shaneogle89
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What are the best hops for a West Coast style IPA? I was thinking getting some Cascade because I LOVE cascade hops! Also thinking about Cenntenial and Chinoke. What do you guys think?
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What would a good boil schedule be for a west coast ipa? Recommendations? This is my first "my" recipe and I'd like a few pointers
daksin said:I would switch the 30 min addition for a 20. At 30 you're losing a lot of flavor but not gaining much bitterness. My huge-hop beers get 0.25 oz to 1 oz of hops every 5 minutes starting at 20 (20, 15, 10, 5, 0 and ****ELOADS of dry hops). That's some over-the-top hoppiness. I use so much hops I often don't even need a bittering charge. Pick the aroma/flavor hop additions you want and then add 60/90 min additions to get the IBUs where you want them.
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For the love of all that's good, if you're making a ture West Coast IPA, dont do that .5oz or .75oz decimal crap with your additions. One ounce or more per hop per addition!
I would switch the 30 min addition for a 20. At 30 you're losing a lot of flavor but not gaining much bitterness. My huge-hop beers get 0.25 oz to 1 oz of hops every 5 minutes starting at 20 (20, 15, 10, 5, 0 and ****ELOADS of dry hops).
it depends on the character you want from the hops.
There is some definite overlap for sure, but here are a few very general trait examples:
Resiny pine/marijuana: Apollo, columbus
fruity/tropical: Citra, falconer's flight
fruity/floral/spicy: Bravo, crystal
fruity/herbal/spicy: Millennium, nugget, palisades, glacier
floral/herbal/spicy: Northern brewer, perle, willamette
citrusy/fruity/pine: Centennial, simcoe
citrusy/pine: Chinook, summit, galena, zythos
citrusy/floral: Cascade, amarillo, ahtanum, horizon
citrusy/neutral: Magnum, warrior
bobbrews said:It depends on the character you want from the hops.
There is some definite overlap for sure, but here are a few very general trait examples:
Resiny Pine/Marijuana: Apollo, Columbus
Fruity/Tropical: Citra, Falconer's Flight
Fruity/Floral/Spicy: Bravo, Crystal
Fruity/Herbal/Spicy: Millennium, Nugget, Palisades, Glacier
Floral/Herbal/Spicy: Northern Brewer, Perle, Willamette
Citrusy/Fruity/Pine: Centennial, Simcoe
Citrusy/Pine: Chinook, Summit, Galena, Zythos
Citrusy/Floral: Cascade, Amarillo, Ahtanum, Horizon
Citrusy/Neutral: Magnum, Warrior
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