Suggest IPA Hops

[Zekk]

I love mixing Simcoe and Amarillo. Granted I like my IPAs to be very fruity and with a lot of citrus. Grapefruit sculpin and Fresh Squeezed are my two favorite IPAs.

 

[normonster]

I love mixing Simcoe and Amarillo. Granted I like my IPAs to be very fruity and with a lot of citrus. Grapefruit sculpin and Fresh Squeezed are my two favorite IPAs.

Well I hated Citra the time I used it but it sounds perfect for you. The stuff is on another level of fruitiness IMO.

 

[Magnus314]

I go in stretches where I love one Hop best. Amarillo is my current favorite.

 

[Zekk]

Well I hated Citra the time I used it but it sounds perfect for you. The stuff is on another level of fruitiness IMO.

Never used it but I might try it. Had a local brewery's pale ale that they advertised as being heavy on the Citra, it was not good. Otoh most of their beers are not good either.

 

[normonster]

Haha...yeah, when I used it it was like 4 oz in a ten gallon batch at flameout/whirlpool and out the gate it tasted like I added orange and grapefruit juice...a lot! Aged 2 months plus and I can finally drink a few pints of it now and then because it's mellowed a bit.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

I go in stretches where I love one Hop best.

This.

But if I have learned anything about hop usage, it is to NEVER relegate any hop to single use.

I've realized my most interesting beers through use of hops outside of their accepted applications.

 

[hanuswalrus]

Has anybody mentioned El Dorado? That is an awesome hop. Probably my favorite after Simcoe

 

[Sailingeric]

I did an IPA with New Zealand only hops that was very tasty, Nelson Sauvin and Pacific Gem.

 

[slym2none]

I need to learn how to layer hops. Anything I come up with on my own (for hop-forward beers) all have the same hops in each addition. I need to learn how to get one flavour in at 20 minutes, maybe mix two kinds at 5 minutes, then throw a flameout addition of just the second one, or maybe with a third.

That's one of those things I just don't know yet.

 

[te-wa]

i just made a belgian red (ipa) with citra, mosaic, and bavarian mandarina. tastes like a pound of orange zest.. with the 550 slightly spicy yeast it is really good.
i'll be using mandarina hops in the future, fo' sho'.

 

[Braufessor]

Citra, mosaic, Galaxy in a 1.5, 1.0, .5 ratio

 

[WestMichBrewer]

Went to the LHBS yesterday to pick up ingredients. I am going to brew an AG Vienna Lager on Monday since I have that day off. I thought I might work in a second brew :rockin: - quickie extract IPA to try some of these hops.
I went with the intention of using Galaxy and Amarillo as these seemed popular here in this thread. However the Galaxy hops were about a buck a pack more than the rest probably because they are coming from Australia. I ended up with 3 oz each of Chinook and Amarillo.

Here's the recipe for 2.5 gallons OG 1.056:
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
3 lb DME Briess Golden Light 43 4 88.9%
6 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 11.1%


Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU
0.5 oz Amarillo Pellet 7.7 Boil 10 min 11.32
0.7 oz Chinook Pellet 13.2 Boil 10 min 27.16
1 oz Amarillo Pellet 7.7 Boil 5 min 12.45
1 oz Chinook Pellet 13.2 Aroma 5 min 21.34
1.5 oz Amarillo Pellet 7.7 Dry Hop 5 days
1.3 oz Chinook Pellet 13.2 Dry Hop 5 days

I'm using a resurrected jar of Wyeast German Ale 1007 and going low-temp for a clean ferment.

I already have the ingredients, any suggestions on how I might use them differently than the above?

Thanks!

 

[specharka]

Citra, mosaic, Galaxy in a 1.5, 1.0, .5 ratio

I am not as fond of Citra as most others on this forum. I've found that in hopping ratios of 50% or more, the Citra completely dominates, with tones of bright citrus that can obscure the rest of the nose. If I use it again, it's going to be 25% or less.

I'd much rather use Amarillo or Centennial to achieve a juicy profile. Much more balanced and mellow, IME. That, and use something with piney or resinous tones for complexity.

