[Liquidpoets] Single Hop Smasheroo

[Jason Connor]

Hi All,

This sounds like a great idea to me, so I'm in. As I'm generally a "noble
hop guy", I'm perfectly willing to brew a batch with a hop that no one
wants to try (in other words, I'll pick my hop last). Keep us posted Doc!

Jason L Connor


On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 5:29 PM, <bestbrew at comcast.net> wrote:

> 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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