Willamette Hops

I seem to be getting a VERY woody flavor from using Willamette hops in some recent brew. I used the hops as the bitter and flavoring with German Ale/Krolsh yeast(WLP 029). I like the hops just not the overall flavor. Should I use the WIllamette with Fuggle or Perle/Saaz? Has anyone got the same flavor from using total Willamette hops?

nope, willamette has always given me a very very minty flavor. I love it in darker brews. Ive gotten woody from chinook but never willamette.

Nope, can't say that I have. You might want to look to your grain bill or other factors.

Was this an All Grain beer? If so, did you sparge with too high of a temp?

betch said:

I like the hops just not the overall flavor.

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so you like their pretty green color and sensual shape?

KingBrianI said:

so you like their pretty green color and sensual shape?

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I rarely use LoL in any form of communication, but LoL.

Was is it from the same batch of Willamette or from different batches? I had what seemed like an 'off' batch of Mt. Hood for a recent lager and it really had an off taste. I brewed the same batch again with a new batch of Mt. Hood and it came out great!

I was a all grain with the sparge temp at 170. The grain bill was 2-row, crystal 10, crystal 40, carpils, and honey malt. This was a 10 gallong batch that was split at ferment. The other 5 was with Belgium yeast and it fermented out quick and tasted good. This batch took 2+ weeks to stop airlock activity and when I kegged on Friday the FG was 1.015. The only other off part was the mash temp was only 148 because of MLT issues. But the SG was only off by 1 point. I am still confused as to the issue maybie its the combo of the hops and yeast flavor? But it has turned out much better before with same recipe?

WLP029 takes nearly forever to flocc out, and the yeasty taste it gives is very nasty. Unless the beer has dropped clear, I bet you are tasting the yeast. Let it lager for six weeks and try it again.

I thought willamette was supposed to have a "woody, earthy flavor" as upposed to saaz which would be more "spicy"?.?.