NEPABREWER
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Alright kids having a few brews under my belt and being one to leap into the abyss without much more than a flashlight I am wondering if anyone has experimented with dare I say it on this forum - hopless beer? Oh what did he just say
Seriously - my first hefe was a bit under hopped and the responses ranged from wow to this is "amazingly good" (he was working in the hot sun all afternoon and drank the half liter in about a minute flat. Anyway - I want to experiment with using little if any bittering hops and a handful for flavor and a pinch for aroma. I would also like to experiment with other sources of bitter or not nec. bitter, but contrast to sweet. Im not so much interested in spicy beer unless I could get close to PIMS #7 or that old 7UP GOLD flavor, but orange and lemon zest sound interesting, but I don't know if they are nec. bitter. Vanilla might be cool, any suggestions would be great. If not I may just trudge along the unknown path. (ps is malt liqour defined only by its gravity alc % or some other factor?)
I will continue to cyclically brew traditional ales on my current yeast cakes, but I love a good experiment. Comments? lovers
Seriously - my first hefe was a bit under hopped and the responses ranged from wow to this is "amazingly good" (he was working in the hot sun all afternoon and drank the half liter in about a minute flat. Anyway - I want to experiment with using little if any bittering hops and a handful for flavor and a pinch for aroma. I would also like to experiment with other sources of bitter or not nec. bitter, but contrast to sweet. Im not so much interested in spicy beer unless I could get close to PIMS #7 or that old 7UP GOLD flavor, but orange and lemon zest sound interesting, but I don't know if they are nec. bitter. Vanilla might be cool, any suggestions would be great. If not I may just trudge along the unknown path. (ps is malt liqour defined only by its gravity alc % or some other factor?)
I will continue to cyclically brew traditional ales on my current yeast cakes, but I love a good experiment. Comments? lovers