JayPowHound
Active Member
I'm considering buying a pound of some all-purpose bittering hops to keep in the freezer and use an ounce or two here and there for most of my brews. I've mostly used either Nugget, Magnum, or Northern Brewer in the past. Are there any +'s or -'s about any of them that would make them more or less preferable as an all-purpose bittering hop? Is there something else I should be looking at? I currently have a stash of Cascade and Herbrucker (sp?) that I have been supplementing with 2 oz. packages here and there from the LHBS, but the prices are just killing me compared with buying online by the pound. Some planned projects will have me investing in Goldings and Fuggle soon, but what should I buy to bitter my US Pales and IPA's??