Dry hopping with saaz

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brewbrew
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Dry hopping with saaz

Post by brewbrew » Thu Jun 11, 2020 6:47 pm

Has anyone used saaz for dry hopping?

I have a Galaxy hopped "pilsner" underway. So far, 100% Galaxy and the aroma at the end of fermentation is almost over powering apricot/fruit - I'm worried that it will be too "New World" punchy and I'm thinking of replacing my Galaxy dry hop plan with an equivalent dose of Saaz to bring in a bit more sharp herbaly/pilsner taste. It is has been fermented with Fermentis S23 @ 13 deg C.

I have read various and conflicting reports about saaz being too grassy/green when used for dry hopping - so I'm cautious

Does anyone have experience of using saaz dry and how it can balance against a fruity new world apricot bomb?

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Re: Dry hopping with saaz

Post by thehaze » Mon Jun 15, 2020 11:10 am

I've used Saaz for dry hopping once and I didn't like it. Sharp, grassy, but not in a very good way. But it depends on how much you want to use and for how many liters and days? 50 grams in 20 liters for 2-3 days might work for you and might even out the overly fruity flavour.

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