superslomo
Well-Known Member
Instead of ordering kits, I'm thinking I'm going to try and replicate kits for a moderate variety of styles by order the 6x6lb. case packs of Northern Brewer LMEs for the Gold and the Wheat.
I'll just go get the milled specialty grains from my local homebrew shop, and get yeast at the same time if it's something other than S-04, US-05, and Safale T-58 (I think that's the number for the Saison I've done dry yeasted).
The question is: what hops would be good to buy in bulk for the widest applicable variety for these styles...
-Brown (domestic as well as british)
-Wheat (American as well as Hefeweizen/Dunkelweizen)
-ESB
-IPA
-Non-Imperial density stout (Irish stout level, not high gravity.)
I am happy to get the odd kit for specialty ingredients, but would like to save a little bit more, and get supplies laid in so that I would always have a few stock batches to brew of the stock ESB/IPA/Guinnes-Style/Petite Saison/Honey Wheat/Hefe.
Cascade/Willamette/Tettnang/Fuggles/Goldings...
Decent array? More of anything? Less of anything?
I don't mind getting the extra ounce of things here or there, but if I'm going by the pound for some hops... what's essential?
I'll just go get the milled specialty grains from my local homebrew shop, and get yeast at the same time if it's something other than S-04, US-05, and Safale T-58 (I think that's the number for the Saison I've done dry yeasted).
The question is: what hops would be good to buy in bulk for the widest applicable variety for these styles...
-Brown (domestic as well as british)
-Wheat (American as well as Hefeweizen/Dunkelweizen)
-ESB
-IPA
-Non-Imperial density stout (Irish stout level, not high gravity.)
I am happy to get the odd kit for specialty ingredients, but would like to save a little bit more, and get supplies laid in so that I would always have a few stock batches to brew of the stock ESB/IPA/Guinnes-Style/Petite Saison/Honey Wheat/Hefe.
Cascade/Willamette/Tettnang/Fuggles/Goldings...
Decent array? More of anything? Less of anything?
I don't mind getting the extra ounce of things here or there, but if I'm going by the pound for some hops... what's essential?