Taste of hops flavoring or aroma

[divrguy]

Sort of a noob question but I can't find the answer. If I want to add a particular hop flavor to my beer, how much does
The flavoring vs aroma vs buttering affect the mouthfeel? Hope that makes sense

 

[divrguy]

Sort of a noob question but I can't find the answer. If I want to add a particular hop flavor to my beer, how much does
The flavoring vs aroma vs buttering affect the mouthfeel? Hope that makes sense

Actually meant to say bittering!

 

[jimbot]

I'm not sure if you are asking about flavoring with hops, or how the hops affect mouthfeel. Or both!

Generally you add bittering hops at the beginning of the boil, flavor hops in the middle (between 15-30 minutes) and aroma at the very end (<5 min)

I'm not aware of any effect hops have on mouthfeel, but some more experienced brewers might have more to offer. My understanding is mouthfeel comes from long chain unfermented sugars and proteins in the wort, which hops don't add.

--Jimbot

 

[divrguy]

I actually did a bad job of wording. If I add citrusy hops, where do I get the biggest bang out of that hop if it is made for adding citrus notes. I'm assuming in the flavoring add but does some of it come
From the aroma? I guess how important is your nose in perceiving the flavor?

 

[RM-MN]

Your nose is very important in perceived flavor. I put flavor hops in at the end of the boil, somewhere between 0 and 5 minutes before the end. After a couple weeks in the fermenter I might add dry hops to make that POP!! in front of your nose aroma. Take a look at this recipe I brewed.

http://hopville.com/recipe/1066896/american-pale-ale-recipes/citra-pale-ale

Just that half an ounce of Citra as a dry hop made my whole kitchen smell of citrus when I bottled. A month in the bottle and this one makes me think that the flavor is mango, really ripe mango.

This recipe is just a little different in that the Citra hop was used for bittering and flavor while the Cascade was dry hopped for aroma. No mango in this and there wasn't as much aroma at bottling but when you sip the beer it screams "grapefruit" to me.

http://hopville.com/recipe/1068411/american-pale-ale-recipes/citra-cascade-pale-ale

 

[jimbot]

Check this link out:
http://www.brewsupplies.com/hop_characteristics.htm

I'm not sure where their data came from, of what type of recipe it was, so don't expect these numbers to be always true, but its a good visual of where the aroma/flavor/bitterness comes from in the boil.

And of course, dry hopping is going to add even more aroma!

--Jimbot

 

[pjj2ba]

I think the hops do affect mouth feel some. I find bittering additions tend to lighten the beer, while if you add a lot of flavor and aroma hops, that can make the beer feel a little fuller.

Then of course there is the carbonation level, grain bill, mash temps, etc. that have more dramatic affects on body and mouth feel

 

[unionrdr]

Yeah,the amount of malts & carbonation level effect mouth feel more than hops. But I do all my flavor additions at 20-25 minutes left in the boil. And dry hop for aroma,since our senses of smell & taste are linked. I get way more aroma from dry hopping than very late boil additions.