I recently purchased a pound of Czech Saaz hops from an online vendor. The website said 2011 crop. I brewed a Bohemian Pilsner that I have brewed a few times before. This time I got none of that flowery Saaz aroma/flavor. I just brewed a cream ale using the hops as the aroma addition and samples from the fermenter have zero Saaz aroma.
Are Czech Saaz hops less aromatic that Saaz hops? Would old hops do this? Was it a bad crop?
Are Czech Saaz hops less aromatic that Saaz hops? Would old hops do this? Was it a bad crop?