Perle~it's everywhere, it's no where

[BarnabyHooge]

A friend was putting in an order at Hops direct and asked if I wanted anything, so I ordered a pound of Perle. I felt like I had seen it in a ton of recipes and thought I'd give it a try. Now that I'm looking to stash 16 oz of the stuff into a couple of different batches, I'm not finding a whole lot.

What do you do with your Perle? Lager season is almost over for me so the majority really should go to Ale. I saw a few SNPA recipes, what else? Anyone ever use it in a porter?

 

[BigEd]

You can use Perle in just about anything as a bittering hop. It has a smooth and pretty neutral character that will blend very well with other hops. Perle can be used for flavor and aroma as well if you like. It's clean and has a touch of minty-ness like Northern Brewer to which I believe it is related.

 

[BarnabyHooge]

I guess I'll give it a go in a basic pale, probably with some cascade since I've got a ton of it as well.

 

[sp1365]

I used Perle for my California Common when my LHBS did not have Northern Brewer. I still have a minimum of 2 weeks before I can drink it, but from my sample at bottling the taste was very nice.

 

[speter]

I use Perle in my Kölsch.

 

[jrkettle]

I like Perle, I've used it in a few recipes. Oatmeal Stout, Wit, Trippel, English IPA, English Barleywine. Mainly for bittering, but I used it as a substitute for Northern Brewer in Janet's Brown Ale from Brewing Classic Styles.

 

[david_42]

Perle, Amarillo and Cascade will make an IPA that can take the enamel off your teeth.

 

[BarnabyHooge]

Dang, just ran out of Amarillo.

I just remembered I had an email from the brewer at Double Mountain about his kolsch (AWESOME). I was going to do one last spring then never got around to it.

Perle Kolsch and a Perle/Cascade pale it is!

 

[BA_from_GA]

i just ordered a lb of perle too, having never used it before. I'm going to do a 2.5 gal SMaSH with it (probably w/ munich or pils malt). I'm also going to do a Perle RIS. I got a couple brewing books from the library and flipped through to see recipies that use it. Also, this link is helpful

http://***********/resources/hops

 

[Beernik]

I used it in a hefe.

 

[Dr. Francois]

Old thread, but I wanted to share my experiences.

I, too, bought a pound because it was so freakin' cheap.

Perle is a great hop to have around. It's typically middle-of-the-road in terms of AA (between 8 and 11) and has a flavor that can work in a variety of beers. It's also a nice, neutral bittering hop.

My Perle MO SMaSH was very good.
My darker beers (mostly porter) do well when bittered with Perle.
My Perle Cali-Common was very good, too.
Yooper's Dead Guy clone uses a significant amount of Perle.

I'm down to two ounces left. I'm not sure if I'll buy a bunch again, but I'll prob. use it again.

 

[StMarcos]

My preferred bittering hop for continental lagers....