Does this dry hopping combination make sense?

[Matt S.]

I am brewing a five gallon New Zealand Honey IPA kit from my local homebrew store.

The brew had 4 varieties of NZ hops:
Pacific Jade for Bittering
Pacific Jade and Motueka for Flavoring
Nelson Sauvin and Pacifica for Finishing

I decided last minute to dry hop it in secondary and when I went to the store they were out of NZ hops to add for dry hopping so they suggested two ounces of equinox. I have never used equinox before and the person helping me didn't seem 100% sure of their suggestion... what do you all think?

 

[Brendos]

Hi Matt
Equinox supposedly has a notable tropical fruit, floral and citrus profile so kind of makes sense to compliment the citrus/tropical Sauvin and marmalade citrus Pacifica.
So it sounds like you will have a "fruit bowl" on your hands !
Cheers

 

[Matt S.]

Thanks Brendos!

My only worry about the "fruit bowl" is that I was hoping for the IPA to match the cold weather where I am. I thought the honey aspect of the IPA would have balanced the fruity NZ hops. I hope the aroma from the equinox doesn't skew it too much.

Has anyone experienced the potential "green pepper" aroma from the equinox?