Morrey
Well-Known Member
Preparing to do a couple of lagers soon, one a Vienna Lager and the other a Dark Lager a friend has designed which is out of sight. I'll add upfront his Dark Lager has 3 hop additions where the Vienna only has one at 60.
Getting to the point....Hops used (only) for a full 60 minute boil.
I have always been under the impression that a 60 minute bittering addition pretty well (only) bitters your beer while later additions provide flavors and aromas. The Vienna recipe I plan to use only has one Tettnanger hop addition at the 60 minute mark to bring me to 21 IBUs. If all I have read is true that I won't get much other than bitterness from the 60 Tettnang addition, why does it really matter that the hop I use is actually Tettnanger? Why not Magnum or Simcoe....provided I target 21 IBUs. I am only getting bittering...right?
Or why not use some of the CTZ CO2 extract I always use for bittering? Maybe go 11 IBU's with the extract, then add a bit of Tettnanger later in the boil to make up the extra 10 IBU's I need and get some flavor from the hop?
I think I want more than non-descript bitterness. What is the general consensus? Thanks!!
Getting to the point....Hops used (only) for a full 60 minute boil.
I have always been under the impression that a 60 minute bittering addition pretty well (only) bitters your beer while later additions provide flavors and aromas. The Vienna recipe I plan to use only has one Tettnanger hop addition at the 60 minute mark to bring me to 21 IBUs. If all I have read is true that I won't get much other than bitterness from the 60 Tettnang addition, why does it really matter that the hop I use is actually Tettnanger? Why not Magnum or Simcoe....provided I target 21 IBUs. I am only getting bittering...right?
Or why not use some of the CTZ CO2 extract I always use for bittering? Maybe go 11 IBU's with the extract, then add a bit of Tettnanger later in the boil to make up the extra 10 IBU's I need and get some flavor from the hop?
I think I want more than non-descript bitterness. What is the general consensus? Thanks!!