thehaze
Well-Known Member
Hello you wonderful people,
2020 is the year I'll start gypsy ( contract ) brewing. I don't have the funds to build my own brewery, so I'll find breweries willing to brew my beer. I'm thinking of brewing different styles in the long run, but talking to other ( established ) contract brewers, I soon realised that coming out with more than 1 beer from the start, it's not a viable option. So one at a time.
I'll start with an IPA. Yes, I'm kinda forced to, due to " local taste ", so to speak. It's not gonna be a hazy/NE. It's gonna be an IPA with some bitterness and " visual " clarity. My plan is to use dry yeast - there are some very good options, like US-05, K-97, Nottingham, BRY-97, LalBrew New England, LalBrew Voss Kveik. For malts, I was thinking Paul's malts from the UK.
Now for hops - no american grown ones - I was thinking a blend of german grown ones, like Comet, Cascade, Amarillo, Mandarina Bavaria, Huell Melon, Ariana, Callista and maybe some UK grown Chinook. Part of this is the availability and the proximity, seeing that I live in Europe, but also because everyone, literally everyone is using Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe, Azacca, Galaxy, Vic Secret, etc.
Future batches include hoppy farmhouse ales, hoppy, unfiltered lagers ( Mistral, Triskel, Tardif de Bourgogne ), various bright and fruited sour ales.
I am here to ask of you, to share any experience with the above hops and malts, if any. I understand however that german grown Comet, Cascade, Amarillo, might sound odd for some of you, but I think it could be different, and yes, I would like the end result to taste different.
Thank you for taking the time to read through the post. Cheers!
2020 is the year I'll start gypsy ( contract ) brewing. I don't have the funds to build my own brewery, so I'll find breweries willing to brew my beer. I'm thinking of brewing different styles in the long run, but talking to other ( established ) contract brewers, I soon realised that coming out with more than 1 beer from the start, it's not a viable option. So one at a time.
I'll start with an IPA. Yes, I'm kinda forced to, due to " local taste ", so to speak. It's not gonna be a hazy/NE. It's gonna be an IPA with some bitterness and " visual " clarity. My plan is to use dry yeast - there are some very good options, like US-05, K-97, Nottingham, BRY-97, LalBrew New England, LalBrew Voss Kveik. For malts, I was thinking Paul's malts from the UK.
Now for hops - no american grown ones - I was thinking a blend of german grown ones, like Comet, Cascade, Amarillo, Mandarina Bavaria, Huell Melon, Ariana, Callista and maybe some UK grown Chinook. Part of this is the availability and the proximity, seeing that I live in Europe, but also because everyone, literally everyone is using Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe, Azacca, Galaxy, Vic Secret, etc.
Future batches include hoppy farmhouse ales, hoppy, unfiltered lagers ( Mistral, Triskel, Tardif de Bourgogne ), various bright and fruited sour ales.
I am here to ask of you, to share any experience with the above hops and malts, if any. I understand however that german grown Comet, Cascade, Amarillo, might sound odd for some of you, but I think it could be different, and yes, I would like the end result to taste different.
Thank you for taking the time to read through the post. Cheers!