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Hophead & Pellet Rubber
Hello everyone, so I have had this discussion with an old brewer friend of mine who made the following statement.
"All these different hops are just like brands and when you understand the profiles of the basic hops you can make any kind of beer with just a small variety of hops"
Now I did some research and as I understand it. there are essentially 4 main oils that are contributing to the difference of smell/flavor/aroma of hops. (source:http://beerlegends.com/chemistry-of-hops-and-alpha-acids)
Humulene Oil
Fragrance: woody, earthy, and herbal character.
Flavor: woody organic, linked to the spice in coriander, spicy flavor over long boils or mash
Myrcene Oil
Fragrance: tones of grapes, peaches, vanilla, wine and is balsamic like. woody, green, herbaceous, and peppery.
Flavor: orange-like and citrusy, with an earthy, even metallic flavor.
Caryophyllene oil
Fragrance: dry woody, spicy, earthy bouquet. sweet, clove. Provides hoppy character/aroma.
Flavor: strong dry wood, pepper, and earthy spice flavor. tones of citrus may come to the finish.
Farnesene Oil
Fragrance: magnolia flowers and having citrusy notes with green, woody, vegetative odor with hints of lavender.
Flavor: essence of herbs and organic wood-like offsets
Would this mean that basically with 4 different hops all high in one of these oils should take you anywhere you want to go in a recipe?
Any thoughts on this?
"All these different hops are just like brands and when you understand the profiles of the basic hops you can make any kind of beer with just a small variety of hops"
Now I did some research and as I understand it. there are essentially 4 main oils that are contributing to the difference of smell/flavor/aroma of hops. (source:http://beerlegends.com/chemistry-of-hops-and-alpha-acids)
Humulene Oil
Fragrance: woody, earthy, and herbal character.
Flavor: woody organic, linked to the spice in coriander, spicy flavor over long boils or mash
Myrcene Oil
Fragrance: tones of grapes, peaches, vanilla, wine and is balsamic like. woody, green, herbaceous, and peppery.
Flavor: orange-like and citrusy, with an earthy, even metallic flavor.
Caryophyllene oil
Fragrance: dry woody, spicy, earthy bouquet. sweet, clove. Provides hoppy character/aroma.
Flavor: strong dry wood, pepper, and earthy spice flavor. tones of citrus may come to the finish.
Farnesene Oil
Fragrance: magnolia flowers and having citrusy notes with green, woody, vegetative odor with hints of lavender.
Flavor: essence of herbs and organic wood-like offsets
Would this mean that basically with 4 different hops all high in one of these oils should take you anywhere you want to go in a recipe?
Any thoughts on this?