New hop order

[theheadonthedoor]

It is time again that I finally buy my bulk hops and I would love some insight in what would pair well with the ones I'm thinking so far.

Last year I went through a lb of Mosaic, Chinook, Centennial, El Dorado, Green Magic, Apollo, and Ella and a 1/2 lb of Citra, Amarillo, Galaxy, and Galena.

(YEA, I BREW A LOT!)

But now as I have learned to be more conservative, as well as my spiked interests in more esoteric beer styles such as grisettes, Berliner weisses, and Czech pilsners, my need for such a grand hop order is not so necessary.

(And honestly I was just throwing extra hops at every order by the end).

The ones I like most was Chinook, Ella, and Mosaic. But that doesn't mean it's what I want to order again. I definitely want to try some new things and I'm certain that I would like Simcoe and Summit on the new hop order but not sure what else to round it out with.

Any ideas? I'm looking for about 5 lbs total..

I already have a lb of wild Cascades so I'd prefer not that, but I'm open to any suggestions with hops you have came to love.

Thanks, everybody!

-Adam

 

[Aristotelian]

If you are brewing Contintental European/farmhouse styles, I happen to like Nelson Sauvin. Of course Hallertau and Saaz. Been wanting to try Sterling and Crystal.

 

[jmcquesten]

I like to keep Magnum on hand. It's a great neutral hop for bittering any style, especially anything calling for noble hops. It's kind of like a higher alpha hallertau. Great hop for pilsners and Helles lagers or any European beers. With the high AA, some of the thses beers would only require an oz or less for a 5 gal batch. A lb will go a long way. I use them in anything from a belgian blonde, hefeweizen, Munich Helles, ipa, Marzen, etc. Bitter with Magnum and flavor with hallertau, Tettnang, or saaz and that will give you a hop profile for almost any European beer.

 

[JKaranka]

Saaz, Celeia, Bobek and EKG are good for some of those styles you are going for.

 

[Steveruch]

If you are brewing Contintental European/farmhouse styles, I happen to like Nelson Sauvin. Of course Hallertau and Saaz. Been wanting to try Sterling and Crystal.

Sterlings are a nice, higher AA%, hop to use in place of saaz. I use it to bitter and flavor pilsners, sometimes using saaz at the very end.

 

[Bosh]

Maybe try Junga, they're a bit like Saaz but stronger and on sale for only ten bucks a pound here if you don't mind 2014 hops: http://www.yakimavalleyhops.com/PLSybilla16oz_p/hopspljunga1-2014crop.htm

They were solid in the hoppy brown ale I ust brewed.

 

[theheadonthedoor]

I'm definitely thinking about Sterling, EKG, and Saaz.

I loved the German IPA by Alaskan brewing thar showcased Sterling hops. When fresh it was beaming with tangerine and mint flavors!
And EKG seems it would pair well the saison yeast.

I definitely overdid it on fruity hops this last year so I want to push more into dank, catty, and floral flavors. You can imagine how fruity an imperial IPA with a lb of Galaxy, Ella, El Dorado, and Equinox would be.

 

[permo]

Summit is an amazing hop and can be used as a bittering hop for almost any style. Used later in the boil and for dry hopping it has an amazing tangerine/citrus aroma and flavor. Its one of my favorite hops to pair with something spicy/herbal like spalter, tettnang..etc..etc

 

[Steveruch]

Summit is an amazing hop and can be used as a bittering hop for almost any style. Used later in the boil and for dry hopping it has an amazing tangerine/citrus aroma and flavor. Its one of my favorite hops to pair with something spicy/herbal like spalter, tettnang..etc..etc

My latest batch is an American amber with summit, simcoe and saphir.

 

[Elduder]

OP, how did you like the green magic? I have 8oz sitting in my freezer still and haven't heard any reviews...

 

[theheadonthedoor]

I made an all Green Magic hop IPA and here was my review:

Green Magic Single Hop- Herbaceous, unique, and fruity. Light esters of kiwi and citrus behind a bitter hop bite and light malt character. High carbonation and a dry finishes lends this single hop ale a complex palate for this far from usual hop aroma. As it warms, more unusual flavors emerge, such as sage, cilantro, and honey.

I felt it would be better in a saison or hoppy sour.

Not sure what hops would blend well. I tried blending some with a few random ipas and I felt like it stood out too much.

It was a very interesting brew but I honestly didn't love it. It was somehow very flavorful from the hops without seeming all that hoppy, despite how much was put in the batch.