Sabro hops

[wepeeler]

So I just finished brewing an all Sabro. Hops smelled amazing out of the bag! Orange creamsicle. Added first charge at 20, and it smelled great. By the end of the whirlpool it now smells like leather. No citrus or tropical fruits. Smells like tea and leather. I'm not a fan of the aroma at all, so I hope the yeast do their thing and pull out the good stuff. Be interesting to see how this turns out. Yakima Valley 2019 14.3%.

 

[tyrub42]

Interestingly, lots of what in hearing about Sabro reminds me of my feelings about Sorachi Ace. I got 500g for free to play with, and didn't know what to expect with all the wild descriptors (for Sorachi lots of descriptors like dill, general herbaceousness, lemongrass, etc...crazy stuff). I opened the bag and it was so herbaceous it was nuts! Never smelled a hop that was anything like em. Whirlpooled 50g in an NEIPA centered around cashmere, and initially planned to throw another 50g into the dry hop, but fermenter samples already had this subtle herbaceous complexity that could easily become dominant and ruin the beer, so I left it out of the dry hop.

Since then I've use small amounts of Sorachi in a white IPA and have designed a NESIPA to include some as well. At 5-10 percent, it adds a wonderful complexity, and an almost-creamy quality that I've gotten from commercial sabro beers, but I would be wary of going higher.

I'm thinking Sabro is safer to go higher, closer to 20-25 percent, because it adds so much fruit also, but we'll see. I have a half pound on the way and I'm very excited to use them .

 

[Hwk-I-St8]

Interesting. Due to the derecho that pummelled us in early August, I haven't been around much or brewed at all. Planning a NEIPA tomorrow and decided to give Sabro a try. Galaxy is a favorite of mine for NEIPA so I thought, why not try them together. I'm throwing in some Cascade for fun too.

My hop plan:
1 oz Cascade - boil 5 mins
2 oz Cascade - WP 30 mins at 170
4 oz Sabro - SP 30 mins at 170
3 oz Galaxy - DH as ferm winds down (Usually about 36 hrs after pitch)
4 oz Galaxy - DH on Day 3

Reading this, I'm wondering about Sabro as a WP addition along with the quantity. Thoughs?

 

[seatazzz]

I first tried Sabro earlier this year in an IPA, bittered with Cascade and paired the Sabro with Citra late. Fermented on Kveiking (my first try using that yeast), and I got HUGE pineapple flavor/aroma with a subtle coconuttiness that was sometimes elusive. I've done it a couple times since, with no bittering hop, to let these hops shine. Today I'm brewing it again, but fermenting on Notty for a cleaner yeast profile, and pairing with Citra Lupomax. Should be another good one.

 

[wepeeler]

All kegged and carbed. Not a fan of Sabro as a single hop beer at all. Smelled awful in the whirlpool, like tea. Get zero coconut. Tastes like tree bark, leather and medicine. Very potent. Not at all what they smell like out of the bag.