Cider and hops

[kellyyates]

In an experimentation with hard apple cider and citra hops. The smell is amazing! I took a tiny sample, and even after an hour the flavor is great! Kind of like a sweet apple ipa! Can anyone recommend and other kind of hops that go well with cider?

 

[A96G]

Woodchuck has come out with Hopsation (really good BTW) and they use Cascade. Did you dry hop the cider? In your secondary?

More details please.

 

[MarkKF]

I am getting ready to dry hop a cider I have aging now. It was made with S-04 and sugar. O.G. 1.080

I was inclined to use Citra or Simcoe but all my reading says Cascade. My uncle (a home brewer) prefers Brewers Gold. I'm so confused.

 

[kellyyates]

I added the hop pellets to thy he end of secondary fermentation, which kick started the bubbles again.

 

[bernardsmith]

Rather than be confused why don't you make a few batches using different hops. The kinds of flavors you might want to blend with the cider should influence your choice of hops. A New Zealand variety of hops called Nelson Sauvin can add a kind of sauvignon wine flavor to cider. IMO, you cannot make a mistake but some varieties of hops will enhance your cider and some may dominate it and perhaps need further aging or blending to make the cider more enjoyable..

 

[kellyyates]

Cool.

 

[Archer]

Does it matter if you use whole hops or just the leaves like they sell at Midwest Supplies?