monkeymath
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I'd like some of my beers to have a bright "hoppy" note (in both aroma and flavor). Yet most of the time, when I bump up the late hops, I seem to get more of the fruity stuff rather than the desired herbal, grassy, somewhat marijuana-like aroma.
In my last beer, I used classic noble hops (Hallertauer Mittelfrüh and Hersbrucker Spät), but quite possibly a bit too much (30g each at both 15 and 5 minutes). Some "Hop Chronicles"-posts over at Brulosophy seem to indicate that fruity aromas become more prevalent as the hopping rate increases. My girlfriend thought the beer smelled hopppy, so possibly my own perception is a bit off as well, but to me it's mainly some indistinct sweet fruity aroma.
Should I skip the 5 minute addition? What are some good hopping schedules to increase the perception of "raw hoppiness"?
In my last beer, I used classic noble hops (Hallertauer Mittelfrüh and Hersbrucker Spät), but quite possibly a bit too much (30g each at both 15 and 5 minutes). Some "Hop Chronicles"-posts over at Brulosophy seem to indicate that fruity aromas become more prevalent as the hopping rate increases. My girlfriend thought the beer smelled hopppy, so possibly my own perception is a bit off as well, but to me it's mainly some indistinct sweet fruity aroma.
Should I skip the 5 minute addition? What are some good hopping schedules to increase the perception of "raw hoppiness"?