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Old 01-09-2013, 04:54 AM   #1
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I just brewed my first IPA using strictly the Columbus hop. I would like to get a good feel for the different hop flavor profiles first hand and not just from what I read.

Any recommendations on which hop I should try next?

The one caveat is that I'm switching from extract to AG. Given the fact that my next batch is going to be my first AG brew should I put my quest on hold until I become more familiar with the process? I would hate for my inexperience to influence my opinion of a perfectly good hop.


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Cascade, Centennial, Simcoe... all make tasty single hop IPA


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I love citra but it's not great as the lone hop
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just start at A and keep brewing till there are no more letters!!!!
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Amarillo baby!
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I love citra but it's not great as the lone hop
Its great by itself 3Floyds has proof

Zombie Dust - Citra only
Gumball Head - Amarillo only

I brewed an American Wheat hopped with Citra only and it was a great beer. I also pulled it off as an extract, when your shooting for a simpler malt build and want to have a hoppy beer nothing wrong with exploiting the simplicity of extract brewing.
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Some of my favorites....Ammarillo, Citra, Simcoe, Nelson Sauvin, Southern Cross, Cascade, Centenial, Chinook,

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