I've been trying Brewers Gold hops in some of my Browns, Porters and Stouts. I don't have much experience with this hop yet, but I seem to be getting a bit of (citrus-like?) flavor from it even thought I just use it as a bittering hop.
Anyone else experience this? How would you describe this hop?
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Brewers Gold
by Legman on Fri Nov 06, 2009 7:02 pm
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Re: Brewers Gold
by The Professor on Fri Nov 06, 2009 8:50 pm
How long is your boil, and are you using pellets, plugs, or whole leaf?
As my first choice hop, I use BG a lot (when I can get it) for both bittering and aroma but have never gotten a citrus character from it.
As my first choice hop, I use BG a lot (when I can get it) for both bittering and aroma but have never gotten a citrus character from it.
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Re: Brewers Gold
by BryanH on Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:31 pm
Citrus? Not really to my senses. BG finds its' way into several of my beers specifically for the non-citrus dark fruit and black currant flavors it brings along.
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Re: Brewers Gold
by Legman on Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:49 am
Ok, maybe citrus would be the wrong word for this. I didn't mean like cascade flavor. 
Let me ask this again. If using BG (pellets) as a bittering hop (60-90 min), do you ever notice any flavors from it?
Let me ask this again. If using BG (pellets) as a bittering hop (60-90 min), do you ever notice any flavors from it?
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Re: Brewers Gold
by vpsihop1 on Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:06 pm
its a good dry hop for english beers, floral. not very citusy. never bittered with it
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