snarf7
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First time ever dry hopping with this strain of hops and I found it had some odd properties. I used about 2 oz Simcoe and maybe 1/2 oz of Citra I had left over. I sampled the brew before dry hopping and it was tasty, but I wanted more hops up front. Oddly, the use of Simcoe seemed to add bitterness to it even though this was all added post-boil towards the end of fermentation (3-4 days of dry-hopping before racking). It wasn't unpleasant but it wound up making the beer more bitter than I intended (more of a west coast style) But also oddly, the hop flavor/aroma faded really quickly, 3-4 weeks and it was all gone which is not something I've experienced before, usually the hop fade is much more gradual and less obvious.
Anyone had similar experiences? Might have just been the batch of hops I got or maybe its just a property of the hops themselves? Like I said, it's my first go with them and I know they aren't super popular for DH but I figured I'd experiment
Anyone had similar experiences? Might have just been the batch of hops I got or maybe its just a property of the hops themselves? Like I said, it's my first go with them and I know they aren't super popular for DH but I figured I'd experiment