The Soft Underbelly
Well-Known Member
So i know this has been the topic of some discussion on this board, whether or not and how to use home grown hops for bittering. I know some do and some don't. From those who do, it's been suggested to use the median AA% as a guideline and adjust future batches based on the taste of the initial batch.
Now, all that being said, it was suggested in an earlier thread which i was reading today that the AA% of first year hops can be especially unreliable due to the supposition that the plant uses much of it's energy for rhizome / root production.
So my questions:
Who has used 1st year hops for bittering?
What variety?
What were the results?
Now, all that being said, it was suggested in an earlier thread which i was reading today that the AA% of first year hops can be especially unreliable due to the supposition that the plant uses much of it's energy for rhizome / root production.
So my questions:
Who has used 1st year hops for bittering?
What variety?
What were the results?