I've recently begun this addictive journey into homebrewing and want to start crafting my own recipes by buying light DME/LME in bulk and steeping different specialty grains to achieve different ales via experimentation.
My question is: what essential hops would you recommend to brew an assortment of ales? I'm planning on buying bulk from HopsDirect to save money. I know this is a very open question, but I'd like a variety that will encompass a large number of styles, if possible, to give me lots of flexibility. The only obvious one to me so far is Cascade.
And I enjoy all types of beer, except for the fruity ones.
My question is: what essential hops would you recommend to brew an assortment of ales? I'm planning on buying bulk from HopsDirect to save money. I know this is a very open question, but I'd like a variety that will encompass a large number of styles, if possible, to give me lots of flexibility. The only obvious one to me so far is Cascade.
And I enjoy all types of beer, except for the fruity ones.