The Hop Purge!! (Ideas please!)

[AnthonyD]

I have a number of hops I have collected over the past few months that for want of another word... I need to clear out!

Any ideas what I can do with this little lot (may need more than one recipe!)?

300g Topaz*
100g Ahtanum*
100g Atlas*
100g Aramis*
100g Sorachi Ace*
100g Mosaic
100g Auora
100g EKG
100g Challenger*
100g Magnum
100g Bravo
100g Galaxy


*These are the ones that have been in my hop box for a while that always end up not being used, and the ones I'd like to get rid of first

The others on the list I quite like, or have ideas for.

As far as malt is concerned I have quite a few speciality malts in stock, but will probably clear out at the end of the year and buy fresh going forward.

Cheers

Anthony

[jmc]

Aramis is lovely in a saison or wheat beer.

Challenger for bittering and Galaxy very late = lovely fruity, hoppy golden ale
Maybe swap the Galaxy with Ahtanum if you want to use that first.

[AnthonyD]

Thanks for the ideas JMC.

I was pondering doing a Wit next would the Aramis suit one do you think?

[seymour]

I was pondering doing a Wit next would the Aramis suit one do you think?

Definitely. If you don't need it to be an authentic Belgian Wit, but rather an interesting wheat beer in general, I highly recommend the Mauri Weiss dry yeast. I think it would pair beautifully with Aramis hops.

[seymour]

Here are a few more:

Seymour Atlas IPA
OG: 1063
ABV: 6.5%
Grainbill: 87% Pale, 10% Rye Malt, 3% Honey Malt
Hops: Atlas (60 min, 30 min, 15 min, flame-out)
IBU: 40
Colour: light orange amber
Yeast: Safale S-33, the old EDME English ale strain

Brooklyn Sorachi Ace (single-hop)
Brooklyn Brewery in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Style: Saison
OG: 1064
ABV: 7.6%
Grainbill: Pilsener Malt, White Sugar
Hops: all Sorachi Ace
IBU: 34
Colour: hazy golden
Yeast: primary: Belgian ale strain, secondary: Champagne strain

This delicious commercial beer called for Bravo and Aramis:

http://www.newbelgium.com/beer/detail.a ... baa1901d8f

New Belgium Hop Kitchen: French Aramis IPA
New Belgium Brewing in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
ABV: 6.7%
Grainbill: Pale, Cara 120L Malt, Flaked Oats
Hops: Bravo, Saaz, Alsace Aramis
IBU: 75
Colour: clear orange amber
Yeast: proprietary New Belgium strain, sometimes offered as Wyeast 1793

[jmc]

Bravo Seymour, once again.

I mostly use Aramis in Saisons, I've heard it goes well in other Flemish (French/Belgian) farm house ales too.
I'm sure it would go well with a Wit grain bill too.

[AnthonyD]

Wow! Very good ideas there Seymour. Thank you.

As it happens they look like the kind of beers I enjoy brewing too. Will schedule them in.

Thanks

[seymour]

With regards to Ahtanum, that's an intense citrusy/floral hop most often used in APAs and A-IPA, but my favourite way to use Ahtanum is at flame-out in a brown porter or roasty stout. Trust me, you'll thank me later.

Here's another delicious commercial beer calling for Topaz and Galaxy:

https://www.samueladams.com/craft-beers/tasman-red

Samuel Adams Tasman Red IPA
Samuel Adams in Boston, Massachusettes, USA
ABV: 6.75%
Grainbill: Pale, Special-B Malt, Cara 60L Malt, Carafa III Malt
Hops: Topaz, Galaxy
IBU: 50
Colour: dark reddish amber
Yeast: Samuel Adams ale yeast, available as White Labs WLP008