if you could only have one hop ...

[justenoughforme]

what would be the most general purpose hop for many styles of beer?

i'm trying to buy a pound instead of ounce of multiple different kinds.

 

[RobInOre]

Willamette

 

[aprichman]

For American styles I would say Centennial or Columbus.

 

[Calypso]

Centennial for me.

 

[midfielder5]

I would look back at the beers you liked brewing/drinking- and narrow it down that way.
For me, Centennial.

 

[MrFancyPlants]

That's good news for me as my two centennial rhizomes were the only ones that made it in my first attemp (out of five).

 

[rupert130]

Columbus is a pretty good all around hop.

In my opinion, you should identify what varieties you like/use the most and get a pound of 3-4 of them. Hops Direct has great prices and when I average it all out (shipping included), I am only paying about $0.65 per ounce of hops. Plus, every 1 lb bag I have received from them has been over packed by at least 3-4 ounces. Bonus hops!

 

[justenoughforme]

Rupert thank you so much !!

i went with Williamette Crystal and Fuggles. a pound of each for 40$ after shipping.

 

[asterix404]

Hallertau, Hersbrucker, and Saaz. I like lighter hops.

 

[Qhrumphf]

There's not one hop that'll work for everything, so it comes down to what you like. For me, I love English styles, so it's Kent Goldings. But for American hops, I love the Centennial/Amarillo combo. For Belgian styles, I use Styrian Goldings regularly (although in combination with something else, I'm fond of Styrian Goldings and Saaz). For German styles I also love Hersbrucker, but Hallertau and Tettenanger are great too.

 

[MaxStout]

Centennial for American styles, Hallertau for European.

 

[Saboral]

I'm pretty excited about Citra, too bad it's privately controlled and I can't grow it yet

 

[Puddlethumper]

EK Goldings, Willamette or Cascade - depends on what kinds of beers you like.

 

[Gentlemans_Ale]

Nelson or Galaxy

Edit: never mind, I read the question wrong. Centennial gets my vote.

 

[Kent88]

Hallertau