Which is better, Cascade or Nelson Sauvin

[WishboneBrewery]

Which is the better hop schedule, Cascade or Nelson Sauvin? I'm swaying toward the Nelsons after tasting a recent brew of mine but the addition of Cascades might just tip it over into Hop-nirvana but I wouldn't want to over flavour with the C hops!

Once Were Warriors

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Fermentable	Colour	lb: oz	Grams	Ratio
Golden Promise	5 EBC	9 lbs. 7.6 oz	4300 grams	86%
Wheat Malt	3.5 EBC	1 lbs. 1.6 oz	500 grams	10%
Crystal Malt	120 EBC	0 lbs. 7.0 oz	200 grams	4%

Hop Variety	Type	Alpha	Time	lb: oz	grams	Ratio
Pacific Gem	Whole	14.6 %	60 mins	0 lbs. 0.5 oz	15 grams	13%
Nelson Sauvin	Whole	11.3 %	15 mins	0 lbs. 1.8 oz	50 grams	43.5%
Nelson Sauvin	Whole	11.3 %	0 mins	0 lbs. 1.8 oz	50 grams	43.5%

Final Volume:	23	Litres
Original Gravity:	1.049	
Final Gravity:	1.012	
Alcohol Content:	4.8%	ABV
Total Liquor:	33.3	Litres
Mash Liquor:	12.5	Litres
Mash Efficiency:	75	%
Bitterness:	51	EBU
Colour:	15	EBC

Over-run by Yanks

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Fermentable	Colour	lb: oz	Grams	Ratio
Golden Promise	5 EBC	9 lbs. 7.6 oz	4300 grams	86%
Wheat Malt	3.5 EBC	1 lbs. 1.6 oz	500 grams	10%
Crystal Malt	120 EBC	0 lbs. 7.0 oz	200 grams	4%

Hop Variety	Type	Alpha	Time	lb: oz	grams	Ratio
Pacific Gem	Whole	14.6 %	60 mins	0 lbs. 0.4 oz	12 grams	8.5%
Nelson Sauvin	Whole	11.3 %	15 mins	0 lbs. 1.4 oz	40 grams	28.2%
Cascade	Whole	5.7 %	15 mins	0 lbs. 1.1 oz	30 grams	21.1%
Nelson Sauvin	Whole	11.3 %	0 mins	0 lbs. 1.4 oz	40 grams	28.2%
Cascade	Whole	5.7 %	0 mins	0 lbs. 0.7 oz	20 grams	14.1%

Final Volume:	23	Litres
Original Gravity:	1.049	
Final Gravity:	1.012	
Alcohol Content:	4.8%	ABV
Total Liquor:	33.3	Litres
Mash Liquor:	12.5	Litres
Mash Efficiency:	75	%
Bitterness:	49	EBU
Colour:	15	EBC

[adm]

Depends what you want really........if you're really after the Nelson taste, then just use them. Although I think the mixture of Cascades and Nelson would work well myself.

[WishboneBrewery]

Hmm, maybe I should go for the Nelsons, and consider the combination for later... I can see this possibly being a Brewday "F@ck it and go for it" moment...