Ok, I'm going to be making this Belgian Trippel Extract kit in the next couple of weeks (http://www.midwestsupplies.com/media/downloads/18/Belgian Tripel instructions.pdf) but I'd like to make it a little hoppier while keeping the Belgian Trippel feel/taste. I'm a fan of really hoppy beers and while I don't want to make this into a total BIPA I would like to give it a little more hp character.
Do you guys have any recommendations on which kind of hops to add and when? What I'd like to see is sort of a mix between a typical Belgian Trippel and a Belgian IPA (I really like Duvel Triple Hop as an example). I tend to prefer citrus and floral hops and not so much piney hops.
I'm still a very new brewer so I don't know all the hops very well. But the Duvel Triple Hop uses Saaz Saaz, Styrian Golding and Amarillo and considering the kit already has Styrian in it I was thinking about adding Saaz Saaz and Amarillo. I just have no idea what kind of schedule to drop them in. I'd like to keep the bitterness low (so it doesn't overpower the Belgian flavor) but get a decent amount of hop aroma and flavor.
Any suggestions? Thanks!
Do you guys have any recommendations on which kind of hops to add and when? What I'd like to see is sort of a mix between a typical Belgian Trippel and a Belgian IPA (I really like Duvel Triple Hop as an example). I tend to prefer citrus and floral hops and not so much piney hops.
I'm still a very new brewer so I don't know all the hops very well. But the Duvel Triple Hop uses Saaz Saaz, Styrian Golding and Amarillo and considering the kit already has Styrian in it I was thinking about adding Saaz Saaz and Amarillo. I just have no idea what kind of schedule to drop them in. I'd like to keep the bitterness low (so it doesn't overpower the Belgian flavor) but get a decent amount of hop aroma and flavor.
Any suggestions? Thanks!