JohnR13 Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 G'day brewers, I'm looking to brew some more "everyday beer" after spending the last few batches doing things like ESVA, hop gobbler, RIS etc. I love the aroma that the ESVA has but obviously can't knock them down like a 4 or 5% beer. If I want to do a simple brew with Coopers APA and BE2 or malt, whats the best way to use the Nelson Sauvin hops. I dry hopped the ESVA and it's great. My preference is aroma over bitterness, but don't mind adding a bit of flavour. I actually like APA as it is for everyday, but wouldn't mind tarting it up a little. I also like the mild ale recipe from this site, which has saaz hops steeped for 15mins. I hope this gives an idea of the type of flavour I'm after. BTW, did the Coopers Brewery tour earlier this month and thoroughly enjoyed it, especially the bit at the end where you taste 10 beers and then wife drives home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Slugg Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I did a similar recipe and boiled 25g of nelson for 7 mins, I really liked it but it was a bit much for some, maybe half of that boiled and the other half dry hopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH1525226084 Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Mmmmm Nelson Sauvin. Try this - it's ridiculously good [love] I may have dry hopped the bugger too, can't remember. I used an American Ale yeast US-05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Mmmmm Nelson Sauvin. Try this - it's ridiculously good [love] I may have dry hopped the bugger too, can't remember. I used an American Ale yeast US-05 I like this one better [whistling ...not to blow my own trumpet of course [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Nelson Sauvin is a very nice hop. However, you do need to respect it. Too much will certainly easily ruin a good drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH1525226084 Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I checked my recipe. I did dry hop after a couple of days for extra hoppy goodness. I didn't use any dex, so it was this recipe... CAN COOP PALE ALE 1.5Kg BLACK ROCK AMBER MALT (the store didn't have any Coopers) 350g DME 30g CASCADE & 30g NELSON 10 MIN (or maybe 15, my record keepin needs work) 20g NELSON FO US05 YEAST 23 L 10g Nelson after day 3 Had some friends over when it was 1.5 weeks in the bottle and we thought we'd test one. We ended up drinking 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBrew Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I made a pretty simple everyday brew just making the Coopers APA to instruction and dry hopping 21g of Nelson Sauvin on day three. The pros are definitely that it is a simple task to make and the outcome is great. The cons are... I'll leave that to you to decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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