I have heard that hops for homebrewers are quite a different quality than what breweries have access to. Where do you get your hops? Hop Union is usually to expensive for me so I buy bulk.
I have tried a few places and I just dont think I can get the character I want. I get a decent hoppy beer each time but never the aroma or hop flavor you do from a great commercial beer.
I vacuum seal and freeze my hops, I have tried many different ways to dry hop even recently dedicating a keg with a filter in it just for dry hopping. Still I get muddled hop aroma and flavor. I can always pick out certain hop styles in commercial but I dont think anyone could guess what is mine.
I change a lot when I brew hoppy beers because I like to see if it will change this outcome but I always get the same beer practically (used the same malt bill 4 times in a row)
I guess I am just wondering if I should try a different source, or my technique is bad or I am just going crazy.
I have tried a few places and I just dont think I can get the character I want. I get a decent hoppy beer each time but never the aroma or hop flavor you do from a great commercial beer.
I vacuum seal and freeze my hops, I have tried many different ways to dry hop even recently dedicating a keg with a filter in it just for dry hopping. Still I get muddled hop aroma and flavor. I can always pick out certain hop styles in commercial but I dont think anyone could guess what is mine.
I change a lot when I brew hoppy beers because I like to see if it will change this outcome but I always get the same beer practically (used the same malt bill 4 times in a row)
I guess I am just wondering if I should try a different source, or my technique is bad or I am just going crazy.