Millenium And Galaxy Hops

[Fents]

fair few people have galaxy and millenum hops from the vic swap recently, sure they will be making beers asap with them (me incl) and can report back here with tasting and recipes used. (biggups TB )

 

[Pat Casey]

Absolute Homebrew, St Marys and Faulconbridge has Galaxy hops.

!5 % alpha acid, grapefruity sort of character, not as strong as Amarillo - that's just smelling them in the bag, haven't brewed with them yet. 100 grams $10, 500 grams $42.

Pat

Absolute Homebrew

 

[Thirsty Boy]

Just heads up to Melbourne brewers/drinkers

I was at the Goat last night and tried the "Fancy Pants Amber" which is a very American Amber.

Its has hops out the proverbial and the hops it has are Galaxy. Full tilt fruit salad/tropical punch - this is the hop that Nelson Sauvin wants to be when it grows up.

I'm gonna make a post in the beer/pub review section about this beer so I wont wax too lyrical - but it was good and if you want to know what galaxy is like..... oh yeah!!

TB

 

[T.D.]

Absolute Homebrew, St Marys and Faulconbridge has Galaxy hops.

!5 % alpha acid, grapefruity sort of character, not as strong as Amarillo - that's just smelling them in the bag, haven't brewed with them yet. 100 grams $10, 500 grams $42.

Pat

Absolute Homebrew

Thanks Pat.

By the way, I think there's a typo in your link. This is correct I think: Absolute Homebrew

 

[ham2k]

I was cruising the Basic Brewing website and came across a link to a photo gallery about Hop Products Australia. It was posted I believe by Matt from Beer and Brewer Magazine.

Some great photos, especially this one! Apologies if this has been posted previously.

Hop Harvest

 

[bconnery]

Tasted a homebrew on the weekend that was part Galaxy part NS. Very nice.
Definitely a combination that I would try.

 

[Millet Man]

Filtering my first Pale Ale using galaxy and millenium today and I can tell the difference straight away.

Used a blend of galaxy and millenium for bittering (was using target) and replaced 10% of my cascade flavour/aroma addition with galaxy (only 300g in 3100 lt plus 2.8 kg cascade). Grapefruit is noticeable and it blends nicely with the cascade, the offsider agrees this is a definite improvement on 100% cascade.

mmm....

Cheers, Andrew.

 

[warrenlw63]

I've got a batch about to be kegged using Galaxy exclusively. Last addition was at 15 minutes from flameout at the ratio of 0.5grams per litre (25 grams in 50 litres).

This is one potent hop! I'm getting resiny, slightly piney tropical fruit, some citrus but must notably a tropical mango character.

Think I like it but it will be a good hop to use sparingly.

Warren -

 

[Quintrex]

I've got a batch about to be kegged using Galaxy exclusively. Last addition was at 15 minutes from flameout at the ratio of 0.5grams per litre (25 grams in 50 litres).

This is one potent hop! I'm getting resiny, slightly piney tropical fruit, some citrus but must notably a tropical mango character.

Think I like it but it will be a good hop to use sparingly.

Warren -

Just tasted my all galaxy apa out of the ferment, wow! Heaps of passionfruit, I'm thinking this is going to be a good hop to blend with the classic americans.
Tasted it in Voota's dIPA the other day too. Reasonably clean bittering as well for the IBU's it was at.
It seems pretty pricey though for a locally grown hop though right! limited stocks?

Q

 

[Millet Man]

Think I like it but it will be a good hop to use sparingly.

Agreed on that.

I'm glad I only used a little bit to start with as it is quite potent.

I will have to take some home and do an APA with 100% galaxy though. Can't resist.

Cheers, Andrew.

 

[warrenlw63]

Agreed on that.

I'm glad I only used a little bit to start with as it is quite potent.

I will have to take some home and do an APA with 100% galaxy though. Can't resist.

Cheers, Andrew.

I'm also picking a quite peppery flavour in the background too. Has a very interesting future for sure. B)

Warren -

 

[Fents]

I was cruising the Basic Brewing website and came across a link to a photo gallery about Hop Products Australia. It was posted I believe by Matt from Beer and Brewer Magazine.

Some great photos, especially this one! Apologies if this has been posted previously.

Hop Harvest

I like this pic better - http://picasaweb.google.com.au/beerandbrew...757578356178626

check out the resin on his hands! :super:

 

[JoeG]

I kegged a simple Pale Ale yesterday that was all galaxy flowers, mostly late. It certainly has a unique aroma - tropical fruit is my best description, very pleasant. Its backed up by a firm and clean bitterness, without any overly fruity flavours.
In short, I like it. The high AA% is also a winner, I only needed a 7g bittering addition to back up the late hops.
I'm looking forward to much more sampling of this keg.

 

[Fourstar]

Tried a test brew Dave at geensborough HB knocked up 1 after it just hit the keg and again a week later. The pepperyness that Warren is describing i could tase as well as the standard fruit salad we get with cascade.

The pepper reminds me of chinook but mellowed after a week. Seems like a hop i wouldnt mind using. It has a high-ish cohumlone but it turned out great as a single hop beer even with the bittering additions. Nothing astringent!

 

[Fents]

Tried a test brew Dave at geensborough HB knocked up 1 after it just hit the keg and again a week later. The pepperyness that Warren is describing i could tase as well as the standard fruit salad we get with cascade.

The pepper reminds me of chinook but mellowed after a week. Seems like a hop i wouldnt mind using. It has a high-ish cohumlone but it turned out great as a single hop beer even with the bittering additions. Nothing astringent!

ahhh so your the one i was sharing a beer out the front with and you were asking if it had chinook in it..... B)

just put 60L of galaxy pale ale down on sunday (biggles thirsty for the hops), the aroma is amazing.

 

[Fourstar]

ahhh so your the one i was sharing a beer out the front with and you were asking if it had chinook in it..... B)

just put 60L of galaxy pale ale down on sunday (biggles thirsty for the hops), the aroma is amazing.

Sorry Fents, dont think it was me mate. I was there getting grain for a witbier and the next week when i had it, only 1 of the warthogs guys was there. getting some grain for a experimental brew. planning on doing a berliner minus adding lacto to the wort.

20% acidulated
30% wheat
50% Pilsner

mash hop, drain, NO BOIL then ferment.

The other option would be to sour mash boil then ferment.

or just mash, short boil then ferment.

The idea is to harness the natual lactic acid in the acidulated and a quasi 'symbiotic' fermenation! im tempted just to boil for 10 to kill off the nasties from the mash, im just afraid of boiling out the lactic (if thats possible?)

 

[Jye]

First impressions of my very young Galaxy Blonde are straight up fruit along the lines of passionfruit, I dont get the typical grapefruit and resinous flavour/mouthfeel of cascade. I also get some piny aroma/flavours that makes this hop very similar to simcoe for me.

For an aussie hop I am very impressed :icon_cheers:

 

[edoeven]

what are peoples favourite recipes for this hop? picked up a hundred grams of it at daves the other week

 

[Tony]

Grapefruit is noticeable and it blends nicely with the cascade, the offsider agrees this is a definite improvement on 100% cascade.

Wouldnt be hard

I have a Red ale in the cube, 27 liters and 90g of Galaxy. Im expecting it to be hoppy

Has anyone ventured into Millenium teritory yet?

cheers

 

[Thirsty Boy]

I have two Maibocks that were bittered with millenium. Clean fairly smooth bitterness and very little of its own character making it past teh quite moderate amounts of Hallertau that I used for flavour/aroma.

All in all it seems perfectly well suited as the sub for magnum that I was using it for.