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So, my family was picking on the name I have chosen for my corner of the basement brew area. (No, not a brewery, but I wanted a name all the same.) That conversation led to a beer idea.
What if you wanted to get nine hops into a beer? Could you do it? Would you do it? (My google-fu seems to fail when I type in 'beer with most hops' because it never comes back with number of hops, just highest IBU.)
If you were to attempt this, how do you avoid hop clashes or an overload of one thing? Would you look at oil contents? Would you avoid hops with high farnesene because those are mostly German/Bavarian decendants? Would you go with low cohumulone to avoid getting overly harsh bitters?
I ran a quick layout of all the flavors/aromas that 'seem' to compliment each other. MANY of these are rather high IBU hops, so thinking that leads me to a double IPA and very judicious use of each. Here's my preliminary notes.
Warrior--A bittering and aromatic hop. Mild and resinous with subtle citrus, pine and herbal characteristics
Millennium--Mild and resinous with floral and herbal tones
Amarillo--Citrusy, flowery. Floral, tropical, and citrus (lemon, orange and grapefruit) characteristics
Citra--Strong citrus and tropical tones of grapefruit, melon, lime, gooseberry, passion fruit and lychee
Chinook--Mild to medium-heavy, spicy, piney, and grapefruity.
Galaxy--passion fruit, citrus, apricot, melon, black current, can be pungent (Late addition?)
Glacier--Dual purpose hop with a citrus earthy aroma.
Mosaic--Both fruity and containing grassy, floral, earthy notes.
Motueka--Lively lemon and lime tones with background hints of tropical fruit
What if you wanted to get nine hops into a beer? Could you do it? Would you do it? (My google-fu seems to fail when I type in 'beer with most hops' because it never comes back with number of hops, just highest IBU.)
If you were to attempt this, how do you avoid hop clashes or an overload of one thing? Would you look at oil contents? Would you avoid hops with high farnesene because those are mostly German/Bavarian decendants? Would you go with low cohumulone to avoid getting overly harsh bitters?
I ran a quick layout of all the flavors/aromas that 'seem' to compliment each other. MANY of these are rather high IBU hops, so thinking that leads me to a double IPA and very judicious use of each. Here's my preliminary notes.
Warrior--A bittering and aromatic hop. Mild and resinous with subtle citrus, pine and herbal characteristics
Millennium--Mild and resinous with floral and herbal tones
Amarillo--Citrusy, flowery. Floral, tropical, and citrus (lemon, orange and grapefruit) characteristics
Citra--Strong citrus and tropical tones of grapefruit, melon, lime, gooseberry, passion fruit and lychee
Chinook--Mild to medium-heavy, spicy, piney, and grapefruity.
Galaxy--passion fruit, citrus, apricot, melon, black current, can be pungent (Late addition?)
Glacier--Dual purpose hop with a citrus earthy aroma.
Mosaic--Both fruity and containing grassy, floral, earthy notes.
Motueka--Lively lemon and lime tones with background hints of tropical fruit
