Nancy Boy Plisner

[rosswill]

I reciently purchased a couple of 1kg bags of hops on spec, that I didn't know much about.Smaragt and Saphire. I thought what the heck, one is a noble hop, I can't go too far wrong. As pilsner is my style of choice, I knocked up a pilsner style brew useing predominently pilsner malt and a bit of wheat, munich and carapils. I hopped it with 40g each Smaragt and Saphire 60 min, and 25g Saphire at 15 & 2 min and dry hop in secondary. I expected a nice hoppy pilsner.
I kegged this about a month ago and put some leftovers into bottles. The keg is currently conditioning, but I have sampled a couple of bottles. I understand the beer is still a bit undeveloped, but what I got was a nice bright, pale beer with lower than expected hop presence, but a distince taste of rose water, or the perfume from a Double Delight rose. The missus loved it, and said it remined her of Turkish Delight or musk sticks. The bottles are a little bit undercarbonated due to sitting in a cold shed.
After my third bottle now, I have to say that the flavor is not half bad. I'm looking forward to cracking the keg once the weather warms up. Am I turning to the other side? Will I now have to sit down when I go?
Has anyone else had any experience with these hops?

 

[Bizier]

I am currently planning a girlie but strong Strawberry Honey Weizen, and I am interested in your description of these hops, neither of which I have used.

As for affirming my masculinity, my last 2 brews should have enough amarillo & cascade to make anyone's eyes water... Grr... I think I feel the need to pick up something ridiculously heavy in the presence of an impossibly endowed female.

 

[matti]

Just love the name.
Girls are hoppier then male me thinks.
Let us know how the kegged version turn out.

Also what yeast did you use?

 

[rosswill]

Correction to the recipe. I did not add any Saphire to the 60 min boil, just the 15 and 2 min and the dry hop. Still, with a total of 115g of hops, I expected a monster that a hairy chested aussie would show his mates, but instead got a delicate flower. Its not overly sweet though, so the Smaragt did the job bittering. The Smaragt was 8% & the Saphire was 4.5%.
The wheat I used was Joe White and I dumped it on a Wyeast Urquell yeast cake.
Oh well, I'll have to lock myself in and enjoy this one in embarrased silence.

 

[Bizier]

I am interested to know which hop contributed which particular character, or whether you have come upon a third entity by mixing the two.

 

[roger mellie]

I used Saphir once

I found it to be very sweet - I am not near my tasting notes but apricots and honey I think were what I wrote.

The girls liked it - it wasnt much of a thirst quencher

So I reckon the name is pretty much spot on.

RM

 

[Uncle Fester]

I guess that most home brewers brew for themselves. At the end of the day, if this beer is a "closet quaffer", then quaff away. On the up-side, you have created a beer your significant other loves. That can only be a good thing in the long run!


Brew on brother.


Fess.