Learning Hops

[nickharbour]

What is a good way to learn the various hop flavors and aromas? I'm sure a decade or so of brewing and I'd get it pretty much licked but I'd like to speed up the process a bit. I've been sampling the hop pellets on all my brews and some I can already identify like cascade and fuggles but others seem less memorable from taste of the raw pellet alone.

Hop Teas?
Single Hop variety brews?
get a part time job at a homebrew store?

 

[barroomhero1234]

You could do all you mentioned, although im lazy so more time working is less time drinking or brewing.

Do a SMaSH recipe with something simple say american 2-row and the hoping rates related to AAU for all hops that you want.

Then 1 will you will some kiss ass brews for summer and 2 you will be able to do some side by side, triangle test etc learning aroma and flavors of certain hops.

Good luck!

 

[nickharbour]

I've been thinking of trying a smash. What about the hop schedule though. Do you think you could get more sensory memory from a hopbursted schedule?