Complete List of Hop Varieties / Hop Cheat Sheet - Page 3

SPLASTiK · 02-08-2012, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by othellomcbane

Whoa, that's an obscure one. I'm not finding much info on Meridian hops, the only page with a description I see is this IPA: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/equinox-meridian-ipa/131203/

Do you have any other resources you could point me toward? Thanks!

Not too many. I just heard about it last month when a brewery kicked off AK Beer Week by dry hopping a firkin of IPA with it but I can only find references to maybe 3 or 4 other breweries who have tried it. I've heard they're citrusy (orange, lemon, grapefruit) as well as tropical fruit.

Apparently they're available through Indie Hops but their website doesn't mention them other than pricing:
http://www.indiehops.com/pdf/IH_contract_pricing.pdf

I guess I could e-mail them and ask for more info on the variety...

Homebrew shop who apparently carries them:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=303099109729406&set=a.2903834776676 36.67093.283389601700357&type=1&ref=nf

kingwood-kid · 02-09-2012, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by othellomcbane

I forgot to mention, I intentionally left out the usual "bittering / aroma / dual-use" distinction... I know other sites do, but it just seemed sort of arbitrary and limiting to me. There are very few hops I wouldn't consider using as aroma hops in certain situations.
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Totally agree with all of this. A lot of hops that would have been bittering-only in the past have worked their way into the late-addition camp of today's "any hop, any beer, any time" brewers. Anyway, your chart is the most comprehensive I've found and I've bookmarked it, so thank you.

othellomcbane · 03-22-2012, 12:58 AM

Was at the homebrewshop this week and saw two varieties I hadn't heard of before, Opal and Smaragd, so the list has been updated with them.

I picked up 2 oz of Smaragd because, come on, I had to with a name that awesome. They sound interesting, a German response to Amarillo and Simcoe, apparently. I have no idea what I'll brew with them yet , since I already have my brewing schedule plotted out for the next 8 months.

I've also been drinking a Galaxy single hop I brewed the other month, and can confirm that Galaxy has a wonderful ripe passionfruit / tropical fruit thing going on. Great hop, although the bitterness is very mellow.

Link 2 the List: http://www.bear-flavored.com/2011/12/bear-flavoreds-ultimate-guide-to-hop.html

**lou2row** · 03-22-2012, 01:55 AM

Very nice dude, well done.

One comment; you may want to take retailers ideas on substitutes with a grain of salt. Who is going to recommend something they don't sell? Their advice may be rather biased.

othellomcbane · 03-22-2012, 12:44 PM

Thanks! Yeah, that was one reason I tried to use a number of sources, and then compare them based on each hop's characteristics. If two hops didn't sound particularly similar from their description, I didn't list them as a substitute.

Ølbart · 03-22-2012, 04:02 PM

Having % for cohumulone would be nice, as it indicates bittering harshness per IBU. For instance, 50 IBUs worth of Magnum doesn't taste nearly as bitter as 50 IBUs from Chinook or Cascade.

othellomcbane · 03-22-2012, 04:49 PM

That's a great suggestion, thanks. I'll do the research and get that info in there the next night I have a few hours.