Single Hop Beers(info Thread)

[devo]

Inspired by the hand-balled IPA of a few weeks ago?

I put my hand up to be your first "taste tester" when this one's ready

yes, this is indeed the case and I will be cask conditioning this puppy as well as bottling a couple.

 

[sponge]

Sorry about diggin up an old thread, but i was having a good old read about single hop beers. Anyone else have any more to add to the list?

 

[Fents]

did a all millenium ale the other week for the swap was good i thought but a bit to hoppy for others.

going to do an all summer saaz this weekend so i can explore the tassie sazz.

 

[Katherine]

did a all millenium ale the other week for the swap was good i thought but a bit to hoppy for others.

What was the IBU???? to hoppy never....

 

[Fents]

What was the IBU???? to hoppy never....

high 30's i'd say. probably over did it but hey at least i know the full spectrum of millenium now hey.

 

[bconnery]

I've just kegged an all Pacific Jade blonde ale.

It was very hoppy tasting going in. Definite spice/pepper notes to the taste.

Recipe: PJ Blonde
Brewer: Mooshells
Asst Brewer:
Style: Blonde Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 24.00 L
Boil Size: 35.00 L
Estimated OG: 1.050 SG
Estimated Color: 10.4 EBC
Estimated IBU: 28.3 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 70 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
2500.00 gm Pale Malt, Maris Otter (5.9 EBC) Grain 45.87 %
1400.00 gm Pale Malt, Galaxy (Barrett Burston) (3.0 EGrain 25.69 %
1000.00 gm Munich I (Weyermann) (14.0 EBC) Grain 18.35 %
500.00 gm Wheat Malt (Barrett Burston) (3.0 EBC) Grain 9.17 %
50.00 gm Carahell (Weyermann) (27.0 EBC) Grain 0.92 %
30.00 gm Pacific Jade [15.20 %] (Dry Hop 4 days) Hops -
5.00 gm Pacific Jade [15.20 %] (45 min) Hops 7.7 IBU
15.00 gm Pacific Jade [15.20 %] (15 min) Hops 12.5 IBU
20.00 gm Pacific Jade [15.20 %] (5 min) Hops 6.7 IBU
20.00 gm Pacific Jade [15.20 %] (1 min) Hops 1.4 IBU
1 Pkgs SafAle American Ale (US56) (DCL Yeast #S-0Yeast-Ale

 

[warrenlw63]

I must confess that Galaxy moves up with a bullet (should that be green?) to my single hop beers top of the pops. :icon_drool2:

Warren -

 

[reviled]

I must confess that Galaxy moves up with a bullet (should that be green?) to my single hop beers top of the pops. :icon_drool2:

Warren -

+1, Galaxy is awesome :icon_drunk:

 

[Katherine]

Galaxy for me to...

the aroma is spectacular!

 

[sponge]

So even with such a high AA its a nice smooth hop?

I must try it...

 

[Jerry]

So even with such a high AA its a nice smooth hop?

Yep, great hop with loads of flavour.

Actually drinking an all Galaxy ale at the moment.

Want to keep drinking it but at the same time trying to make it last. Bit difficult!

 

[drsmurto]

Just went thru my list of beers brewed. A good number of single hop beers in there.

Golden ale - all amarillo
Alt - all spalt
Budvar - all saaz
Knappstein - all nelson sauvin
German Pils - all tettnang
Aussie ale - all POR
Hefeweizen - all tettnang
Brown Porter - all fuggles
Dark Mild - all EKG
4 shades of stout - all green bullet
Oktoberfest - all nelson sauvin
Ruddles County - all Bramling cross.

Didnt realise just how many singel hop beers i have done.

Like the look of TDAs all challenger IPA back a few pages ago. Have a pack of that waiting to try.

Also have some galaxy to sub in for amarillo in my golden ale and will be having a crack at the SSB.

 

[Joe Palooka]

Sorry about diggin up an old thread, but i was having a good old read about single hop beers. Anyone else have any more to add to the list?

