SteveL Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Greetings all, Am planning a simple pale ale - CPA tin, 1kg LDM, 200 caramunich or medium grain. Hops are simcoe and amarillo - just wondering how much of each for a hoppy ale? I haven't used simcoe before... Any thoughts? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I may not be the best person to comment on this because I had an average experience with Simcoe. I did a brew that had late additions of Simcoe and it tasted a little iffy. I read a different post that referred to the taste as cats piss and thought it quite appropriate (I haven't actually tasted cats piss before though) [innocent] I have just brewed a batch with Simcoe as a bittering hop and the samples are not bad. What are you plans for the hops? Boil, steep and/or dry hop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveL Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 What are you plans for the hops? Boil, steep and/or dry hop?A 15 min boil, just seeking flavour and aroma. Interestingly posted same question on ahb and a reply also mentioned to be wary of late simcoe additions. Am comfortable with using 30-45g all up of amarillo but perhaps may limit myself to 10-15g of simcoe at 15mins and see how it goes. Thanks for the reply... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I have read heaps of posts of people raving about late additions of Simcoe. I guess it is all down to personal tastes. Perhaps you could start with the additions you mentioned and change it to your tastes for later brews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveL Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 Yeah, I have heard the raves about simcoe as well, particularly combined with amarillo and/or cascade. But also read some bad reviews too. Guess there is only one way to find out for myself... Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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