wendelgee2
Well-Known Member
Hi folks,
As I was thinking about putting together a clone of a local beer (sixpoint sweet action) I realized that I didn't have any idea how much flavor or aroma to add to it. We as brewers have elaborate formulas for simulating bitterness (HBUs, IBUs, etc) but are completely guessing when it comes to targeting the amount of hop flavor or aroma we're putting into a beer.
I know this effort would be really challenging (some say that %AA of a hop corresponds to the amount of all other flavor compounds, but what of the noble hops??), but has anyone seen any attempts at it, or research on quantifying the amount of flavor/aroma imparted to a beer by a certain hop schedule?
Even if it's not purely scientific, something that would give you a point of comparison among beers would be helpful...like the IBU/OG rating in Designing Great Beers is. Maybe this would be Flavor or Aroma Units/IBUs to judge the ratio of flavor to bitterness. So, a german lager with almost no late additions would score lower than a hoppy IPA.
just ruminating...
As I was thinking about putting together a clone of a local beer (sixpoint sweet action) I realized that I didn't have any idea how much flavor or aroma to add to it. We as brewers have elaborate formulas for simulating bitterness (HBUs, IBUs, etc) but are completely guessing when it comes to targeting the amount of hop flavor or aroma we're putting into a beer.
I know this effort would be really challenging (some say that %AA of a hop corresponds to the amount of all other flavor compounds, but what of the noble hops??), but has anyone seen any attempts at it, or research on quantifying the amount of flavor/aroma imparted to a beer by a certain hop schedule?
Even if it's not purely scientific, something that would give you a point of comparison among beers would be helpful...like the IBU/OG rating in Designing Great Beers is. Maybe this would be Flavor or Aroma Units/IBUs to judge the ratio of flavor to bitterness. So, a german lager with almost no late additions would score lower than a hoppy IPA.
just ruminating...