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I would really be interested in this too. It's seems a little new and there's not much out there and the manual is a bit of a mystery.

Looking forward to the arrival of my new gear! Thanks

The results are in. They were all noticeably different but I really enjoyed each of them. I found that alone, Amarillo tasted the best while simcoe had the smell I was going for which was tropical The calypso was great, but it was the most mellow of the three in all areas. I think it would...

I was thinking the same thing! I had considered combining them before I bottled but I think waiting until they carb and then carefully pour them in combination would be a good experiment! Thanks for the tip :mug:

These hops were the ones I was drawn to after a deep 'sniff test' along with prior reseach and some talking with the guy who owns the local shop. I would agree with the argument of combining them. I still have to see for myself how they are on their own and then go from there. I'm definitely...

Well it's too late for not separating them.. My goal was to see which I liked best and then combine. Trying to get a feel for different hops. However, I can see ,y next batch being a blend of them!

Awesome! There isn't a nice tropical/fruity IPA available locally so I want to craft my own... Or tweak an existing recipe. It's fun to do small test batches, if they turn out awful at least I learned something. Stay tuned for the results

i decided to try 3 different IPA recipes with the same grain bill (96% 2row and 4% crystal 40) and using Columbus hops to add the majority of bittering and finish with each; amarillo, calypso and simcoe. I'm going to boil the Columbus for 60mins and add each hop at 10,5,0 mins and dry hop...