Choose three hops to use for the rest of the year

[klinus]

I've only been brewing since january, and this summer I realized i went too fast ahead, tried different grains, yeasts, hops and beer styles every brew, which means I can't really tell what I'm doing good and what I'm doing bad, cause I don't know where the flavors come from.

So I've decided to brew the same beer, with just small differences to technique for at least the rest of the year, or until i've nailed the technique. Im gonna do a simple IPA, and i've decided the grains to be around 90% pale ale 2 row, and then caramel 30l.
The yeast i haven't decided yet, but probably something like us05.

Now to the hops, what do you think? Ive made a lot of tropical fruity beers lately and they've been almost too fruity. I want that perfect mix of piney hard taste and fruity fresh hops.

I like simcoe a lot, so maybe simcoe and... Amarillo? And... what else is there?

What three hops would you choose?

 

[Hello]

Fuggle, cascade, mosaic

 

[CadillacAndy]

Magnum for bittering. Simcoe, since you like that and possibly Galaxy or Amarillo.

 

[joyceman]

Columbus is a good dual purpose hop and works well in an IPA. Since you mention piney specifically Id go with simcoe. Finally cascade or centennial, dual purpose as well with good flavor and aroma. Works well with simcoe.

 

[sloanfamilydsm]

Centennial, Liberty, Willamette.
I grow Centennial & Liberty and buy anything else in bulk.
I think I'm already brewing with only three hops in any given year.

 

[riderkb]

Mt Hood, cascade, magnum

 

[BreezyBrew]

Centennial, Columbus, Amarillo.

 

[dkevinb]

Northern Brewer or Magnum for bittering, Cascade and Willamette for the rest of it.

 

[TastyAdventure]

I'm sure cascade would be a nice blend of piney and fruity for you

 

[Hammy71]

Amarillo, Simcoe, and Centennial

 

[BadDeacon]

Amarillo will smite and citra. Cascade God option too.

 

[govner1]

Cascade, Colimbus, Fuggles


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[QuercusMax]

Mount Hood, Challenger, Centennial

 

[pumpkinman2012]

Centennial, Cascade & Hallertau

 

[orford]

Skip Fuggles unless you like drinking dirt. Chinook, Simcoe and Amarillo makes a solid IPA. If you want something really different try El Dorado.


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[badlee]

Citra,Bobek,Northdown

 

[dzlater]

magnum
cascade
goldings

 

[tbred]

My house IPA is citra, mosaic, and Columbus. Love the combo!

 

[nutty_gnome]

I think you should add vienna to your grain bill. I like 9lbs of 2-row, 3lbs of vienna and 1 of C-20 or 40. Mash at 150. Warrior to bitter, centennial, and I like falconers flight for late additions.

 

[sumbrewindude]

I'd go two groups of 3, then split the year.

6mons - Columbus, Simcoe, Centennial
6mons - Sterling, Nugget, Willamette

Then I can brew whatever I want with the leftovers...

 

[Ramitt]

Columbus centennial Cascade

 

[ong]

Cascade, Simcoe (APA, IPA, American Browns)
Goldings (Stouts, porters, bitters, English Browns, milds)

 

[beergolf]

Chinook, Centennial, Simcoe.

 

[kh54s10]

I have yet to find any hops that I truly dislike. But, if I really had to limit myself I would stick to American pales and IPAs.

Centennial and Cascade for sure. Maybe Nugget for bittering.


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[DU99]

cascade,centennial,Topaz as bittering

 

[GrainToGlass]

El Dorado went great with my SMaSH IPA alongside Maris Otter.
I also love Amarillo and Mosaic.

 

[klinus]

Whoa, thats a lot of responses!

Cascade i've tried and liked a lot, I brewed it together with amarillo and simcoe and that combination is what I lean towards at the moment!

But a lot of people are mentioning centennial, and I've never tried them. I see that they are related to cascade, so much question is, is it unnecessary to have both centennial & cascade in the same brew?
Like simcoe, centennial, cascade.

 

[TastyAdventure]

Whoa, thats a lot of responses!

Cascade i've tried and liked a lot, I brewed it together with amarillo and simcoe and that combination is what I lean towards at the moment!

But a lot of people are mentioning centennial, and I've never tried them. I see that they are related to cascade, so much question is, is it unnecessary to have both centennial & cascade in the same brew?
Like simcoe, centennial, cascade.

You can try a 100% centennial if they sell Bell's Two Hearted where you live. It's great. Very floral.
Cascade is def more 'harsh" and piney. Reference Sierra Nevada Pale Ale for that profile.

 

[TastyAdventure]

Whoa, thats a lot of responses!

Cascade i've tried and liked a lot, I brewed it together with amarillo and simcoe and that combination is what I lean towards at the moment!

But a lot of people are mentioning centennial, and I've never tried them. I see that they are related to cascade, so much question is, is it unnecessary to have both centennial & cascade in the same brew?
Like simcoe, centennial, cascade.

You can try a 100% centennial if they sell Bell's Two Hearted where you live. It's great. Very floral.
Cascade is def more 'harsh" and piney. Reference Sierra Nevada Pale Ale for that profile.

 

[TastyAdventure]

Whoa, thats a lot of responses!

Cascade i've tried and liked a lot, I brewed it together with amarillo and simcoe and that combination is what I lean towards at the moment!

But a lot of people are mentioning centennial, and I've never tried them. I see that they are related to cascade, so much question is, is it unnecessary to have both centennial & cascade in the same brew?
Like simcoe, centennial, cascade.

You can try a 100% centennial if they sell Bell's Two Hearted where you live. It's great. Very floral.
Cascade is def more 'harsh" and piney. Reference Sierra Nevada Pale Ale for that profile.

 

[youreanimpulse]

Chinook, Columbus, and Citra would do me if I only made IPAs.

 

[BlueHouseBrewhaus]

Citra, centennial and apollo - it's good for bittering (a little goes a LONG way - AA ~18%) but it's also great for aroma and flavor - sort of cascade on steroids.

 

[wileaway]

Bravo, Chinook, EKG

 

[broncosmoker]

Warrior, Amarillo, and Citra. Really lots of combos out there, and you can change the flavors by different kettle times for bittering and smell/flavor. Also by adding sugar to dry out your IPA will change the bitterness/flavor combo's.

 

[BrewNow]

Just ordered a pound of each of these from the 2014 crop: Chinook, Centennial and Sterling.
Thinking these 3 will be diverse & interesting enough for IPAs, Saisons and Porter/American Browns that I'm planning to brew this season.

 

[nutty_gnome]

Just ordered a pound of each of these from the 2014 crop: Chinook, Centennial and Sterling.

I really like these choices. These three let you do an Arrogant Bastard, a Bells IPA, and some nice pale ales. Love sterling!

 

[Hello]

Skip Fuggles unless you like drinking dirt. Chinook, Simcoe and Amarillo makes a solid IPA. If you want something really different try El Dorado.


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In fairness, it is really an opinion that fuggles is like drinking dirt. I don't feel that way and I have had and brewed beers that do not taste like dirt and all I used was fuggles.