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By Casey McAdams
Brewing 102 Class Notes January 24, 2012 in by Casey McAdams
As promised the Brewing 102 class notes are now available for download. I hope everyone had fun at the class.
Cheers!
Ever thought about growing your own hops. It’s easy and with a little amount of work you will end up with more hops than you can use. All rhizomes are $4.00 per start, here are the varieties available.
Brewers Gold It also imparts a fruity yet spicy aroma as well as having a black currant characteristic. 8-10%
| Cascade |
Flowers, citrus and spice with grapefruit imparts a noticeable fragrance quite often. Very popular hop among craft brewers. |
4-7% | |||
| Centennial |
Flowers & citrus most evident. A medium aroma with mid to high bittering value makes it a dual purpose choice. |
8-11% | |||
| Chinook |
A pine forest washed with exotic spice and infused with grapefruit. This alluring aroma and a high bittering value has gained this hop full respect from craft & major brewers. |
11-13% | |||
| Fuggle |
Classic English aroma hop with moderate bittering value. Pleasant wood and fruit tones will have you heading off to the hunt. |
4.0-5.5% | |||
| Galena
Kent Golding |
Clean, crisp bitterness. Possible grape & peach aromas as well as grassy, woody notes.
The refined older English gentleman with his flowery tones that have produced some of England’s best bitters. |
11-14
4-5% |
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| Mt. Hood |
Hybrid of Hallertau with similar mild flower/spice aroma characteristics with a hint more of the forest. “Clean” commonly describes it. |
5-7% | |||
| Northern Brewer |
A plucky American filly found herself an affable English suitor and the happy union was this well-adapted hop with its neutral, clean aroma. Used in California Common style. Dual purpose. |
7-9% | |||
| Nugget |
Strong herbal/slight spice aroma and high bittering value (along with desirable growing traits) has brought this hop variety to the forefront of the industry. |
11-14 | |||
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Sterling
Willamette |
Fine, Rustic, Earthy, Spicy. Similar to Saaz.
The king of aroma hops in the U.S. with its modest bittering value and the joyous harmony of flowers, fruit, earth and spice. |
6-9%
4-6% |
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| Zeus | Pungent aromatic high-alpha hop. Similar, if not identical, to Columbus/Tomahawk. | 14-16 |
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