Have You Used Glacier Hops?

[mfdes]

Have you used US Glacier hops in brewing?

They sound great and I'm planning to do a pale ale with them soon.
What did you brew? Are they similar to Goldings / Fuggle?
What do they taste like?

Thanks!

MFS

 

[Kai]

They sound great because they are great. Expect lemon and nectarine.

 

[dr K]

I have not used them but I have tasted them used rather lavishly in an IPA, it was a commercial beer though so I it does not count !!!! !

K

 

[JSB]

gez Kai, I am suprised that it took you that long to reply !!!!!The beers that Kai has brewed with Glacier have been fantastic....wouldn't say it was a multi purpose hop but very distinquishable., lemon-lime marmalade

Cheers
JSB

 

[brettprevans]

Ive currently got glacier in my modified cervesa. Stuster and Ross (I think) and a few other recomended them. lemon like flavour to them. Cant wait to try mine, but I havent tasted them before so i cant heklp you with what they taste like

 

[Mr Bond]

Have you used US Glacier hops in brewing?

They sound great and I'm planning to do a pale ale with them soon.
What did you brew? Are they similar to Goldings / Fuggle?
What do they taste like?

Thanks!

MFS

Some more info HERE

Definitely a US citric type hop with lemony character.

I combined em with centennial in an APA with good results.

Found THIS too

 

[mfdes]

Thanks MrBond,

They sound hard to put a finger on.
I've decided to brew an all glacier summer drinking APA, about 1.056 OG, dark gold, 88% Joe White Ale, 5% wheat malt, 5% dark munich, and 2% weyermann caraaroma for a bit of colour (though at that rate I expect little flavour contribution).
No crystal (other than caraaroma) as I want it reasonably dry. Mashed at 67 degrees for medium body. Most report coincide in them being very smooth so I want a reasonably dry beer. I have often used quite a bit of crystal with my APAs (as much as 10% of combo 40L and 120L), and it can be a bit too sweet for me.

Will do additions at 20m, 5m and dry hop. I dry hop in the keg so I can taste the evolving flavour and transfer it when it's enough for me.

Thanks all for your replies.

MFS.

 

[rough60]

I just put down the all glacier recipe below for a single hop test, I'll give feed back when I try it.
Cheers.

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Glacier
Style: Blonde Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (0.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 20.00 L
Boil Size: 23.94 L
Estimated OG: 1.053 SG
Estimated Color: 8.2 EBC
Estimated IBU: 28.9 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.00 kg Pale Malt (JW) (5.0 EBC) Grain 63.2 %
1.50 kg Pilsner (JW) (3.5 EBC) Grain 31.6 %
0.25 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (3.0 EBC) Grain 5.3 %
20.00 gm Glacier [5.60%] (60 min) Hops 13.6 IBU
20.00 gm Glacier [5.60%] (30 min) Hops 10.4 IBU
20.00 gm Glacier [5.60%] (10 min) Hops 4.9 IBU
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs German Ale/Kolsch (White Labs #WLP029) [StarYeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 4.75 kg
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Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 12.39 L of water at 70.1 C 64.0 C 60 min


Notes:
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This is for single hop beers to test the hops for bittering, flavour, aroma.
Use this grain bill and hop to 25-30 IBU with equal additions at 60, 30, 10 mins.

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[Mr Bond]

When you guys have have a result maybe you could post it HERE for everyones benefit B)

Cheers Dave

 

[rough60]

No prob dave, should be in about 2 months.

 

[rough60]

Tried the all Glacier ale today.
Definately lemony flavours, it's nice but I wouldn't use it by itself again, I think it would go well blended with something like Amarillo or used in a cerveza style beer.
Cheers.

 

[Kai]

I've put them in a Corona style knockoff with great success

http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/inde...&recipe=210

 

[brettprevans]

as per my post above ive just used glacier in a modified cerveza
1 Cerveza can,
250g Dex,
250g LDME,
100g Carapils, 1
10g Glacier hops @15,
10g Glacier @10,
20g Glacier @ flameout,
22L, 4.2%
2 x saflager @ 12C for 3 weeks, then chill as cold as I can for another 2 weeks

just bottled. very citrusy out of the fermentor. not quite sure about the taste, but then again it was a very light bodied beer which I dont normaly brew or drink. I may have gone a bit heavy on the quantities. But I think I will have to wait until its carbed up to get a better idea. will let you know in a few weeks.

 

[mfdes]

Thanks everyone. Haven't got around to it yet, but will brew with it soon and post results.

MFS.

 

[brettprevans]

i posted another review of that brew above here post 215.

Im a little dissapointed with the resulting flavour and aroma as it seems to have dissapated. Its still better than corona. im thinking
15g Glacier hops @20,
10g Glacier @10,
20g Glacier @ 1