Your favorite dry hop?

bdeck02 · Apr 16, 2011

What hop is your favorite to dry hop with and why? Describe their aroma profile, if you will. I'm debating what I want to dry hop with for my APA that's in primary right now. I love a piney earthy mix, but I'm not sure how well that would go with my APA since I've flavored and aroma hopped the wort with cascade. Should I just stick with cascade for the dry hop or could you suggest something else? Just looking for ideas.

arturo7 · Apr 16, 2011

Simcoe - I loves the grapefruit

bdeck02 · Apr 16, 2011

FYI, my IBU's for my APA are approx. 40. Not a big APA, just want a great aroma!

I love a grapefruit aroma too, but I really want something earthy and piney that will go great with my cascade aroma/flavoring additions. Further FYI, I did .50 oz cascade @ 15min, 1.0 oz cascade @ 5 min, and .50 oz cascade @ 2min.

trigger · Apr 16, 2011

I vote chinook. My second choice would be northern brewer.

I find chinook to be very piney when the beer is young, and I usually try to move through dry hopped beer fast. A lot of people describe it as woody or smokey, but all I've noticed from it is the smell of fresh cut doug fir.

Dome555 · Apr 16, 2011

Darn trigger beat me to it. Can't go wrong with centennials either though.

greghatt · Apr 16, 2011

For the last couple of American IPA's I've done, I flavored with cascade and amarillo, but for a twist, I dry hop with a bunch of SAAZ and Chinook. Neat profile that most don't quite expect. I love the spice of SAAZ
Cheers

Homebrewtastic · Apr 16, 2011

I love Amarillo and Nelson Sauvin.

I love the fruitiness of both. Amarillo has that great citrusy quality and the NS hops smell like over ripe pineapples and passion fruit.

shutupjojo · Apr 16, 2011

Magnum. Floral and refreshing.

Has great aroma belive it or not. Not citrus or earthy but sweet floral.

jfrank85 · Apr 16, 2011

just did an APA dry hopped with citra, chinook, and simcoe. so those.

pm5k00 · Apr 16, 2011

Nugget. love the earthy, flowery smell. this is unusual for dry hopping I know, but I did it once on a whim and now I'm hooked.

bdeck02 · Apr 17, 2011

After a bit of research, I'm thinking Willamette will do the job nicely for the aroma profile I'm looking for, piney/earth. Although, I'm considering mixing some saaz in there to to add some spice. Thoughts?

bob1852 · Apr 17, 2011

Summit will give you a wonderful tangerine aroma & flavor.

Stout-n-Braggot · Apr 17, 2011

Wilamette, the citrus and resinous notes make it a good match for beers bittered and/or flavored with hops like Simcoe and Cascade.

GuldTuborg · Apr 17, 2011

It's a tough call, but Fuggle hops have never let me down. They're classic.

r8rphan · Apr 17, 2011

I checked out this thread, thinking "Great! This'll help me decide what to dry hop my APA with"

But alas, as usual, there's a million different suggestions...

I just kegged a couple cornys of an APA that uses some Crystal 20L and Honey Malt for specialty grains.... and Magnum, Cascade, and Willamette... Was thinking of dry hopping one of them...

Tried the hydro sample as I kegged, and the beer is freakin' wonderful.. Has a nice 'smokey' flavor... can't wait to drink it..

Brewing BM's centennial blonde today, which uses centennial and cascade.. Was wondering if I should use one of those while I have the bags open, or something else..

I have Magnum, Cascade, Chinook, Warrior, Centennial, and Willamette on hand...

bdeck02 · Apr 17, 2011

r8rphan said:
I checked out this thread, thinking "Great! This'll help me decide what to dry hop my APA with"

But alas, as usual, there's a million different suggestions...

I just kegged a couple cornys of an APA that uses some Crystal 20L and Honey Malt for specialty grains.... and Magnum, Cascade, and Willamette... Was thinking of dry hopping one of them...

Tried the hydro sample as I kegged, and the beer is freakin' wonderful.. Has a nice 'smokey' flavor... can't wait to drink it..

Brewing BM's centennial blonde today, which uses centennial and cascade.. Was wondering if I should use one of those while I have the bags open, or something else..

I have Magnum, Cascade, Chinook, Warrior, Centennial, and Willamette on hand...

I've decided to use Willamette in my APA, but I brewed a black IPA not too long ago with some warrior for bittering and aroma ,and wow, such a rich, sweet, floral and lemony aroma! I really liked warrior for dry hopping, but I'm really wanting the piney and earthy aroma that I expect to get from the Willamette.

Has anyone ever used Saaz in an APA?

jfrank85 · Apr 17, 2011

Good choice! I've used Willamette alot for last minute and post boil hopping and really like the result. I'm sure dry hopping will be excellent.

chromados · Apr 17, 2011

CTZ in my Rye IPA has to be one of my favorite dry hops.

Chromados

unionrdr · Apr 17, 2011

I wouldn't call Willamette piney at all,never tasted that from them. But the little bit of spiciness under the earthy flavor of it is nice. I've noticed that it isn't "floral" as some lists say,but rather,seems to brighten the lemon grass flavors/aromas I get from Kent Golding. As a matter of fact,the earthy/spicy quality can have a sort of over ripe fruit background. It mixed quite well indeed with the buiscotti like malt flavor I got from the Munton's extra light DME.

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