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swapped hops

Discussion in 'Beginners Beer Brewing Forum' started by wormraper, Jul 17, 2013.

 

  1. #1
    wormraper

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Jul 17, 2013
    ok, I did a booboo. I made the swamp nut brown ale from the recipe list this morning and accidentally swapped the 60 minute hops with the 5 minute aroma hops. I was SUPPOSED to do 1 oz of Willamette at the beginning and 1 oz fuggles at the very end but I spaced it and did thefuggles at the beginning and the wilammet at the end... how badly is this brew boned?

    6 lbs Amber Dry Extract (Munton)
    0.75 lbs Carafoam
    0.25 lbs Chocolate Malt
    1 oz Dark Brown Sugar

    1.00 oz Williamette (4.7%)
    1.00 oz Fuggles (4.3%)

    1 packet Safale US-05

    30m steep Carafoam and Chocolate Malt @ 155degF. 60m boil DME and brown sugar with Williamette Hops. 5m aroma boil Fuggles. Pitch 1 packet Safale US-05 with no rehydration (just sprinkled on wort). Leave in primary for 31 days. Bottle with 3/4c corn sugar for 2 weeks.
     
  2. #2
    greatschmaltez

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Jul 17, 2013
    I doubt you'll taste much of a difference, those hops are very similar. It's like swapping tetnanger with hallertau
     
  3. #3
    geer537

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Jul 17, 2013
    Not at all- I've switched hops on IPA's accidentally and it turned out fine. In your particular case the AA's are so similar that I doubt you'll notice a difference in bitterness. IIRC Fuggles is a bit more earthy in flavor than the willamette.
     
  4. #4
    peterj

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Jul 17, 2013
    Should be almost exactly the same. Fuggles and Willamette are very similar.
     
  5. #5
    wormraper

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Jul 17, 2013
    *whew. I was a bit worried that I screwed up the flavor profile. I've never tried willamette before so I wasn't really sure of it's profile. I know the floral/earthy tones of Fuggles (use them in my stouts all the time) but was worried that willamette might be a completely different type of hops and not have the same effects.

    ok, panic subsiding :)
     
  6. #6
    roastquake

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Jul 17, 2013
    Pretty Sure will is a child of fugg from what I've read they are very very similar. and boy is it tough to totally bone a batch of beer by switching hops, youre in the clear!
     
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