Came across Shotover Prospect a couple of weeks ago. What a good beer ! Lovely deep malty beer and only 4%. Low gravity is what appeals to me. I like to drink for the joy of drinking and not necessarily to get drunk.
I've been experimenting with single and double decoction mashing and I an now getting quite good at generating full malty flavours on a resticted grain bill. i.e. I can make a good tasty full bodied beer without it being so strong it blows my socks off.
I digress. A really good beer is one where the malt and hops are perfectly balanced.
Can anybody give me advice on hop selection for this beer? Or better still pointers on a complete recipie. It says a blend of European and New World hops! I've always got Target, Chalanger, Goldings, Northdown in the freezer, what else do I need?
As a side issue I have found that a hop bomb in the cornie is the only way of preventing that gradual loss of hop flavour. And I conclude that there is a big difference in the hoppiness (tangy grassy notes) of a freashly opened pack of hops and one a couple of months old.
Shotover prospect - Which Hops ?
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Re: Shotover prospect - Which Hops ?
Ed uses a lot of Nelson Sauvin. I'd venture a guess that it's featured in Prospect.
He's usually pretty good at responding to queries. It's only him and his wife that run the place. Drop him an email.
He's usually pretty good at responding to queries. It's only him and his wife that run the place. Drop him an email.