Using Perle Hops?

[cincybrewer]

So I received a lb of perle hops from a generous HBT member and was looking to put these into use. I've never designed my own recipe before and I am not familiar with perle hops at all. Are there any styles or recipes that are good with only perle hops? If not I can just buy some other hops to use with the perle's but I thought it would be good to experiment with only one hop to get an idea of the profile.

 

[boo boo]

One profile here http://www.brew365.com/hops_perle.php

 

[electric_beer]

I've experimented with them in my German lagers & kolsch. I enjoyed them. Maybe do a simple grain bill to showcase them?

10 lbs German Pilsner
1.5 lbs German Munich

.5 oz Perle @ 60
1 oz Perle @ 20

You could always toss .25 oz @ 5 mins for a little extra aroma as well.

 

[DemonIAm]

mmmm... Perle

 

[GuldTuborg]

They're pretty similar to Sterling, if you've used them at all. Think German & Czech noble characteristics; it's in that family without being quite identical to any of the traditional varieties.

 

[shutupjojo]

Works great for German style wheat beers.

 

[BigEd]

Perle are related to Northern Brewer and can be used for general purpose bittering. I think they work especially well in lagers as they seem to blend well with the German noble hops used for flavor & aroma. While not as delicate as the nobles, Perle can be used alone if you like them.

 

[cincybrewer]

Thanks for the suggestions. I guess since on the hop profile site it listed SNPA as an example so it should be good in APA.

Do you think it'd be good in a blond ale?

Though it looks like it might be best if I just combine them with other hop varieties. My hops are frozen and vacuum sealed. When I get my desired quantities out, can I just pop the bag back in the freezer or does it need to be vacuum sealed?

 

[ArcaneXor]

Ideally, they should be vacuum sealed. But in reality, they'll be fine as long as you keep them frozen and push as much air as possible out of the bag (use a zip-loc). I sometimes still use 2008 hops that haven't been properly vacuum sealed, and they still make great beers.