Amarillo Hops - crop year quality

[elproducto]

I stopped using Amarillo hops because they just weren't great like they were 10 years ago. Has anyone used Amarillo recently? How are they?

 

[kurds_2408]

I used a lot of them on a beer I made in February, but it was the first time I have ever used them so I’m not much help other than to say I had no complaints with flavor or aroma.

 

[day_trippr]

I'm still drinking the second keg of a WCIPA brewed in April using Amarillo (and Cascade and El Dorado). Didn't notice anything off at any point from measuring them out for the kettle to the pour I had last night

Cheers!

 

[Group W]

Drinking this HB Amarillo single hop (Warrior for bittering). It’s a nice WCIPA. No Amarillo in the boil, just FO, WP and DH.

 

[Malticulous]

I have a pound from 2021 that is not that great. I might trash the rest of them.

 

[MrClint]

I brewed an Amarillo SMaSH and didn't really care for it, especially compared to other hops like Saaz, Cascade, Tettnanger, etc. Ultimately I found its only value is as an aroma hop at flameout, and I guess that is how I would use up any marginal hop.

 

[Group W]

I brewed an Amarillo SMaSH and didn't really care for it, especially compared to other hops like Saaz, Cascade, Tettnanger, etc. Ultimately I found its only value is as an aroma hop at flameout, and I guess that is how I would use up any marginal

I brewed an Amarillo SMaSH and didn't really care for it, especially compared to other hops like Saaz, Cascade, Tettnanger, etc. Ultimately I found its only value is as an aroma hop at flameout, and I guess that is how I would use up any marginal hop.

Did you boil them?

 

[day_trippr]

Ironically, someone's selling a crapton of Amarillo on HBT...

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/44lbs-of-amarillo-t90-hops-toronto-canada.727507/
Cheers!

 

[MrClint]

Did you boil them?

No. Hops that are added when you turn off the burner are referred to as aroma hop additions.

 

[Hoochin'Fool]

I regularly make a nice amber ale with Cascade (@60, @10, and @dry-hop 2 days before bottling). It's always got a nice aroma of orange. Anyways, I read that Amarillo has even more orange-notes, so made the usual recipe, but added Amarillo to the dry-hop... Turns out, I really hate Amarillo, smells like cat-piss and pine-sol.

 

[day_trippr]

You should try Citra