Ipa Hops & Yeast.

[FazerPete]

I'm going to put down a Black Rock IPA soon with 1.5kg LME and want to use up the hops I have in the fridge before buying any more so which one or more of these do you think would go best?

Cascade
Perle
Fuggles
Progress

I was thinking of putting in about 30g of Cascade with 15g of Progress. What do you reckon?

I've also got S-04, US-05 and Nottingham in the fridge so which of these would be best?

 

[Slurpdog]

I'm going to put down a Black Rock IPA soon with 1.5kg LME and want to use up the hops I have in the fridge before buying any more so which one or more of these do you think would go best?

Cascade
Perle
Fuggles
Progress

I was thinking of putting in about 30g of Cascade with 15g of Progress. What do you reckon?

I've also got S-04, US-05 and Nottingham in the fridge so which of these would be best?

Definitely Cascade and probably a bit of Fuggles to soften things up a little.
I'd run the Nottingham yeast as well just to give it a bit of character.

 

[bconnery]

All of those options would of course work.

In my book I'd combine either the Fuggles and Progress or the Perle and Cascade to keep them more in line with either a US or UK IPA.

Bitter with the Progress and Flavour etc. with Fuggles or else the same but with the Perle and Cascade respectively.

Either the SO4 or Nottingham for the English or the SO5/US56 to use for the American version.

I'm not saying that different combinations wont' work, or that you have to go for style, I just think they will give you two very nice combinations.

 

[FazerPete]

All of those options would of course work.

In my book I'd combine either the Fuggles and Progress or the Perle and Cascade to keep them more in line with either a US or UK IPA.

Bitter with the Progress and Flavour etc. with Fuggles or else the same but with the Perle and Cascade respectively.

Either the SO4 or Nottingham for the English or the SO5/US56 to use for the American version.

I'm not saying that different combinations wont' work, or that you have to go for style, I just think they will give you two very nice combinations.

Good idea. I think I'll go the US style because I've got a dark ale to put down straight afterwards and I think I'll make that an english style with the fuggles/progress and nottingham.

Thanks for the responses.

 

[Slurpdog]

All of those options would of course work.

In my book I'd combine either the Fuggles and Progress or the Perle and Cascade to keep them more in line with either a US or UK IPA.

Bitter with the Progress and Flavour etc. with Fuggles or else the same but with the Perle and Cascade respectively.

Either the SO4 or Nottingham for the English or the SO5/US56 to use for the American version.

I'm not saying that different combinations wont' work, or that you have to go for style, I just think they will give you two very nice combinations.

I'm familiar with the Cascade and the Fuggles but not so with the Perle and Progress.

Wot er thay loike?

 

[bconnery]

I'm familiar with the Cascade and the Fuggles but not so with the Perle and Progress.

Wot er thay loike?

I'm not super familiar with Perle but I believe it is used quite often as a bittering hop.

Here's what I have:


Progress (U.K.)
5% to 7.5%
Ale, bitter, ESB, porter
U.K. Kent Golding, Fuggle
Moderately strong, good aroma.

Perle (U.S.)
6% to 9.5%
Pale ale, porter, German styles
Northern Brewer, Cluster, Galena, Chinook
Known for its aromatic and bittering properties, pleasant and slightly spicy.

Progress has a strong aroma to it out of the bag. I've used it a couple of times in English ales in conjunction with a more fruity one like Fuggles or First Gold, which is what it was, and I liked the effect.

I used it for bittering both times but it doesn't mean you couldn't do otherwise.

to the other post, excellent plan for the US IPA/English dark ale I think. Nottingham is good for darker ales too. Some people find a 'dustiness' when it is used in lighter ales. Some don't but its something to consider...

 

[FazerPete]

I'm not super familiar with Perle but I believe it is used quite often as a bittering hop.

Here's what I have:


Progress (U.K.)
5% to 7.5%
Ale, bitter, ESB, porter
U.K. Kent Golding, Fuggle
Moderately strong, good aroma.

Perle (U.S.)
6% to 9.5%
Pale ale, porter, German styles
Northern Brewer, Cluster, Galena, Chinook
Known for its aromatic and bittering properties, pleasant and slightly spicy.

Progress has a strong aroma to it out of the bag. I've used it a couple of times in English ales in conjunction with a more fruity one like Fuggles or First Gold, which is what it was, and I liked the effect.

I used it for bittering both times but it doesn't mean you couldn't do otherwise.

to the other post, excellent plan for the US IPA/English dark ale I think. Nottingham is good for darker ales too. Some people find a 'dustiness' when it is used in lighter ales. Some don't but its something to consider...

I've got a Muntons Blonde (much more flavour than the coopers one) with 30g of Perle in the keg at the minute and it's come out very European in flavour. It's almost lager-like (lager lovers please don't flame me because I said "almost") with a slight lemony aftertaste. It's the first time I've used Perle and I'll be using it again.

As you said, Progress is like fuggles only more so. Stronger flavour and a bit more bitter but pretty good too.

I was asking for preferences because I haven't had many IPAs and the idea of a US IPA sounds interesting. I'll let you know how it goes.

 

[Mr Bond]

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