My last rauchbier had a shot of Magnum at 60 minutes and Tettnang (at ~0.7 g/L = ~0.1 oz./gal) at 15 minutes. It's probably not traditional, but I think a little more hop aroma would add a nice complexity. So for my next rauch, I'm thinking about 1 g/L at 10 minutes. But which varietal? I've got a slew of German, Polish, Slovenian, Ukrainian, English, and old-worldy American hops on hand.
Later Hops for a Rauchbier?
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Since the brew is labelled Rauchbier (and not a Smoked Beer or Piwo Wedzone or Pywo Kopczene), the choise seems to be brilliantly obvious 
Hallertauer Mittelfrueh is you best friend here. Even better than Tettnanger or Spalter because you want the mellowest hop available to not clash with the smoke, and HM is that one hop.
Hallertauer Mittelfrueh is you best friend here. Even better than Tettnanger or Spalter because you want the mellowest hop available to not clash with the smoke, and HM is that one hop.
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