one with real centennials and the other with the centennial type. I am kegging both of them this weekend. The fermenter samples tasted very different to me. The centennial type had a more puckering citrus flavor and was slightly more bitter. Not bad though.

TBaGZ

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So how did they finish up?

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Rundownhouse

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Centennial type is a 70/30 cascade/columbus blend from what I've heard. I wouldn't be surprised if whoever packages it changes it up based on sensory evaluations of that year's crops, though.

WDT

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Both kegs have long since kicked. But, from my notes:

The real centennials stayed truer to what the bag of pellets smelled like.
Fresh, bright, and citrusy. The keg stayed really fresh longer than the types.

About 3 weeks into the "type" keg you could taste some dank hop taste. It lost a lot of it's flavor compared to the real deal at about a month and you would get a firm bitterness with a hint of what they smelled like going into the kettle.

If centennials were out again I wouldn't hesitate to pick these up as a sub. They
don't make the same beer but a close approximation. But, you guys probably already knew this.