[Liquidpoets] Single Hop Smasheroo

[bestbrew at comcast.net]

Hi Gang; 

It's about time we gathered our info and brewed for a project to learn something about these hops; 



Here's how it will work: 

We'll all brew the same recipe of pale ale on bottom page 29 of Zymurgy May/June 2013, using different hops; just 5 gallons. 

If you don't have Zymurgy, don't worry I'll send out the recipe. 



Important: I'd like to change the recipe just a tad to make it a little more affordable for us all. Just by substituting plain Pale malt instead of the Maris Otter; which will cost more. 

Unless there are some serious objections. 



You can choose the varitey of hops to use; but there are several we need to make sure are covered; 

Cascade 

Centennial 

Amarillo 

Columbus 

Simcoe 

Calypso 

Magnum 

Pacific Gem 

Citra 

Any New Zealand hop 

Any hop in which you have an interest, except no noble hops 

I'll think of more.... 



Then we'll pick a date some weekend this fall and everyone will get a chance to evaluate them all 

and we'll record our comments, rank them; and I'll write it up for publication. 



All you need to do is brew 5 gallons of beer; and we can do something that has never been done or at least never to this scale, and learn lots about hops. 



I'll coordinate this so we don't all use the same hops; and I even have a couple of varieties to contribute to a brewer that wants to use them. 



The more brewers we can get in this project, the more we will learn! 



So send me an email and let me know if you are willing to participate and which hops you'd like to use. 




Thanks Very Much Jim "Doc" 
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