What to pair with Pacific Gem?

[KIC-8462852]

Hi there,

I got some Pacific Gem and I'm planning on using them as the main bittering hop in a strongly bitter/hoppy beer. Now I am wondering what best to pair them off with, thought I'd seek some feedback from the community.

Batch size will be a little under 20L. OG should be around 1.067 (using DME and a bit of sugar, partial boil, part of sugars added late).

The candidates for pairing are: Pilgrim 9.5%, (Swiss) Perle 8%, and Hallertau Blanc 9%. I would use one of these as an aroma hop (I know, I should do a split batch - I'd rather not).

I am thinking 2/3ds of PG @ 50 minutes, then 4/6ths @ five mins and 2/6ths @ flame out. The aroma hop would join @ 5 and flame out.

Actually, this makes me think of a subsidiary question: how much of the aroma hop should go in there? What's the bracket for IPAs?

 

[Brewmegoodbeer]

You can try tettnang, fuggle, or any hop that has a earthy, spice aroma/flavor. If you'd like to have a citrus twang you could try amarillo. citra maybe to dry hop.

 

[KIC-8462852]

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind...

How about the amount? How much aroma hops would you be using for a 20L (5gal) batch?
From my light reading, I got that you can use "as much as you have", but I'm guessing there is a "reasonable" bracket, even for a hop addict...