I like citra. Additional challenge, I'd like to impress some casual drinkers around me.
Previously, they've tried my low IBU belgian ale, and they liked it very much, better than the mass market beer. Possibly because it tasted similar to the mass market beers.
They also tried an amber ale (around 30 IBU). It was too bitter for them, and they didn't like it at all.
They also gave a zombie dust clone a try, and they considered it worse than the low IBU belgian ale, but better than the amber ale. It was decent to them, but they would prefer the mass market beer.
My next brew is a lager. It will be like urquell, so I am starting with <10 PPM very soft water. I have three options,
a) add a small amount of bittering hops (classic, no risk)
b) add a small amount of bittering hops + dry hop with citra (risky, might end up too bitter for them)
c) skip bittering hops entirely, dry hop with citra (will this work?)
I've never skipped the bittering hops entirely, but I figure since the beer they consider the best was barely 20 IBU, just the dry hops might provide enough bitterness.
Any ideas? Which would you go for? I am sure they'd like the plain urquell clone, but I wonder if skipping the bittering hops and just using citra to dry hop could work.
Previously, they've tried my low IBU belgian ale, and they liked it very much, better than the mass market beer. Possibly because it tasted similar to the mass market beers.
They also tried an amber ale (around 30 IBU). It was too bitter for them, and they didn't like it at all.
They also gave a zombie dust clone a try, and they considered it worse than the low IBU belgian ale, but better than the amber ale. It was decent to them, but they would prefer the mass market beer.
My next brew is a lager. It will be like urquell, so I am starting with <10 PPM very soft water. I have three options,
a) add a small amount of bittering hops (classic, no risk)
b) add a small amount of bittering hops + dry hop with citra (risky, might end up too bitter for them)
c) skip bittering hops entirely, dry hop with citra (will this work?)
I've never skipped the bittering hops entirely, but I figure since the beer they consider the best was barely 20 IBU, just the dry hops might provide enough bitterness.
Any ideas? Which would you go for? I am sure they'd like the plain urquell clone, but I wonder if skipping the bittering hops and just using citra to dry hop could work.