New answers tagged hops
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here is a rudimentary takeoff on the flavor wheels you can find.
this one is for hop aromas/flavors:
(source: http://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/attachments/f12/102717d1361410242-hops-aroma-flavor-wheel-hops-flavors-reference-wheel.jpg)
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Graham's answer is good. I'd add Saaz to the list. I just won a gold medal for a Belgian Blonde with Hallertau and Saaz.
23 liter batch. (25 IBUs - Tinseth)
.5 oz Magnum for bittering.
.5 oz of Hallertau at :10.
.5 oz of Saaz at :05.
You probably want to get "Brew Like a Monk" by Stan Hieronymus.
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The HopUnion databook is my favorite source.
http://www.hopunion.com/17_HopVarieties.cfm?p3=open
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I just bought some rhizomes from freshops.com. While visiting the site before I made my order I noticed that they had lots useful and interesting information. You should check it out!
http://www.freshops.com/
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Not in particular. I've compiled one from multiple sources, both paper and digital, for http://brew-journal.com/hops/.
http://homebrewtalk.com/wiki/index.php/Hops is one of the better sources. https://byo.com/resources/hops too, but poor ui. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hop_varieties of course has an article that's suprisingly complete, except ...
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Anything "Noble" that's not a typical American hop like Cascade/Centenial/Chinook/Columbus etc. I'd use Hallertaur, Spalt, Tett, Vanguard, Perle, etc. Basically any of the classic German hops, or their modern equivalent.
Honestly in those styles, you just want a touch of hop bitterness to cut the sweetness of the malt. Not many of those beers present much ...
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For some hands on learning with less effort required than brewing several SMASH batches, you can dry hop some bland beer as explained here. I did not write that nor have I tried it yet but it looks like an interesting experiment.
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A great way to learn the distinct flavors of hops/grains is SMaSH (Single Malt and Single hop) brewing.
By using a single grain and a single hop you can really focus on one flavor at a time. So if you make a beer that is 100% cascade, you can expect to taste a flowery and spicy, grapefruit flavor. Once you get a feel for what that tastes like move on to a ...
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