Hop aroma in a Porter

[erockomania]

Hey guys, I want to put an all grain recipe together for a Smoked Porter, but I want some hop aroma that doesn't clash with smokiness... any suggestions?

 

[Pommy]

how about some nice earthy english hops, EKG could go well with the smoke?

 

[erockomania]

hmm .. could work.. or fuggles?

 

[Pommy]

some late styrian golding would also do the job, any of the English (or English style) hops would suit in that respect.

 

[david_42]

Progress, Challenger, Brewer's Gold, Cluster, Mt Hood are some other options.

 

[tallybrewer]

Kent Goldings, perhaps.

 

[devilishprune]

I have a smoked porter on tap that I used chinook in, but just at 60 minutes. There's a noticeable hop character there still that I'm digging. In fact, I might go get a pint right now.

 

[whatsleftofyou]

+1 for fuggles

 

[raestlyn]

Fuggles or Brewers Gold

I have tried both in smoked beers and they both are great

 

[erockomania]

I'm thinking Fuggles and Mt Hood

Thanks for the tips guys! I'll let you know how it turns out!

 

[lumpher]

i just did that today, using willamette

 

[itsbeeryo]

i just did that today, using willamette

Funny I just threw an ounce of whole Willamettes in my porter today too.

 

[redalert]

I just brewed a Smoked Porter using 1lb. Marris Otter smoked 1.5 hours over mesquite(hece the name The Mosquito) chips on the barbecue over low heat.

I mashed for 10 hours! (went mushroom foraging with a neighbor) beginning at 154F in a coleman cooler. It was the best beer I've had in a long time. I tapped the keg Thursday and it's down to maybe a gallon. I've only been brewing for a couple of years but I would be proud to enter it in a competition.