What makes an IPA "piney" or "flowery"?

I recommend buying and reading for the love of hops. All information you can get online for free pales in comparison. I understand there is a compendium which has a complete everything, but it is quite spendy!

 

Strain.

 

Actually I thought flower power had a mango taste

 

usually hop varietals. sometimes mouthfeel / attenuation can influence. yeast too, but ideally (at least according "american style" thinking) the yeast should ferment clean and get out of the way of the hops and grain.

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great list. accords pretty closely with my experience (galaxy description indicates s/he agrees with me that citra is dank... would add "cheesy" to nelson sauvin). definitely a useful reference.

 

It is my pleasure to call him a brew partner, and to taste those beers you see in the blog. We are brewing a hoppy saison done with 3711 and Nelson next.

 

lol @ the Warrior Hops. ISO: Three Floyds Dogfish Head IPA.

 

Hah that is interesting, I just finished my first experiment with 3711. If you guys are finishing the beer with brett it will be an amazing beer for sure. I just accidentally made a Brother Siogne clone recipe using 3711. Let me know how it turns out!

 

Reading this now. Author says early on that some flavor and aroma compounds are a result of "synergy" between th hops and yeast. Basically the two together make compounds not found in either before interaction.

Major floral compounds are geraniol, linalool, and farnesene. Piney aroma comes from beta-pinene, humuleneand terpineol.