Single IPA hop you can't live without

[stickyfinger]

OK, let me know the single variety of IPA hop that you could not live without. I'll start:

MOSAIC

 

[iijakii]

Tough call between simcoe and centennial for me. Both are life.

 

[kev211]

I think we may get some duplicates here haha. Maybe add an "and why"

Magnum. Terrific, super clean bittering hop and I actually do like it as an aroma hop as well. Very subtle earthiness that I dig in some IPA's

 

[stickyfinger]

I think we may get some duplicates here haha. Maybe add an "and why"

Magnum. Terrific, super clean bittering hop and I actually do like it as an aroma hop as well. Very subtle earthiness that I dig in some IPA's

Magnum?! didn't expect that. so, if you had to choose one hop you couldn't live without for IPA, you'd choose Magnum?!

 

[stickyfinger]

Tough call between simcoe and centennial for me. Both are life.

Simcoe is an interesting one. I used to love it so much. Now that we have all of these super strong hop varieties, Simcoe seems kind of mild to me. I used to get a lot more resinous and tangerine, and now I don't get as much of that. Maybe it depends on the crop you get.

 

[kev211]

Magnum?! didn't expect that. so, if you had to choose one hop you couldn't live without for IPA, you'd choose Magnum?!

Well... It depends on the wording of your title. Is this the one IPA hop (in addition to various others) or a single hopped IPA?

Because if its the first option then yes... Magnum. I use it in every IPA I make with other hops for aroma/flavor.

If its a single hop IPA then I choose Columbus

 

[stickyfinger]

Well... It depends on the wording of your title. Is this the one IPA hop (in addition to various others) or a single hopped IPA?

Because if its the first option then yes... Magnum. I use it in every IPA I make with other hops for aroma/flavor.

If its a single hop IPA then I choose Columbus

Yes, I intended to ask what is the single hop variety that you would never want to be without for IPA recipes (not what is hop you would choose for a single-hop IPA.)

I mean...how is Magnum really that critical? Couldn' you use apollo, warrior, CTZ for bittering?

 

[kev211]

I mean...how is Magnum really that critical? Couldn' you use apollo, warrior, CTZ for bittering?

I could. And I have. Ive used all of those, but I find Magnum to be the cleanest bittering. I use it on 99% of my IPA's, so based on that, its the hop I pick.

 

[stickyfinger]

interesting. maybe i'll try some magnum for comparison in my bittering. i used to use magnum and horizon a lot and then just sort of use whatever is high alpha now.

 

[Electrake]

ekuanot... or equinox... depends on where you buy it lol

 

[stickyfinger]

ekuanot... or equinox... depends on where you buy it lol

whoa! interesting. i've been worried to use the pound in my freezer. people say it lends a weird green pepper flavor.

 

[Cevan65]

Galaxy, b/c I love Treehouse Green and Hill Farmstead Society and Solitude #4.

 

[Electrake]

whoa! interesting. i've been worried to use the pound in my freezer. people say it lends a weird green pepper flavor.

I personally use it late in the boil, it has so many pleasant tropical aromas that I'd hate to ruin. I gratuitously add it to the WP and/or dry hop for sure.

 

[V-Fib]

I did a single hop rye IPA with equinox and its one of the best IPAs I've done. I'll post the recipe here once I get home to my recipe tab.

 

[V-Fib]

But to answer question I'd have with citra. Can't make Zombie Dust without it.

 

[balrog]

Call me old
Call me weird
Call me Shirley

I like Cascade.

 

[stickyfinger]

Call me old
Call me weird
Call me Shirley

I like Cascade.

cascade brings back good memories. it seems so mellow now though

 

[kristiismean]

a hop that is in a lot of my ipa's, Denali
I like how it brings everything together and is used in many of my ipa's. (not my favorite hop).

but for an IPA with only a Single hop IPA, Galaxy would be my favorite.

 

[balrog]

cascade brings back good memories. it seems so mellow now though

Nothing wrong with mellow. I don't really dig the hop only flavor profile of some of today's popular styles, so malty with hop flavor is a mellow thing to begin with. Yooper's Haus Pale Ale for the win.

 

[stickyfinger]

a hop that is in a lot of my ipa's, Denali
I like how it brings everything together and is used in many of my ipa's. (not my favorite hop).

but for an IPA with only a Single hop IPA, Galaxy would be my favorite.

to me, Denali is a super pineapple bomb and must be used very sparingly

 

[stickyfinger]

Nothing wrong with mellow. I don't really dig the hop only flavor profile of some of today's popular styles, so malty with hop flavor is a mellow thing to begin with. Yooper's Haus Pale Ale for the win.

i feel for you. ha ha. just kidding

 

[balrog]

i feel for you. ha ha. just kidding

Dude, you have *NO* idea. I live literally a stone's throw from Tree House, well the original before expansion. And I joined in the lines and the whole thing and tried it and went, eh. Different. Interesting. Not my thing.

And all my friends moved away from me on the Group W bench...

 

[day_trippr]

I would seriously miss Citra. And then Mosaic...

Cheers!

 

[johnmac22]

Nelson Sauvin. Hard to come by but so good when I have it.

 

[stevehaun]

Amarillo by morning...

 

[Morrey]

Darn you are making this tough...got to toss coin between:

Galaxy
Amarillo
Nelson Sauvin
Citra
Mosaic

Ok...I cant pick just one

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Goldings.

We are talking about pale ales for India, right?

 

[VTX1300]

Mosaic /Maris Otter SMaSH is my house ale. Perfect combination of hop and malt.

 

[Leezer]

Amarillo by morning...

Good tune...

 

[MrPowers]

If I had to pick just one, Columbus. It works great for bittering, flavor, and aroma. Perfect for a single hop IPA.

 

[Cavpilot2000]

For NEIPA: Azacca (I once would have said Galaxy, but have come to prefer Azacca)

Other IPA: Columbus

 

[fourfarthing]

Centennial. Hands down great hop that you can use as the only hop in a great IPA

 

[wyowolf]

Since the only real IPA or PA I brew now is the Row 2 Hill 56 clone I will say Simcoe

 

[ajr628]

It's chinook for me. Works great for bitterness and imparts a great citrus flavor.

 

[Hwk-I-St8]

I've only been brewing for 9months and I've spent most of that time experimenting with different hops. So far, the one that's really stood out for me is Eldorado, but not to the point where I can't live without it. I put it into a single hopped PA that was tasty, and it shined through the last NEIPA I did and, IMO, made it the best I've brewed.

My IPAs are still evolving, but I'm zeroing in on a process that yields the flavor/aroma/bitter profile I'm looking for. In the process, I've used all the usual suspects: Citra, Nelson Sauvin, Galaxy, Mosaic, Amarillo, Eldorado, CTZ, Azacca, etc.

I can't give you one I couldn't live without. I can tell you I don't want to be tied to just one.

 

[snowtiger1987]

Mosaic
Centennial

 

[GHBWNY]

Centennial

 

[stickyfinger]

Goldings.

We are talking about pale ales for India, right?

good god, magnum, and now goldings!

 

[stickyfinger]

If I had to pick just one, Columbus. It works great for bittering, flavor, and aroma. Perfect for a single hop IPA.

yeah, gotta like CTZ for sure

 

[stickyfinger]

For NEIPA: Azacca (I once would have said Galaxy, but have come to prefer Azacca)

Other IPA: Columbus

interesting. i just got a lb of it. maybe i'll try a single hop with it.