Just to inject my opinion/thoughts... It is a common acceptance that Simcoe and Amarillo pair well together. At the time of my previous post, Simcoe was not in the top 3. As of right now (11:16pm Central, 02/11/07) it is Cascade, Simcoe, and Amarillo.
Tony said:
Each of the top 5 are decent hops, and if done right, can add alot to this beer.
I'm interested to hear your suggestion. I was one of the advocates for the 7-variety brew. As it is, I will be brewing the 7.7.7 grain bill with a 7-hop blend that I came up with in the first 7.7.7 thread
in addition to whatever the consensus is for the actual 7.7.7 brew. Here is my hop schedule for reference (~45 IBU IIRC):
0.50 oz Centennial 10.50% (whole), FWH
0.50 oz Willamette 5.00% (pellet), 60 min
0.25 oz Amarillo 10.00% (pellet), 30 min
0.25 oz Simcoe 12.00% (pellet), 30 min
0.25 oz Cascade 6.00% (pellet), 10 min
0.25 oz Northern Brewer 9.00% (pellet), 10 min
0.25 oz Crystal 4.00% (pellet), 10 min
0.25 oz Cascade, N Brewer, Crystal at flameout
0.50 oz each variety for dryhops in secondary; This is 1.00 oz total for all hop varieties... easy to buy!
So let's get this thing nailed down!