ILBMF
Well-Known Member
Like it reads...supplement, not substitute cause I know there is no substitute.
I've got quite a bit of Simcoe for now, but who knows what the future holds so my question is, What is another hop variety that will give dramatic, strong results for use with dry hopping similar to the way Simcoe does? I'm not talking about similar in flavor, but similar in ability to be absorbed by the beer like Simcoe does.
In my experience Simcoe has been the one that really lays down a huge nose aroma and great flavor. I've tried Citra which smells great, but lacks in the flavor dept for me. I use a bit of Palisade and Amarillo, but they can be hard to find at times too. Just looking for opinions from guys that love hugely dry hopped IPA's. I'm up to 4-5 ozs in the secondary and would like to cut the Simcoe use down for conservation, but I don't want to lose the greatness. I don't mind a different flavor, but it has to be big flavor.
I've got quite a bit of Simcoe for now, but who knows what the future holds so my question is, What is another hop variety that will give dramatic, strong results for use with dry hopping similar to the way Simcoe does? I'm not talking about similar in flavor, but similar in ability to be absorbed by the beer like Simcoe does.
In my experience Simcoe has been the one that really lays down a huge nose aroma and great flavor. I've tried Citra which smells great, but lacks in the flavor dept for me. I use a bit of Palisade and Amarillo, but they can be hard to find at times too. Just looking for opinions from guys that love hugely dry hopped IPA's. I'm up to 4-5 ozs in the secondary and would like to cut the Simcoe use down for conservation, but I don't want to lose the greatness. I don't mind a different flavor, but it has to be big flavor.
