I just bought my first Mosaic hops-they smell amazing.I could pick up the Simcoe heritage in the aroma-but certainly not the same as Simcoe. I want to hear how this goes. I think either combo would be great.
Decided on Simcoe - thinking a 2:1 ratio of Mosaic to Simcoe, with additions at 15, 10, 5 and whirlpool/steep.
Brewing this weekend, will report back in 4-6 weeks...
"I hate waiting" - Inigo Montoya
"The waiting is the hardest part" - Tom Petty
It's only been on gas about a week and a half but this is gonna be a good one. I purosely didn't dryhop because I wanted to see how the hop stand worked.
I slightly tweaked the grian bill (don't we all tweak the crystal a bit every time? ) and the hop additions were like this:
1 oz Warrior - FWH
.25 oz Simcoe & .50 oz Mosaic at 15 - 10 - 5
.75 oz Simcoe & 1.5 oz Mosaic hop stand at 160* for 15 minutes.
Like I said, still pretty young at this point but I'm loving the hop flavor and I think the malt will balance even more over time. The Mosaic just cuts right through IMO, it's becoming my favorite hop.
Will try to remember to update as the keg ages a bit - hopefully it doesn't kick too quickly