Pale ale tommorow, hop combos?

[dirtyb15]

So, trying to figure out if i wanna go with a chinook/cascade pairing, or cascade/citra for a pale ale im doing tomorrow. (And same question for an IPA next week). What do you all think?

 

[Hammy71]

In my opinion....You can't go wrong with any combo of the "C" hops. However, Citra I only use in small doses. For me, a little bit goes a long way.

 

[m00ps]

Id go with cascade citra and save the chinook just for dry hopping. For me, chinook is too rough and aggressive if you extensively use it in the boil

 

[dirtyb15]

In my opinion....You can't go wrong with any combo of the "C" hops. However, Citra I only use in small doses. For me, a little bit goes a long way.

Thanks for the replys. I have never used Citra so not sure what to expect. I was doing a 8.5 gallon batch and planning on this. To much citra in your opinion Hammy?

Magnum 13.5% 0.750 oz Boil 60.000 min
Cascade 6.0% 0.500 oz Boil 20.000 min
Citra 12.0% 0.500 oz Boil 20.000 min
Cascade 6.0% 1.000 oz Boil 5.000 min
Citra 12.0% 1.000 oz Boil 5.000 min
Cascade 6.0% 1.000 oz Boil dry hop
Citra 12.0% 1.000 oz Boil dry hop

 

[Hammy71]

Thanks for the replys. I have never used Citra so not sure what to expect. I was doing a 8.5 gallon batch and planning on this. To much citra in your opinion Hammy?

Magnum 13.5% 0.750 oz Boil 60.000 min
Cascade 6.0% 0.500 oz Boil 20.000 min
Citra 12.0% 0.500 oz Boil 20.000 min
Cascade 6.0% 1.000 oz Boil 5.000 min
Citra 12.0% 1.000 oz Boil 5.000 min
Cascade 6.0% 1.000 oz Boil dry hop
Citra 12.0% 1.000 oz Boil dry hop

It's totally up to you. Some people love a lot of them some don't. There's only one way to find out!!

 

[chickypad]

Agreed, this comes down to personal preference. And personally I love the cascade/chinook combo. I like citra too but I also have a limit with it compared to the other C hops. That being said, I don't think you're over the top with that recipe and should be able to get a good idea what it's like.

 

[dirtyb15]

Awesome, thanks guys. Went ahead with what i have above. Thinking ill try chinook, cascade in my ipa next weekend

 

[Ivypunx]

citra and chinook, in whatever order you want. It will never go wrong

 

[JKaranka]

Cascade, Saaz and EKG for something lighter.