What is your favourite American hop variety?

[Padalac]

Columbus. If I could only use one US hop, this would be it.

[6470zzy]

Columbus. If I could only use one US hop, this would be it.

+1 ( It pairs especially well with Summit ) .............. if you were to be allowed a second hop

[Monkeybrew]

Willamette for me. It's the go to hop for most of my ales that I brew. I tend to use it mid to late boil for its aroma. Bloody lovely

I've recently discovered this hop, and really like it.

My favourite big hop has got to be Citra still.

Cheers

MB

[jack_c]

6470zzy wrote:

Padalac wrote:Columbus. If I could only use one US hop, this would be it.

+1 ( It pairs especially well with Summit ) ..............

Can you suggest what ratio of bittering/flavour/aroma? Have both and would appreciate your advice!

[JKaranka]

Liberty, Cluster and Cascade are all aromatic and complex enough. I really like Chinook too, very pungent.

[Piscator]

What is your favourite American hop variety, and what is your favourite way to use it?

Discuss. Recipe details welcome.

Chinook in generous quantities as a hop burst (as the only addition) on a pale malt base with a touch of crystal malt, mmmmmmmmmmmm......

[robbarwell]

Not many mentions for Cascade. Ive used it for ages and had some ace results with it. It blends well with most things and is damn tasty on its own

[beer gut]

I can't really comment on cascade as I have never used it in my 5 years of brewing but it has never appealed to me as a hop, I think this is because when I started brewing I read in quite a lot of books and forums that cascade was getting brewed to death so I wanted do something different that's when Amarillo came popular and I fell in love with Amarillo so I have had no need to use Cascade. But I might use Cascade this year for the very first time I have used centennial loads which is meant to be a super cascade in flavour and aroma.

[orlando]

Well now if pushed for just one then right now it is Mosaic. Came across it in a beer by Adnams called, er Mosaic. Couldn't believe how much aroma I got off that beer so brewed with them myself and dare I say it, I think I got as much aroma as Adnams, bloody staggering and the best aroma from any hop I have used. But Amarillo and even the US grown Australian hop Galaxy are star performers in the aroma stakes, but for aroma and flavour Mosaic "knocks it out the park" as you American chappies might say.

The only fly in the ointment is Adnams have nearly cornered the market in them over here.

[beer gut]

I have just received my packet of Equinox hops can't bloody wait they have cracking reviews and at 15.5% aau's are great and economical in the boil, I am thinking something special like a Imperial Wheat I.P.A. maybe. I like the Idea of mosaic hops what styles of ale are mosaic most used for?

[orlando]

I like the Idea of mosaic hops what styles of ale are mosaic most used for?

American style IPA's, Blondes etcetera. Anything crisp and hoppy I suppose.

[beer gut]

How about American Imperial Brown Ale?

[seymour]

How about American Imperial Brown Ale?

Absolutely. Mosaic would be great for that.

[orlando]

How about American Imperial Brown Ale?

Absolutely. Mosaic would be great for that.

The very thought appals me. Sometimes maybe you shouldn't do something just because you can. Reminds me of a conversation about Rhubarb I was having in a pub with some friends. One guy was asked "what do you put on your Rhubarb", "horse manure" he replied, my mate said, "really, we put custard on ours".

[beer gut]

So i guess that's a BIG FAT NO! Then I am brewing a Imperial American brown ale this year and I am looking for something out of the norm, I have so far got either simcoe or Magnum for battering and Anthumn for Aroma but I still need something fruity and rich to complement the darker Roaster malts in the grist Maybe cluster or Eldorado?