Hop geneticist Al Haunold on growing hops in S. Texas. Latitude 31 degrees is a bit out of the normal ecological range for hops. It is the daylength rather than the temperature, the latter could be overcome with sufficient watering (drip irrigation should work fine).
Using the clean, neutral flavored Magnum as the bittering hop means no clashing of flavor; And reducing the amount of the Simcoe additions for flavoring and dry hopping should eliminate the grassy finish. 509inc: Since Glacier is another fairly neutral flavored hop, it could be worked into the mix without impacting the flavor. Thanks for that tip.
Brewed morebeers hop blonde yesterday, all grain for the first time. I think it went okay. My question was on the timing of dry hop additions while pressure fermenting. Recipe states to dry hop in secondary fermentation, 3-5 days. I'm keg fermenting and don't plan on doing a secondary...
It would seem that Saaz is "the" hop for Czech and American pilsners. I don't have any Saaz on hand and was wondering what else people have used and like in Pilsners. I want to make an example of the Pilsner style but don't necessarily need it to be Czech, American, or german. Ive got a lot of...
With a hop stand, the wort is chilled to a temperature in the recipe, the hops are added, the temperature is maintained for the recipe stated amount of time, then cool down continues. I don't have the equipment to do whirlpool hop additions. I convert a whirlpool step into a hop stand.
Hello! I’m planning on brewing a German Pilsner soon. Going with either Weyermann or Best for my Base malt. Hops I have stocked in my freezer are Perle, Northern Brewer, and huell melon. Going for a traditional German Pilsner. All German ingredients. Just wanted some opinions on the hops I...