Chromebrew
Well-Known Member
I recently bought a pound of whole leaf Sterling that was said to be this past years harvest. I made a 2 row Smash to really familiarize myself with this strain. Well i just bottled and i find the results to be kind of off putting. It tastes to me like a simple bittering hop with little to no bouquet. Also it made an usual mess of my brew by leaving a whole bunch of these hair like structures. It was bad, i havent seen that with the other whole leaf hops ive used. I dont get any floral notes or really anything to distinguish it from a general bittering hop. I am pretty bummed about it. Is it possible i was sent some bunk hops? How do you guys feel about Sterling?