Getting chummy with hops

[HopOnHops]

As a new brewer i was overwhelmed with the amount of hops there are out there. Im starting to make single hop pale ales using only 2row and crystal 10. My first attempt was using Falconers Flight. From my initial tastes im not really feeling this one for the bitterness. Flavor and aroma are great. This tells me that id probably look to something else for bittering. This is my long winded way of asking if anyone knows of some sort of comprehensive hop guide of sorts. One that evaluates hops on their bittering, flavoring, and aromaing qualities. Most places only have a standard description of the hops not really how well they work in each of the different hop addition areas.

 

[ghpeel]

Honestly, instead of having one place to look stuff up, I just individually google hops I'm interested in, and look at what people are saying on the better forums (such as this one!).

Also, the various online supply retailer usually have pretty good (if basic) descriptions for what a variety is good for (bitter, aroma, both) along with their primary flavor (piney, citrus, flowery, etc). That will give you a start.

 

[dr_sanch]

I'm sure a lot of people have read this book before but if you pick up a copy of Papazian's "Complete Joy of Homebrewing" you'll get a nice Hop Variety Guide along with a plethora of additional and invaluable information. Some consider it their brew bible - especially beginner brewers such as myself:

http://www.amazon.ca/dp/0060531053/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

 

[HopOnHops]

That joy to homebrewing was the first book I read on homebrewing. It's funny how as I get more into advanced methods I forget to reference it... It was a great book I'll check out the hop guide