So I just bottled a 2.5 gal batch of an experimental all-Citra IPA. It's just a Two Hearted clone with Citra in place of Centennial. I have some leftover Simcoe, so tomorrow I'll brew the same recipe, just all Simcoe this time.
Then it hit me - what if I do the same thing with all Amarillo too? When they're all ready, could I then get a six pack of Two Hearted and sit down for some experimentation? Pour a glass of 1/2 Two Hearted and 1/2 all-Citra and get an approximation of what a 50/50 blend of Centennial and Citra would be like in a recipe? Or pour a 1/3 Two Hearted, 1/3 Simcoe and 1/3 Amarillo, and ... well, you get the picture.
I know it won't be a perfect example of what those combinations will be like, but it sounds to me like a fun little experiment.
Then it hit me - what if I do the same thing with all Amarillo too? When they're all ready, could I then get a six pack of Two Hearted and sit down for some experimentation? Pour a glass of 1/2 Two Hearted and 1/2 all-Citra and get an approximation of what a 50/50 blend of Centennial and Citra would be like in a recipe? Or pour a 1/3 Two Hearted, 1/3 Simcoe and 1/3 Amarillo, and ... well, you get the picture.
I know it won't be a perfect example of what those combinations will be like, but it sounds to me like a fun little experiment.