It's my private Fantome tasting of over 35 different Fantomes that have taken me 8 years to collect! No biggie just thought you'd might appreciate it! Here is the unfinished list...
Saison With Lime
Saison With Orange
Saison With Strawberry
04 Artisinale Sur Lie
06 Artisinale Sur Lie
03 La...
Hop choice depends on whether or not you want a decent yield. I have had some luck with Sterling. Selection for me is easy...Will it produce an abundant yield of hops that I can use for beer? Other than Cascades or Nuggets I might suggest Chinook and Centennial. Good luck...feel free to contact...
I've been growing 10 different hops for about 8 years now and I must say Nuggets and Cascades are the most prolific. I harvested 3/4 lbs of Nuggets (dried weight) and 1/2 lb of Cascades. Most of your Noble varieties don't produce a significant quantity. It does depend upon your climate. So ask...
I happen to like some grassiness in my beer of course too much can be unpleasant. Hop choice is important. From my experience grassiness will mellow with time...
Vinnie is always willing to talk to us homebrewers and answer questions. One time we sat down and he talked the whole process of Pliny from start to finish. From what I remember he uses 2 row and Carapils with very light crystal 15L and quite a bit of sugar. He prefers to mash low as he likes it...