Self confessed Motueka and NS lover here. The vast majority of my beers are brewed with these hops, usually by themselves.
Here are my 2c worth...
Motueka is one of my favourite hops. IMO you can use it in ANY hoppy style beer.
YEP
so best early in the boil?
Probably is quite good as a bittering, but it REALLY shines when used late (ish). Flavour and aroma additions are divine...
I've never used it early in the boil, but I can tell you it's amazing late. I recently dry hopped with it in a wit beer (American style) and it was fantastic!
Someone recently said somewhere is reminds them of NS, I think it's similar but just as good.
Next time I plan on using I'll be making a massive hop bomb with it.
Completely agree. B Saaz to my palette is remarkably similar in some ways to NS but in other ways it's also very different.
NS is more winelike, B Saaz is more spicy.
Would be very interested in any "hop bomb" done with this hop....Recipe????
i wonder how it'd go with ross' ns summer ale recipe instead of using ns.
Would go wonderfully well. Substitute same IBU's with B Saaz (different quantity's obviously) and it'll be a cracker.
NS used to by my favourite hop, but it has been knocked off the mantle piece by B Saaz. Anything you can do with NS you can do with B Saaz, but the flavour is slightly different and it's also a little more forgiving than NS can be.
I no chill, and bitter to between 15-20 IBU'S worth at 30min, and then another 15-20 IBU's at 15min. Makes a kick ass beer.
Dry hopping is a wonderful idea too.
If Lord Raja Goomba is on, he'll likely chime in with an opinion also, as he's a NZ hop nut too...