Saaz Hops?

Krusty_Duck_Brewing_Co · Jan 30, 2012

Hey Brewers,

Quick question.....I've got some Czech Saaz hops laying around, are they strictly a pilsner & lager hop, or could they be added to other styles? If so, what styles?

booherbg · Jan 30, 2012

Perhaps belgians? Here's a fun way to answer your question: http://hopville.com/brewing-ingredients/hop/97/czech-saaz

that's for czech saaz, but the idea is the same.

GTO_Guy · Jan 30, 2012

I used some in a Black IPA one time. twas good.

GASoline71 · Jan 30, 2012

I would say... you can use any hop... in any beer... in any way you see fit. If I had a bunch layin' around, I'd huck 'em in whatever I was brewin'.

Ahhh... the beauty of homebrewin'... You can do whatever the heck you want.

Gary

unionrdr · Jan 30, 2012

Here's an interesting one. I had a bunch of hops in the freezer & was brewing my 1st batch of my Sunset Gold APA. I decided on 1oz each of US Perle & Czech Saaz. The one ounce Perle @ 20 minutes,Saaz at 10 minutes. It came out with a smooth spicy flavor,& that piny thing from the Saaz was changed to a nondescript citrus flavor.
So yeah,Saaz can work in a pale ale anyway.

wailingguitar · Jan 30, 2012

I like to sometimes blend British, Continental and US hops in hoppy ales... makes for an interesting beer

SenorPepe · Jan 30, 2012

I like Saaz in my lime blond and rye kolsch.

beergolf · Jan 30, 2012

I like Saaz hops in Belgians and Saisons.

Mcsuck · Jan 30, 2012

According to Rogue's website, Dead Guy Ale uses Saaz. http://rogue.com/beers/dead-guy-ale.php

ValleyBrew · Jan 30, 2012

I did a Saaz hops addition to my Cream Ale this past weekend at 10 mins... Wanted to do a Pseudo lager type thing...

wailingguitar · Jan 30, 2012

Mcsuck said:
According to Rogue's website, Dead Guy Ale uses Saaz. http://rogue.com/beers/dead-guy-ale.php

Dead Guy is a sort of hybrid beer... it is a Maibock that is fermented with the house ale yeast. In fact, Dead Guy wasn't the original name of that beer, it was originally released as Maierbock (as in John Maier)

ronclark · Jan 30, 2012

I added one ounce to my Belgian Dubbel. I've read of them being used in that type of brew from time to time.

BrewMU · Jan 30, 2012

I've got a SaazRachi (saaz and Sorachi Ace) kolsch cold crashed for a week in the garage. It may be jumping the gun (a month primary prior to crash), but I'm poly-clarring it tonight and bottling later in the week. The gravity sample tasted good.

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