What is your favorite bittering hop for IPAs?
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theseeker4
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I like Magnum, high alpha, inexpensive, and not a lot of distinctive flavor outside the alpha acids, so bumping an even ounce measurement up later in the boil to adjust the IBUs won't significantly change the flavor.
Warrior. Lately been using hop shots in apa and may try them in IPA.
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theseeker4
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I haven't brewed with Warrior. How much flavor other than the bitterness does it add to the beer with later additions?
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Challenger. because IPAs are also english, and this is a good AA hop, with gentle flavour earthy and spicy that will not interfere wit Fuggle or EKG.
regagrding american ones, I use First Wort hopping, so I need a good flavoured hop for this: I like Chinook because piney and grapefruit stick in the flavour of the beer, and do a good contrast with zesty hops used in late boil
regagrding american ones, I use First Wort hopping, so I need a good flavoured hop for this: I like Chinook because piney and grapefruit stick in the flavour of the beer, and do a good contrast with zesty hops used in late boil
Mer-man
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Apollo. 17.7%AA
Like Warrior but can also provide citrus/dank when used later.
Like Warrior but can also provide citrus/dank when used later.
I like Warrior a lot. It's very clean, and I feel it adds a relatively smooth bitterness.
I've been using this one lately (it takes a while to use up 100g of high AA when you don't like overly bitter beers!), only because it was the cheapest high AA hop when I needed some more. Not as clean as warrior, but still gets the job done. When I'm finished with this pack, I'll go back to warrior.
Hop extract for apa's /ipa's . There is a reason why most of the world class ipa makers use it (and yes I realize it's partially for improved brew house efficiency )
All other styles it depends. I've got a bunch to chose from!
All other styles it depends. I've got a bunch to chose from!
After lots of experimentation (Magnum, Nugget, Columbus, lots of Columbus, Centennial, Warrior, etc.) I have decided that I like Chinook for bittering. Some say they don't like the "sharp" bittering it provides, but that's exactly what I like.
hogwash
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I'm with mer-man, Apollo.
johngaltsmotor
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I prefer Nugget or CTZ for bittering (that's why those are 2 of the varieties I planted).
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Another vote here for warrior. It's so clean I find that I use it in almost everything.
Dude, I use that in my IPAs its got such a great tangy blackberry character. Dont waste it....
I like magnum, seems to be the "cleanest" and cheapest option, but I also like Apollo since its got some good orange/resiny aroma qualities to it as well
Its grown here so provides the best aa/$ for me. $4.70 usd for 100g.
I'm an outlier as usual, preferring Chinook for "American" pales and IPAs.
I've been growing the "three Cs" (Cascade, Centennial and Chinook) for five years just 'cuz I use so much of them.
fwiw, I use Magnum to bitter most wheats and Nugget for Trappist ales...
Cheers!
I've been growing the "three Cs" (Cascade, Centennial and Chinook) for five years just 'cuz I use so much of them.
fwiw, I use Magnum to bitter most wheats and Nugget for Trappist ales...
Cheers!
Simcoe and chinook with centennial and columbus in the dryhop
Natdavis777
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CTZ for me. I have been using hop extract as of late (for the 20 something dollars it costs for the bulk can, it lasts a very long time and is well worth the $$) and have been very satisfied with the bittering end result.
Been using Columbus for my house IPA but anxious to see what others like.
el_Palido
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I like Columbus or Millennium typically. I find that Millennium is more neutral than Columbus. Recently I brewed an IPA with Fuggles(aroma hop I know) as the bittering hop. Very smooth bittering I must say.
Millennium, but only because I'm a huge Star Wars nerd and I like to pair it with Falconer's Flight.
I'm with you I use all the above
its really fun trying all of these combinations , lately Ive dabbled with first wort or first mash then a strong 30 minute hop with good sucess
I like Bravo. It's cheap, strong and gets the job done. Also it has noble-ish flavors for such a strong hop so if I already have it on hand for the bittering I throw whatever is left over for the hopstand. Way too subtle for a hop-forward SMASH though. Use it my only hop in a lot of beer that don't call for much hop flavor.
