Howdy brewers,
hope this makes sense....
I have a recipe i want to try different flavour and aroma additions on top of a known grain bill and standard 60min bittering addition.
The hops i have that i want to use for bittering are POR and US Magnum.
I am after opinions as to what level of IBU's do you find with these hops where the bittering addition feels balanced against the grain bill without "noticing" the hop.
I want to use these two bittering varieties up to the point where it provides bitterness, but isn't really noticeable, so i can experiment with different flavour and aroma varieties on top of the bittering.
So, what IBU level do you reckon these hops start to become noticeable by their characters at? 10,15,20.25 IBU's etc..???
Opinions please.....
Oh, and am i correct in beleiving that the magnum will be more of a clean bittering hop than the por? I've used por a lot, but have a heap of magnum to get rid of, and want to use it up in some recipes....
cheers in advance.
