Zythos hops

[jfuriosi]

I didn't get much of a hoppy kick from zythos hops but was amazed at how well WL530 worked with this beer i made. Granted i had simcoes and centennials for flavor and aroma. I didn't want too much bittering but wanted floral qualities. Zythos would be my choice for a Belgian IPA hop again. But for a standard ipa it is no substitute for amarillos, simcoes, centennials, etc.

 

[borden]

I didn't get much of a hoppy kick from zythos hops but was amazed at how well WL530 worked with this beer i made. Granted i had simcoes and centennials for flavor and aroma. I didn't want too much bittering but wanted floral qualities. Zythos would be my choice for a Belgian IPA hop again. But for a standard ipa it is no substitute for amarillos, simcoes, centennials, etc.

+1 to the Belgian IPA. That seems like a great fit. Might try it next time!

 

[Wobbegong]

I just tasted my zythos IPA and I'm less than excited about it. A brewer friend of mine was given a sample from the distributor and he passed them on to me. The aroma is very odd, it's kind of herbal, but not very appealing. The flavor is good, but it's pretty balanced with the malt. Some citrus notes and little else. If I could go back I'd up the late additions, but I was limited to 4 ounces and I prefer a high buttering content. It's only been bottled for 7 days so maybe in another week or so the flavor will change a little. All in all is okay.

Your take is exactly what I feel about my All Zythos IPA. Just sampled the finished beer for the 1st time this weekend. I intended this to be a big IPA, with 8 oz. used in a 5.25 gallon batch. I had a 60 min addition, along with progressively larger additions at 15, 10, 5 and flame out, along with a 2 stage dry hop. The finished beer has little hop aroma and I totally agree with your tasting note, odd.

Not a fan of this blend, wouldn't use it again. Strangely enough, they smell amazing in the bag, but I get none of those aromas or flavors in the beer... IPA's are my main style of brew, and Im not feeling this one...

 

[nutty_gnome]

I crafted a pale ale with 9 lb 2-row pale, 2 lb Munich, half lb c-40, & half lb victory. Ended up with 5.5 gals at 1.057 wort using wlp-001 slurry. Bittered with half oz Columbus and then one oz zythos at 15 and 1 min. Tastes ok as a wort. We'll see how it goes!

So this has been bottled for a while. It's not bad, it is just unremarkable. Bitter lemon peel comes through as do floral qualities. I bet zythos would pair well as a late hop addition with palisades as the bittering and 20 min flavor. 10, 5, 0 min additions could be zythos.

If we are talking about blends of hops, falconers flit is really much more interesting and flavorful.

 

[TimTrone]

Your take is exactly what I feel about my All Zythos IPA. Just sampled the finished beer for the 1st time this weekend. I intended this to be a big IPA, with 8 oz. used in a 5.25 gallon batch. I had a 60 min addition, along with progressively larger additions at 15, 10, 5 and flame out, along with a 2 stage dry hop. The finished beer has little hop aroma and I totally agree with your tasting note, odd.

Not a fan of this blend, wouldn't use it again. Strangely enough, they smell amazing in the bag, but I get none of those aromas or flavors in the beer... IPA's are my main style of brew, and Im not feeling this one...

I'm glad I read this before brewing with them. I had a chance to smell some at the LHBS, and thought they smelled great.

 

[eastoak]

I'm glad I read this before brewing with them. I had a chance to smell some at the LHBS, and thought they smelled great.

i had the same experience, great smell in the bag and a total dud in the bottle. i made the mistake of brewing a 10 gallon, all zythos, batch so i have all of this beer i don't want to drink. last weekend i had a homebrewing class here at my house for a group of parents from my daughter's preschool and one parent really loved the zythos so i'm going to give most if not all of it to them.

 

[TimTrone]

i had the same experience, great smell in the bag and a total dud in the bottle. i made the mistake of brewing a 10 gallon, all zythos, batch so i have all of this beer i don't want to drink. last weekend i had a homebrewing class here at my house for a group of parents from my daughter's preschool and one parent really loved the zythos so i'm going to give most if not all of it to them.

I had 4oz of nitrogen flushed zythos. After I read that post I brought them back to my LHBS with the intent of just giving the hops to them. They actually just let me swap them out for whatever I wanted. So I got 4oz of Amarillo

 

[neovox]

Amarillo is a good trade, but I would have given it a go for myself. Personally, I think Zythos has the potential to pair well with several other citrus hops. On it's own, it's no Amarillo or Centennial, or even Falconer's Flight, but it's far from being one of my least favorites.

 

[sivdrinks]

Did an all late addition IPA as well. I get peach, pear, mango and maybe apple. No pineapple or pine for me. It needs a dank hop to go with it. Belgian IPA would be a good one to use this for though, maybe a nice summer wheat also.