AmusedBystander
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Someone told me that hops with lower acidity make for better aroma hops and dry hopping. Do you guys think thats true?
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If lower acidity you mean alpha acids, then no.
Hops with higher amounts of oils make for better aroma hops and dry hopping.
There is a generally positive correlation between alpha acid content and hop oils (hops with higher AA% tend to have more oils), but some growers are specifically breeding some varieties for higher hop oil content.
Hops with higher amounts of oils make for better aroma hops and dry hopping.
There is a generally positive correlation between alpha acid content and hop oils (hops with higher AA% tend to have more oils), but some growers are specifically breeding some varieties for higher hop oil content.
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It depends on the hop (Noble hops) but traditionally the lower AA hops were used for flavor and aroma but with current breeding methods this is no longer true.
AmusedBystander
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So you're saying these days in doesn't matter? Just pick a hop and see how it taste?
Out of curiousity, does anyone know what SA uses to dryhop Boston Lager?
Out of curiousity, does anyone know what SA uses to dryhop Boston Lager?
Well you could just look on their website. Took me 5 seconds in google.
AmusedBystander
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the site's blocked on my work computer
Yeah but google caches it. 
Moonlighter
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