Tropical Flavours

[tommygun]

After trying the Hopmother at the Taphouse a few weeks ago I'm thinking to put down a tropical aroma ale but not over the top tropical taste. Has anyone used nelson sauvin, galaxy and amarillo together before? Just after a few ideas before I order some stock.

thanks :icon_cheers:

 

[Cocko]

How you brew homeboy? Kit, partial, AG?

 

[tommygun]

AG all the way.

 

[jonocarroll]

Ross' Nelson Sauvin Summer Ale is a great start (in the RecipeDB), and if you ask Katie nicely, she'll give you a recipe to add in Galaxy... although I'm still waiting on that one, Katie... :unsure:

I'm told around half-and-half NS and Galaxy in the NS summer ale is a great summer/tropical style beer. I'll be brewing it myself next weekend. When I did the NSSA I mashed a little high, and got poor efficiency (first AG) but it came out a stunner, so I'm hoping that doing it better will be awesome.

 

[Katherine]

On to it QB might do that for you after this post.

Ive tried Nelson, Galaxy and Amarilllo together and its very nice indeed, Ive also brewed with them indvidually. I find amarillo has a nice stone fruit flavour, but sometimes it throws passionfruit. They all seem to combine well as I get similar flavour from the all! But yes they work together fine.

Ive just put down a hopburst of nelson, cascade and galaxy, out of the fermenter its tasting a little like FAT YAK but with more punch and also quite malty.

Becareful with the over use of Nelson it might be a fruity sweet hop but it has a wicked bitterness to it and then if over used in the flavour and aroma end it can be cloying. As QB said and I have many times Ross Summer Ale is great to experiement with single hops.

KT's Hopburst

 

[horner34]

The Keg that i'm drinking atm is docs gold with Amarillo and ns.

it's passion fruit with citrus tang.

grouse

I can't get rid of my mates

Horner

 

[tommygun]

So Katie how do reckon it would go if I used the your hopping schedule for the hopburst but with amarillo, galaxy and nelson but dropping the 15min to reduce the IBU a little?

 

[Katherine]

That will work are you going to use the same grain bill? You will probably find it will come out similar in the IBU as amarillo is only a couple of points higher.

Its a trusted one from a great brewer! Its tasting really malty out of the fermenter to back up the sweetness of the hops. I cant wait to taste it....

Have fun and let me know how it goes.