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Posting this because I had received 2 oz of Crystal hops in the Wunder Hop pack from Austin Homebrew and have been on a mission to come up with a solid house pale ale recipe. In brulosophy's Crystal pale ale, their tasters noted citrus and floral notes which sounded like it would make a decent springtime beer however outside of that article I couldn't find much discussion about using Crystal hops in pale ales. Therefore I decided to grab another oz from my LHBS for dry hopping, use up some leftover LME I had sitting around, and try it for myself.
SH Crystal Pale Ale
2.5 Gallons
35 IBU
OG: 1.042
FG: 1.008
3.15 lb MO LME
1.2 oz table sugar
0.5 oz Crystal (7.7%) @ 30 min
0.5 oz Crystal (7.7%) @ 10 min
1.0 oz Crystal (7.7%) @ 0 min
1.0 oz Crystal (4.0%) Dry Hop
Wyeast 1272 Yeast Cake
Results:
Similar to brulosophy the predominant flavors I get are lemony and floral which are really enjoyable but one dimensional and begging for something else. I have a feeling that pairing Crystal with another citrus-forward variety like Cascade or Amarillo would make this pale ale really great.
I hope this data point helps others and I'm curious to see what you all think? Does anyone have experience using Crystal hops in pale ales and IPAs?
SH Crystal Pale Ale
2.5 Gallons
35 IBU
OG: 1.042
FG: 1.008
3.15 lb MO LME
1.2 oz table sugar
0.5 oz Crystal (7.7%) @ 30 min
0.5 oz Crystal (7.7%) @ 10 min
1.0 oz Crystal (7.7%) @ 0 min
1.0 oz Crystal (4.0%) Dry Hop
Wyeast 1272 Yeast Cake
Results:
Similar to brulosophy the predominant flavors I get are lemony and floral which are really enjoyable but one dimensional and begging for something else. I have a feeling that pairing Crystal with another citrus-forward variety like Cascade or Amarillo would make this pale ale really great.
I hope this data point helps others and I'm curious to see what you all think? Does anyone have experience using Crystal hops in pale ales and IPAs?
