Nice looking beer! How are the Ella hops? I have a couple ounces to experiment with but nothing really planned for them.HB WCIPA with mostly Ella hops after prepping for tomorrow's brew day. In may new favorite glass courtesy of @PianoMan
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I've gone through a pound...Ella is good as an accent hop. Mainly floral, never got the citrus that the description states. It does give some depth to both WC and NE IPAs. This particular beer also has El Dorado, Idaho 7, and a bit of Galaxy. So if you've got a few ounces then add it in as a filler for some of the banger hopsNice looking beer! How are the Ella hops? I have a couple ounces to experiment with but nothing really planned for them.
Other Half’s R&D location has been making a lot of IPAs with Sundew yeast. Personally I haven’t been a fan of those beers.HB NEIPA: Citra, I7, Strata. Tried this one with a different yeast, Sundew. Its "ok" but prob won't use again for an NEIPA. Still solid beer though.
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Yeah, I was taken by the "red-berry" notion, particularly strawberry. I was hoping to pull some of the purported strawberry out of the strata (which I have never been able to detect). Pre-dry hop, I definitely got some of the red-berry vibe but probably more of the raspberry type, but it kinda clashed and wasn't that complimentary with the citrus/orange/passion fruitiness I typically get from the hop combo of Citra/I7/Strata. I also got some dank from this lot of strata too which further clashed with sundew IMO. The hop combo, Ive done 3-4 times and its still a good beer, just not what I was going for. Just seems a little clumsy.Other Half’s R&D location has been making a lot of IPAs with Sundew yeast. Personally I haven’t been a fan of those beers.
Yeah, I was taken by the "red-berry" notion, particularly strawberry. I was hoping to pull some of the purported strawberry out of the strata (which I have never been able to detect). Pre-dry hop, I definitely got some of the red-berry vibe but probably more of the raspberry type, but it kinda clashed and wasn't that complimentary with the citrus/orange/passion fruitiness I typically get from the hop combo of Citra/I7/Strata. I also got some dank from this lot of strata too which further clashed with sundew IMO. The hop combo, Ive done 3-4 times and its still a good beer, just not what I was going for. Just seems a little clumsy.