I'm planning on brewing up a nice, pretty simple American Brown next week, and I'm trying to figure out what hops to use. The key is that I want to use hops that I already have in my freezer, since I don't want to buy any more! I have a few oz of Centennial, but I've never used them before. People usually describe them as a sort of hyper-Cascade, so I'm wondering if they'd fit in a Brown, or if they'd be too overpowering. I'm thinking about mixing them with Willamette, something like this:
8 lbs 2-row / MO (haven't decided yet)
1 lb Crystal 80
0.5 lb Chocolate
0.5 lb Victory/Wheat/Amber (haven't decided yet)
WLP 051
0.75 oz Centennial (9.2%) @ 60
0.25 oz Centennial (9.2%) @ 15
0.5 oz Willamette (4.5%) @15
0.25 oz Centennial (9.2%) @ 5
0.5 oz Willamette (4.5%) @5
What do people think? FWIW, I have tons of Willamette, some Amarillo, and some EKG I could also use, if people think the Centennial wouldn't fit.
8 lbs 2-row / MO (haven't decided yet)
1 lb Crystal 80
0.5 lb Chocolate
0.5 lb Victory/Wheat/Amber (haven't decided yet)
WLP 051
0.75 oz Centennial (9.2%) @ 60
0.25 oz Centennial (9.2%) @ 15
0.5 oz Willamette (4.5%) @15
0.25 oz Centennial (9.2%) @ 5
0.5 oz Willamette (4.5%) @5
What do people think? FWIW, I have tons of Willamette, some Amarillo, and some EKG I could also use, if people think the Centennial wouldn't fit.