Against my better judgement, I ordered a NEIPA while out over the weekend. I generally don't like them all too much, but this one was quite good (Fort Orange). Wasn't murky at all, hazy but a nice bright yellow color, slight bitterness at the back end. Definitely something I could appreciate and thought maybe I'd give it a go at making one in the near future.
I wanted some input on hops and ratios of said hops. I currently have 8oz of the following: Citra, Mosaic, Amarillo, Idaho 7, Centennial, Chinook, Willamette. I was thinking of a small bittering addition and then a combo of Citra, Mosaic, and a little of Idaho 7 for whirlpool and dryhops. What kind of ratio would be good with this combo? 2:2:1, or, 3:2:1 and showcase citra or mosaic a bit more. Thoughts?
Also, yeast. I only use dry for the time being. I've read S-04 is good for NEIPAs, or US-05. Also have heard K-97 could be good but I wasn't happy with that the last time I used it (got a strong lemony flavor with that and crystal hops in a cream ale). Any experience with these guys in a NEIPA?
I wanted some input on hops and ratios of said hops. I currently have 8oz of the following: Citra, Mosaic, Amarillo, Idaho 7, Centennial, Chinook, Willamette. I was thinking of a small bittering addition and then a combo of Citra, Mosaic, and a little of Idaho 7 for whirlpool and dryhops. What kind of ratio would be good with this combo? 2:2:1, or, 3:2:1 and showcase citra or mosaic a bit more. Thoughts?
Also, yeast. I only use dry for the time being. I've read S-04 is good for NEIPAs, or US-05. Also have heard K-97 could be good but I wasn't happy with that the last time I used it (got a strong lemony flavor with that and crystal hops in a cream ale). Any experience with these guys in a NEIPA?