Hop substitution help

[jtupper]

As going to brew 10G of a munic helles today Which was supposed to be magnum/hallertauer. Just realized I don't have any magnum. My substitue choices are :

Citra 13.4 1oz
Glacier 8.2 2oz
Perle 8.2 .75oz
Simcoe 12.4 2oz

which do you think? I'm shooting for 18.1 IBU in a 10G batch

Thanks

 

[HokieBrewer]

Glacier then Perle

 

[jtupper]

Is this gonna be good on style or am I better just waiting till I can get some magnum

 

[dmckean44]

It's cheaper to wait because you'll have to use more than twice as much glacier as you would magnum. But it should sub just fine.

 

[jtupper]

Well it calls for 1oz magnum and I have 2 glacier and I font really use it. It was a closeout so we bout it at a good price. I'll figure out if I have enough

 

[hamiltont]

For the most part bittering hops do just that, bitter. Flavor & Aroma don't carry through the boil much, if at all. Glacier and Perle would be my suggestion as well. Hate to waste Citra & Simcoe on bittering. On a side note. I had some Glacier pellets a while back that were just astringently harsh. I couldn't figure out what was causing it until I compared 3 recipes & the only common denominator was Glacier. Threw them away & haven't had that astringency since. YMMV. Cheers!!!

 

[jtupper]

Should I be worried about my glaciers then or do you think it was just that batch? I'm planning on 1.5oz Glacer@60 and 2oz Haller@30. Sound ok. Leaves me around 25IBU

 

[kyleobie]

I also would hate to waste Simcoe on bittering but it will give you a rounded bitterness. AAs sound similar to Magnum.

 

[hamiltont]

Should I be worried about my glaciers then or do you think it was just that batch? I'm planning on 1.5oz Glacer@60 and 2oz Haller@30. Sound ok. Leaves me around 25IBU

I've heard of one other person with the same experience. I'd say it was a bad batch or something.