Howdy.
In the secondary is:

4.0kg Joe White Pale
50g Black Patent
40g Cascade 60 min.
15g Cascade 30 min.
15g Cascade 10 min.
30g Cascade in whirlpool
1 pkt. Nottingham

OG 1.050
FG 1.011
Cascade was 6.3(?), So should taste like Cascade. I'll drink it fresh, but keen to know how it will be 3 months.

Was going to be APA, but the 50g was too much for a "pale". When I see it in the glass I'll name it, but I guess it's an A Amber A.

Cheers!

 

[sponge]

Just went thru my list of beers brewed. A good number of single hop beers in there.

Golden ale - all amarillo
Alt - all spalt
Budvar - all saaz
Knappstein - all nelson sauvin
German Pils - all tettnang
Aussie ale - all POR
Hefeweizen - all tettnang
Brown Porter - all fuggles
Dark Mild - all EKG
4 shades of stout - all green bullet
Oktoberfest - all nelson sauvin
Ruddles County - all Bramling cross.

Didnt realise just how many singel hop beers i have done.

Like the look of TDAs all challenger IPA back a few pages ago. Have a pack of that waiting to try.

Also have some galaxy to sub in for amarillo in my golden ale and will be having a crack at the SSB.

Hey DrSmurto, which of those above hops have stood out as good hops on their own?

 

[Quintrex]

So even with such a high AA its a nice smooth hop?

I must try it...

It's not smooth, but not harsh either IMO.

I've got a galaxy pale ale at its peak now, tastes awesome, sooooo much passionfruit.
Galaxy Pale Ale

A ProMash Recipe Report

Recipe Specifics
----------------

Batch Size (L): 22.50 Wort Size (L): 22.50
Total Grain (kg): 5.10
Anticipated OG: 1.057 Plato: 14.15
Anticipated SRM: 5.5
Anticipated IBU: 50.7
Brewhouse Efficiency: 86 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
78.4 4.00 kg. TF Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt UK 77.43 3
9.8 0.50 kg. JWM Wheat Malt Australia 82.41 2
2.0 0.10 kg. Weyermann Acidulated Germany 0.00 2
9.8 0.50 kg. Weyermann Munich I Germany 78.07 8

Potential represented as % Yield, Coarse Grind As Is.


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
10.00 g. Galaxy Pellet 14.40 18.3 First WH
35.00 g. Galaxy Pellet 14.40 18.9 15 min.
40.00 g. Galaxy Pellet 14.40 13.5 5 min.


Yeast
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Us05

 

[drsmurto]

Hey DrSmurto, which of those above hops have stood out as good hops on their own?

I think they have all worked out to some degree. The grain bills on them are quite different in most cases so its hard to make a call.

I prefer an all saaz pilsner to one using tettnang but the IBUs are different as were the mash schedules.

Fuggles works well in darker beers, EKG is an all rounder that i use a lot. I'm sure an all styrian bitter would be liquid gold. The combination of all 3 is to die for.

The green bullet stout was liquid silk but like fuggles, it plays a support role to the malts in these styles.

It has been good to find out what each hop does.

That all said, i am still a relatively newcomer to AG, its been a little over a year so i still have soooooo much to learn but have found single hop beers make learning easier. Something has to be simple, my grain bills can be excessive at times.

 

[buttersd70]

Fuggles works well in darker beers, EKG is an all rounder that i use a lot. I'm sure an all styrian bitter would be liquid gold. The combination of all 3 is to die for.

Agree, all 3 together, or any in combo of 2 is great...have done all fuggle and all ekg, as well, and love them both....all styrian bitter? Why didn't I think of that already??

Ages ago, when i was doing extracts, I did a bunch of mini batches, side by side....2L batches of 1040, ldm and nothing more....one each with saaz, amarillo, fuggle, styrian, and one with styrian/fuggle in combo, all done to 24IBU and brewed with a neutral yeast.....not great beer by any stretch of the imagination, but definately a good experience to see how each hop tasted on it's own, without anything else to clutter up the palate.