Favorite Hop Combinations

[theheadonthedoor]

I'm aware that I can search through threads and threads of the same questioning, but with a lot of new faces and a lot of new hops, I am curious to see some new ideas.

So what are your favorite hop combinations?

I've done my fair share of ipas lately, using well known combinations like cascade and centennial to more obscure choices like belma and northern brewer.

But what is the best? I LOVE and have lots of Nelson Sauvin, Motueka, Mosaic, Citra, Apollo, Chinook, and Columbus, and I need to know what worked best for you so I can skip a couple steps in making the best IPA I can.

And I assure that my mashing, fermentation, etc. are all on point, so this is really a hop focused idea.

Thanks everyone!

 

[paperairplane]

My last big IPA I used Summit to bitter and Nugget, Amarillo as late additions and 7C dry hop. Was pretty damn good.

I am a big fan of using a really clean, high AA hop for bittering and then hammering the rest in at 15min to flameout. Warrior, Summit, Nugget, etc.

 

[johnmac22]

So far it is Nelson and Simcoe for me for homebrew...but Barley Browns has some killer hop combos. Right now I'm brewing a AU Summer/Cascade APA. Smells amazing but we shall see.

 

[badlee]

Golding/Tettnang
Northerbrewer/Simcoe
Northernbrewer/Citra
Perle/Hallertauer Mittelfruh

 

[slcalex]

Chinook/citra/mosaic
Apollo/comet
Amarillo/centennial


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[Braufessor]

My "go to" IPA has become a Columbus/Citra beer.
1 oz. Columbus at 60
3oz. Citra at 5 minutes
3oz. Citra flameout/30-45 minute hopstand
3oz. Citra Dry Hop for 3 days.

A lot of people really like Citra/Mosaic...... A beer I will probably try at some point would be the same as above, but split all those citra additions up and make them 1.5 oz. citra/1.5 oz. Mosaic.

 

[kh54s10]

Centennial and Cascade.
and recently
Exp 5256 and Citra.

 

[theheadonthedoor]

Fan of Fort George/Boneyard/Bloc 10 3-way I take it?

 

[slcalex]

Fan of Fort George/Boneyard/Bloc 10 3-way I take it?

Haha, nailed it!

Got a clone ready to bottle


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[theheadonthedoor]

Ooh how is 5256 in your opinion? Mosaic is just magical in everything

 

[ChefRex]

So far it is Nelson and Simcoe for me for homebrew...but Barley Browns has some killer hop combos. Right now I'm brewing a AU Summer/Cascade APA. Smells amazing but we shall see.

Did a Nelson/ Simco yesterday, hoping for great things.

 

[theheadonthedoor]

Please let me know your recipe after you see how it turns out. That beer is amazingly sweet with such a perfect mouthfeel. I bet a vermont yeast would be perfect in it.

 

[kh54s10]

The 5256/Citra is in an American Pale ale. I am not great at describing flavors but the 5256 seems to go with the Citra very well. Similar flavors.

.50 oz. 5256 first wort hops
1 oz. Citra and 1 oz. 5256 at flameout.
T-58 Yeast.

It is not too dissimilar from my Centennial/Cascade APA's

 

[johnmac22]

Did a Nelson/ Simco yesterday, hoping for great things.

A buddy and I did equal parts and it was great! Used the R2/H56 grain bill as well. Let me know how it turns out!

 

[Gentlemans_Ale]

Heard Nelson with any of the C's are great. Just had an IPA that was bittered, aroma, and dry hopped with only Amarillo and it was amazing.

 

[beergolf]

I like a lot of different combos, but Chinook and Centennial is one that I keep coming back to. It really works great ina Rye IPA.

 

[theheadonthedoor]

I think my next combinations will be Calypso/Chinook, Mosaic/Citra/Moteuka, and then Nelson Sauvin/Amarillo/Columbus.

Also single hop El Dorado

 

[slcalex]

Please let me know your recipe after you see how it turns out. That beer is amazingly sweet with such a perfect mouthfeel. I bet a vermont yeast would be perfect in it.

3 Way IPA Clone:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showpost.php?p=6546237