Dry hopping with multiple hops

[grggrrs176]

I've been looking around for information on dry-hopping with more than one variety of hop but haven't found anything.

Is it detrimental to the aroma/taste to dry hop with, say, cascade and centennial?

In my current recipe, I used .10 citra at 60 mins, .10 cascade at 30, .10 cascade at 20, .10 citra at 10, .10 centennial at 5, and .25 mosaic during flameout. (1 gallon batch)

I was thinking about dry hopping with cascade and mosaic but I figure there will already be a lot of piney aroma from .25 during flameout (correct?). So, my alternative right now is drop hopping with both cascade and centennial.

Any thoughts on all of this?

 

[BrewerBrad82]

I would not be concerned about dry hopping with two varieties, especially cascade and centennial. Dry hopping is all about the aroma in the beer, it has a very minimal flavor impact and no bittering qualities. Cascade and centennial are rather similar so it will be a harmonious combination. To take it to an extreme, dry hopping with say, seven varieties of hops will still result in a nice hop aroma but it will be a rather generic hop aroma instead of a more specific one achieved by the use of one or two hop varieties. Dry hop away!!!

 

[grittanomyces]

Am I the only one who likes to feature most if not all of the primary hops I use in the beer for the aroma too?

I get the idea of complimenting the flavor and lesser aromas with a different or single hop, I do, but I like my aroma to help me know what to expect from the flavor of the beer.

Then again, I'm still relatively new to the hobby, so I too would like to be enlightened in the art of dry hopping, especially if I'm missing something.

 

[BrewerBrad82]

I'm still relatively new to the hobby, so I too would like to be enlightened in the art of dry hopping, especially if I'm missing something.

The beauty of dry hopping is that all brewers can be a VanGogh. There are no set rules for dry hop combinations. Sure, there are varieties that can be just weird when used (summit is my nemesis). For the most part, if you really enjoy the aroma of the hop variety you can expect to get a similar aroma out of the finished beer.... the sky is the limit. Personally I prefer to keep the dry hop additions to three or less varieties so you are not creating a generic, muddled hop aroma profile.

 

[Eucrid]

Summit really? I've a bag open that I used in a porter and they smell amazing in the bag, I thought they'd have been a great aroma hop. From judging by the aroma I was gonna use them in a pale ale.

 

[BrewerBrad82]

Summit really? I've a bag open that I used in a porter and they smell amazing in the bag, I thought they'd have been a great aroma hop. From judging by the aroma I was gonna use them in a pale ale.

Just a matter of opinion. I find the summit to have a onion and garlic quality that I personally dont find all that appetizing. If you like the aroma, go for it!

 

[grittanomyces]

Just a matter of opinion. I find the summit to have a onion and garlic quality that I personally dont find all that appetizing. If you like the aroma, go for it!

Yep, all a matter of preference for sure. Chinook is a hop that comes to mind that many people really like, but I (and plenty of others) don't like at all.

 

[Talgrath]

I dry hop my IPA all the time with two varieties, not a problem at all so long as you like the flavor and aroma of both hops.

 

[henchman24]

It depends on the hops, but I have dry hopped with up to 4 different varieties of hops (Pliny clone) and that came out great (as it should). Most of my APA/IPAs have had 2 or 3 varieties dry hopping. You just have to pick ones that play well together.

 

[Dutch_IPA]

A combination of Amarillo and Cascade gives a very nice aroma. I did it in a IPA extract brew, 50 grams (1.7 Oz) of each, Amarillo pellets and Cascade flowers. Four days dryhop in primary then bottled.

But as said above, Chinook is also very nice for dryhop.

 

[pumpkinman2012]

I will be dry hopping my Imperial IPA with the same hops that I used as flavor and aroma hops, Zythos (a very interesting variety), Citra, Chinook, and Simcoe, they all have citrus and tropical aroma and flavors, the combo really enhances the flavor and aroma profile of the beer.