Dry hopping with target?

[JBrady]

Hey guys I have a English IPA in the primary that consisted of 10lb. marris otter, .5lb biscuit, and .5lb of simpsons medium crystal. I used wyeast thames valley ale to ferment with and the hop schedule looked like this:

.75oz, target,60min
.75oz, target,30min
.75oz, EKG,20min
.75oz, EKG,5min

It ended up as a 1.063@58IBU.

Now my plan was for a .75oz addition of EKG for a dry hop but the last few days I've been thinking of dry hopping with .5oz of EKG and .5oz of target. I know that target isn't normally used for dry hopping because of its pretty intense earthyness but wouldn't that go decent in a english IPA? I want my beer to be somewhat unique but at the same time I don't want to ruin it by dry hopping with something that I shouldn't. What do you guys think? Thanks for any info.

 

[JBrady]

bump for knowledge

 

[JBrady]

so no one has any insight on dry hopping with target?

 

[akryder]

I've never used them, but there are commercial all Target IPA's out there.

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/sly-fox-target-ipa/35624/17633/

 

[JBrady]

I've never used them, but there are commercial all Target IPA's out there.

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/sly-fox-target-ipa/35624/17633/

Awesome thanks! I think I'll split my dry hop between target and EKG just to see how it turns out.

 

[Hjandersen]

Bump.

So how did this Target dry-hopped IPA turn out?
(I have one in the works..)

 

[sniperd]

I've got a really similar IPA ready to dry hop and was just debating EKG/Target, how did this go?

 

[Hjandersen]

Mine turned out completely drinkable, but not highly interesting (although a nicely rounded aroma profile) and with slightly harsh taste and bitterness to it a bit "earl greyish".. I wouldn't pursue this for a single hops IPA..

Did one with same grain bill but with single willamette - IMO makes for a better more balanced beer..

 

[sniperd]

My experience was similar. The beer is OK but I'm certainly not drying hopping with target my second fermenter with Target. It sort of ended up with a vegetable flavor, as though I had dry hopped in the keg (which I didn't) and I only dry hopped for 6 days. I'll try something else, maybe just EKG, always tasty!

 

[TimelessCynic]

I read that fuggle was earthy and not good in a dry hop. I also read willamette was a substitute for fuggle.

I dry hopped my first IPA with 1 oz each fuggle and willamette and thought it tasted great.

 

[Roadie]

Target is gross.

 

[DogStar]

Target is good for dry hopping. Fullers dry hop with goldings and target.

 

[Roadie]

Don't care it's horrible.


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[Hjandersen]

Don't care it's horrible.


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