I already have roughly a lb of the following hops. Amarillo, Cascade, Centennial, and Chinook. So I have hops for IPA, APA, ARA, AAA, some american browns.
What I want advice on is what hops should I get to do some european styles. They can be american versions of the hops. But what hops should I get that would work in stouts, english browns, some belgium beers, other non american styles. I would really like to get a couple that would be very versatile. What do you recommend?
I just placed an order and was looking for exactly what you are looking for. I have a bunch of American hops already (Galena, Calypso, Crystal, Cascade).
I went with 1lb of Magnum for clean bittering, 1lb of Czech Saaz for Pilsners, Belgians and Lagers and 1lb of Mt. Hood which are good for a wide range of beers, IMO.
[quote=“dobe12”]I just placed an order and was looking for exactly what you are looking for. I have a bunch of American hops already (Galena, Calypso, Crystal, Cascade).
I went with 1lb of Magnum for clean bittering, 1lb of Czech Saaz for Pilsners, Belgians and Lagers and 1lb of Mt. Hood which are good for a wide range of beers, IMO.[/quote]
I like Goldings but there is also Brewers Gold, its a nice English hop with higher %AA and more floral notes than earthy like Fuggles. I love Magnum for clean bittering, and you should get Hallertauer and/or Tettnanger for a noble hop. I’ve never been a huge fan of Saaz for some reason.
Ended up getting a lb each of the following. Mt hood, Magnum(US), Saaz, & Fuggle. Hope I made the right decision. and that they will be versatile in British, belgian, and german/czech styles. Because I will have plenty of them.
I’m new to the NB forum so my apologies if my question doesn’t quite fit the subject. I have been brewing a number of years but only recently turning out any significant quantities. My questions is: should I reduce the amount of bittering hops in full boil batch taken from a partial boil recipe. I have not done that and it seems my brews are coming out more bitter than I would expect. Most of the calculators seem to imply I should. I would appreciate some opinions. Thanks
Simple answer yes. Having a larger volume of boiling wort will utilize the hops better and up the IBU’s. If you plug a recipe into a brewing program, adjust the boil volume up or down and you’ll see that a smaller boil volume drops the IBU’s. Upping the boil volume raises the IBU’s. So you can use less hops with a full boil then you would with a partial boil.