Fruity Dry hop question

[luizffgarcia]

Hey guys, so i am experimenting with a recipe which is working well for me, its a Bells Two Hearted IPA, mainly a Maris Otter Centennial single hop, dry hopped with Centennial and Cascade.

I love the taste but i am not too happy with the aroma, i want to change the hops i use in the dry hop to produce a more fruity character.

Do you happen to know which hops would work well for this using Centennial as the bittering hop? I really want to get that passion fruit / pineapple smell some IPAs such as Ramsack the universe from Collective arts have, or even the fruity notes from the Ballast Point Sculpin.

I have already tried Citra and Mosaic SMaSHs but that is really not the smell i am looking for, maybe because those were SMaSHs they lack the caramel smell from the malts?

I am really clueless in this one, i appreciate all the help

 

[kristiismean]

sub in amarillo and citra. .5 citra to 1 oz amarillo on a dry hop. it'll pull some citrus smells out.

or dry hop the heck out of it with just Amarillo.

 

[motosapiens]

it seemed to me that I got significantly more fruit character when some of the dry hops were added near the end of active fermentation (2 days after pitching the yeast, when gravity dropped to around 1.020).

 

[Shawn0522]

I like galaxy for fruit but not citrus which is what i am guessing you are trying to avoid with citra and mosaic

 

[luizffgarcia]

Thanks for the replies guys, i will give this a try.

Also, do you guys believe the grain bill have any influence in this?

 

[Cavpilot2000]

+1 for Galaxy. Nice non-citrus tropical fruit character.

I don't think your grain bill will have too much effect, but go light on crystal malts because in my experience, they can mute delicate hops nuances to a degree.

 

[logdrum]

I get a lot of pineapple/mango notes w/ Azacca

 

[Cavpilot2000]

I get a lot of pineapple/mango notes w/ Azacca

Interesting. Never used it, but now you've got me curious, since I'm going for a tropical fruit NEIPA this weekend. Last time I used a little Mosaic and Simcoe with lots of Galaxy and Citra in the dry hop.

Maybe some Azacca is in my future.

 

[GrogNerd]

You mentioned trying Mosaic & Citra as SMaSHs, individually, have you tried them together?

Yum

Best commercial example is Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA, probably my favorite non-locally-made IPA

 

[logdrum]

Interesting. Never used it, but now you've got me curious, since I'm going for a tropical fruit NEIPA this weekend. Last time I used a little Mosaic and Simcoe with lots of Galaxy and Citra in the dry hop.

Maybe some Azacca is in my future.

I make a NEIPA w Azacca, Simcoe & Citra that is quite the tropical fruit bomb. Bittered w either extract or Warrior.

 

[Cavpilot2000]

I make a NEIPA w Azacca, Simcoe & Citra that is quite the tropical fruit bomb. Bittered w either extract or Warrior.

It sounds awesome, but I've been backing away from Simcoe lately to avoid the cat pee aroma that can come from it. Maybe I need to give it another shot.

Now I'm debating my brew for this weekend between the tropical fruit bomb NEIPA versus two half-batch single dry-hop Pale ales using Azacca and another for comparison.

 

[logdrum]

You could leave the Simcoe out, I rather like contrast the dankness brings. Maybe sub one of the newer varieties: Denali or Galaxy or something. My hop schedule for these is almost always ~30 IBUs from extract or something then 3 oz flameout, 3 oz whirlpool, 3oz dry hop in the fermenter & 3oz dry hop in the keg. Mix & match to taste. Ferment w/ 007 or 090[emoji106]🏼

 

[Cavpilot2000]

Yeah, I'm thinking Azacca, Galaxy, and Citra.
It should hit tropical fruit bomb territory pretty well.
My last one (Mosaic & simcoe up through whirlpool and Galaxy/Citra in dry hop) was awesome, but had a slight dankness to it (that was ont bad at all, and nicely balanced the fruit) - but this time I'm going for a brighter, fruitier flavor.

 

[luizffgarcia]

Thanks for the info guys.

I actually brewed an IPA last week which i just tasted, and even before the dryhop the smell is already amazing! As fruity as it gets, and the way i accomplished that was a MASSIVE addition at flameout with a 20 minutes stand.

The hops used were Amarillo + Citra + Mosaic + just a little Centennial, total of 7oz for 5 gallon, and i will still dryhop this heavily

 

[Queequeg]

Azacca and Galaxy are go options for tropical fruits. But galaxy will pretty much outshine Azacca.

I recently did a Mosaic Simcoe and Nelson. That was pretty fruity.

I have a El-dorado, Equinox and Galaxy in the fermenter now. It had a 1/2 pound hop stand. kitchen smelt amazing. Mostly of Cherries from the EL-dorado.

 

[GrogNerd]

Thanks for the info guys.

I actually brewed an IPA last week which i just tasted, and even before the dryhop the smell is already amazing! As fruity as it gets, and the way i accomplished that was a MASSIVE addition at flameout with a 20 minutes stand.

The hops used were Amarillo + Citra + Mosaic + just a little Centennial, total of 7oz for 5 gallon, and i will still dryhop this heavily

that sounds very tasty, I'm on my way to try some

no need to post your address, I'll find it by smell