Just cracked my double ipa's which I split and dry hopped with simcoe in one, and cascade in the other. 1/2 ounce for each one gallon jug. Thought I'd share some results:
First off, my first impression was that simcoe is way more pungent. Not in a bad way, just far more pronounced. Either that or cascade is very subtle. I can see that too because I really needed to look for the cascade.
Second is the aromas. I have always heard that simcoe is all pine. Pine, pine, pine! Not even close to pine! At least when compared to cascade. All i smell is one big ball of grapefruit. Unmistakeable. Cascade on the other hand is more difficult. Probably due to it's subtlety. My first impression was cinnamon toast. Breaddy but sweet.
Lookwise, for some reason the cascade left far more residue although can probably only blame my racking. No problems with simcoe.
Fun experiment. Looking forward to trying another. :rockin:
First off, my first impression was that simcoe is way more pungent. Not in a bad way, just far more pronounced. Either that or cascade is very subtle. I can see that too because I really needed to look for the cascade.
Second is the aromas. I have always heard that simcoe is all pine. Pine, pine, pine! Not even close to pine! At least when compared to cascade. All i smell is one big ball of grapefruit. Unmistakeable. Cascade on the other hand is more difficult. Probably due to it's subtlety. My first impression was cinnamon toast. Breaddy but sweet.
Lookwise, for some reason the cascade left far more residue although can probably only blame my racking. No problems with simcoe.
Fun experiment. Looking forward to trying another. :rockin: