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stickyfinger
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Well, I've tasted my split batch using the calypso, nelson, huel mellon, el dorado and galaxy hop combo. One was with US-05 and one with London Ale III. It's too early to compare them really, but the LAIII is definitely more fruity in the aroma and seems fuller in flavor. I prefer the US-05 right now, but it's had a few more days to condition. Maybe my hop combinations are a bit too muddled. I have a great general hoppiness, very intense and delicious, but it doesn't have a signature to it. I think I'm definitely zeroing in on great hoppiness. I have just been adding too little hops in the past. It takes a ton of hops to get that super hoppy, resiny character I am going for.
Has anyone experimented with how many ounces per galllon are required in the whirlpool and dryhop to get an intense hoppiness without "wasting" hops? Right now, I'm finding that in the dry hop, around 2 ounces per gallon gives me a really fantastic finished product. I haven't done a whirlpool with the intense dry hopping but will sometime in the next few months. So far I've just been doing the traditional last 15 minutes of the boil hopping. Seems like dry hopping gives a ton more bang for the buck.
Has anyone experimented with how many ounces per galllon are required in the whirlpool and dryhop to get an intense hoppiness without "wasting" hops? Right now, I'm finding that in the dry hop, around 2 ounces per gallon gives me a really fantastic finished product. I haven't done a whirlpool with the intense dry hopping but will sometime in the next few months. So far I've just been doing the traditional last 15 minutes of the boil hopping. Seems like dry hopping gives a ton more bang for the buck.
