Piggybacking on the 'Group Hop Buy' and 'Flexible Hops' has me thinking about the idea of a bulk purchase of a single variety of hop, solely for the use in dry hopping.
Would love to hear people views on this idea in principal. The positive and negative benefits? Hop choice? Leaf or pellet?
One hop for dry hopping?
One hop for dry hopping?
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Re: One hop for dry hopping?
Pellet for dry hopping.
Always.
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Re: One hop for dry hopping?
Pellets.
Dry hopping is so much about aroma that I'd be looking at the super aromatic hops like Citra, Equinox, although these don't work so well for a porter or stout, they'd be for US pale ales. For everything else I'd suggest Willamette or First Gold.
Dry hopping is so much about aroma that I'd be looking at the super aromatic hops like Citra, Equinox, although these don't work so well for a porter or stout, they'd be for US pale ales. For everything else I'd suggest Willamette or First Gold.
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Re: One hop for dry hopping?
First Gold is such an awesome uk hop, you can put it in anything.
Re: One hop for dry hopping?
Here are my thoughts so far.
Pellets would definetely be the way to go, both for there ease of use and storing.
The advantages of a single hop would be,
Price - £45-55 for 5Kg. Around a penny a gram.
Efficiency - Choosing a hop suited for the job with good levels of volatile aroma oils.
Consistency - It would take one variable out of the very variable process of dry hopping, and would always be dry hopping with pellets.
Disadvantages,
All beers would have the same notes to their aroma, although it would free up other hops for kettle aroma additions. Aroma may clash a little over varying styles.
Pellets would definetely be the way to go, both for there ease of use and storing.
The advantages of a single hop would be,
Price - £45-55 for 5Kg. Around a penny a gram.
Efficiency - Choosing a hop suited for the job with good levels of volatile aroma oils.
Consistency - It would take one variable out of the very variable process of dry hopping, and would always be dry hopping with pellets.
Disadvantages,
All beers would have the same notes to their aroma, although it would free up other hops for kettle aroma additions. Aroma may clash a little over varying styles.
This has piqued my interest, as I was initially thinking along the lines of cascade. FG has a good, even, balance of the three main essential oils (Myrcene, Humulene & Caryophyllene) so would be very versatile. It also would not hurt to have a good supply for their bittering potential, and would fit in with Belgian styles as well as British. Utility hop?TheSumOfAllBeers wrote:First Gold is such an awesome uk hop, you can put it in anything.
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Re: One hop for dry hopping?
I agree, used early or late it's just brilliant. It sits so well with all styles and all yeasts. Will be trying a Green Hop with them next year.TheSumOfAllBeers wrote:First Gold is such an awesome uk hop, you can put it in anything.
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Re: One hop for dry hopping?
What kind(s) of beer do you plan on brewing, mainly anyway?
Re: One hop for dry hopping?
So far, I have brewed,
British pale ales and Bitters.
American pales and IPAs.
Porters and Stouts.
Belgian Saisons, Blondes and Dubbels.
Hefeweizens.
Of the hop forward styles, I try to get as much aroma as possible from late kettle additions. Which is why I am wondering whether the use of one hop, with a good balance of essential oils, would work as a good compliment and boost to kettle additions, be them, high alpha American hops or more more restrained, noble european hops. With the advantage of working with a consistent ingredient and potentially a more liberal hand, with the chosen hop being so cheap and in good supply. I feel that dry hopping seems to give a lower return by weight, than boiling or stepping, so not dry hopping with other hops would allow them to be better utilized in the brewing process.
British pale ales and Bitters.
American pales and IPAs.
Porters and Stouts.
Belgian Saisons, Blondes and Dubbels.
Hefeweizens.
Of the hop forward styles, I try to get as much aroma as possible from late kettle additions. Which is why I am wondering whether the use of one hop, with a good balance of essential oils, would work as a good compliment and boost to kettle additions, be them, high alpha American hops or more more restrained, noble european hops. With the advantage of working with a consistent ingredient and potentially a more liberal hand, with the chosen hop being so cheap and in good supply. I feel that dry hopping seems to give a lower return by weight, than boiling or stepping, so not dry hopping with other hops would allow them to be better utilized in the brewing process.
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Re: One hop for dry hopping?
Gotcha. Well, aroma and flavour preferences are deeply personal; above all I'd say use what you like most. Perhaps make a list of hops you've tasted and which beers contained them. Cross-reference that with a list of your favourite beers and which hops they contained. But it's definitely true First Gold ticks most boxes for most people.