 

[WestMichBrewer]

Made a mistake when brewing this up...I dumped in a 3 lb. bag of Pilsen DME rather than the Golden Light.
We'll see how the final product is effected, but I do know that the Pilsen DME always seems to result in a cloudy beer for some reason.
The batch was bubbling away at 55* this morning with the German Ale though, so that's good.

 

[m00ps]

Pilsner DME doesnt make anything more or less cloudy than any other DME (except dark i guess *shrug*)

but the difference in 3lbs golden light to 3lbs pilsner i doubt will be noticeable. I know for certain it wont ruin it

 

[WestMichBrewer]

Pilsner DME doesnt make anything more or less cloudy than any other DME (except dark i guess *shrug*)

I've made a all-pilsner-dme beer in the past and I couldn't get it to clear up.
In this case it looks like it is fairly clear (still in primary).
Time will tell.

...but the difference in 3lbs golden light to 3lbs pilsner i doubt will be noticeable. I know for certain it wont ruin it

This is a 2.5 gallon recipe, so 3 lbs of DME is most of the fermentables, the rest being the crystal 40.
May still not make much of a difference with the amount of hop I am using.

 

[hanuswalrus]

I think the biggest difference between Pilsner and Golden light DME is going to be the color. I've used both in starters and the golden light comes out quite a bit darker than the pilsner. I think the golden light has a slightly higher amount of fermentables per pound as well

 

[hanuswalrus]

Nevermind, looks like the only different between the Pilsen and Golden Light is the color. I should've done a little research before posting:

http://www.brewingwithbriess.com/Assets/PDFs/Briess_PISB_CBWGoldenLightDME.pdf

http://www.brewingwithbriess.com/Assets/PDFs/Briess_PISB_CBWPilsenLightDME.pdf

 

[Hello]

I just brewed an IPA for a second time using Huell Mellon and Azacca hops. It's awesome. I did toss some Mosaic in there for kicks. My next beer will be Summit and Mosaic.

 

[WestMichBrewer]

I should mention that the Amarillo and Chinook vapors wafting from the bubbler smell like heaven.

I can't wait to drink this in a few weeks (think I am going to bottle this one rather than keg).

 

[Redlantern]

I should mention that the Amarillo and Chinook vapors wafting from the bubbler smell like heaven.

I can't wait to drink this in a few weeks (think I am going to bottle this one rather than keg).

You picked my favorite two hops there. Please post how this turns out.

Probably do a pale/IPA with this hop schedule. Might add magnum at 60 just for a little more bitterness, but otherwise leave it as is.

 

[WestMichBrewer]

You picked my favorite two hops there. Please post how this turns out.

Probably do a pale/IPA with this hop schedule. Might add magnum at 60 just for a little more bitterness, but otherwise leave it as is.

Will do..
This one should clock in at ~70 IBU per BrewersFriend...enough for me!

 

[Redlantern]

Then again, maybe no magnum......

 

[specharka]

Had a HF Society & Solitude #4 last night and I was blown away by it. I think the Citra + Galaxy combination was the best hop profile I've had to date. I am completely sold on their merits now.

 

[WestMichBrewer]

I should mention that the Amarillo and Chinook vapors wafting from the bubbler smell like heaven.

I can't wait to drink this in a few weeks (think I am going to bottle this one rather than keg).

I'm going to rack this one over to a secondary tonight so I can harvest the yeast more cleanly from the primary.
The secondary will have all the dry hops.

 

[WestMichBrewer]

I'm going to rack this one over to a secondary tonight so I can harvest the yeast more cleanly from the primary.
The secondary will have all the dry hops.

Its been kegged 3 days and I just tried a sample this morning.
As of this tasting I'd say that this is more of an APA with a lot of hop aroma.
Smells and tastes like fresh hops, but could use more flavor/bitter hops.
Maybe I didn't boil hard enough for those 10 minutes to get enough bittering?
I think I might go for a 30 minute addition next time to assure the required bitterness.
Thanks for watching.