Damn! Hate to see this. I have an all Amarillo Pale Ale in the fermentor right now. Just dry hopped the other day. Kegging this weekend. Maybe I'll give it a taste and if not good, I'll add a few ounces of something else (Citra, Cent, Cascade).
I recently made a single hop pale ale with Amarillo from Hops Direct, and I have to agree there was definitely a grassy aroma and taste, but after a week or so I am noticing the grassyness less and some orange flavors are coming thru. Overall, I'm still a bit disappointed with this years batch.
Is it safe to say that they are ok for kettle hops, but that one should not dry hop with them?
I have an all-amarillo wheat planned for next month & I'm wondering if I should totally switch out all of the hops or if I should just switch the dry hops.
I brewed two batches of an extra hoppy (grassy) Amarillo Cascade pale ale. The smell was not what I was expecting when I opened the bag on the first batch. I wish I had stopped there. I am picking up what I would say chewing on a grapefruit rind would taste like mixed with diesel fuel. I am still working on drinking the last batch, about a gallon left in the keg, the aroma fades eventually but the horrid taste does not. Next time I smell something bad in a bag of hops they are going in the trash.
Happy Brewing!
Turns outs my batch is from 2012... will those still be good?
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yes, the last of my 2012 still smell great, way better than the best 2013 I have found so far
Wish I would have seen this thread before I blew through 6 oz in an IPA. Mine seems worse than grassy. Super vegetal with an almost pumpkin flesh flavor. Do you think these would be OK to bitter with in small quantities? I still have 10oz, but I don't want to ruin any more beers.
Anyone hear of similar experiences/complaints among "craft" brewers? They usually get first dibs.
I haven't brewed with my 2013 Leaf Amarillo hops from HopsDirect yet. But I can confirm that the smell isn't what I was expecting. I can almost associate "grassy" to the aroma but dull would have to go along with it. This does make me want to brew a small test batch before committing to 10 gallons of "grassy"....
I got my 2013 amarillo from label peelers...i've only used em in a wookey jack clone so far, but i wouldn't describe them as grassy. i guess it varies.
Anyone hear of similar experiences/complaints among "craft" brewers? They usually get first dibs.
I split a pound of Citra from HD with a friend and when we were splitting the pound I noticed a definite garlic (maybe onion) aroma in them (sulphur I suspect).
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