IPA Hops - Other uses?

You do not have to hop the shit out of every beer you brew! Embrace the malt!

 

Any hop CAN work in any style...
It just comes down to using them right.

 

Since you're trying to perfect the BA IPA Project beer, why not scale up the malt bill and up the bittering addition a touch to make the Averagely Perfect BA American Barleywine?

 

American Pale Ale
American Wheat (or Rye)
American Amber
American Brown

Do you detect a pattern?

 

“What other styles lend themselves to these hops?” Well, how creative/inventive are you willing to be in your brewing?

I recently brewed an ‘Americanized’ Saison where I late/dry hopped with a total of 2 ounces of Amarillo. The citrus flavors from the Amarillo hops complement the spicy flavors produced by the Danstar Belle Saison yeast strain.

Since you like IPAs you could also make a Belgian IPA; just make a typical American style IPA but ferment with a characterful Belgian yeast strain like 3787 (ferment warm).

As homebrewers we can make any type of beer that we desire. The only limitation is our imagination (and preferences).

Cheers!

P.S. I think that Warrior is a suitable ‘all purpose’ bittering hop that can be used in many beer styles.

 

English Bitter styles, use less of course, but don't enter in competitions.

 

I think we better let Marquis handle this one!

 

About 2 years ago in London, I was somewhat surprised by all of the Bitter and PA I saw with American or NZ hops on the pump clips. Really good beers if done right.

To give you an idea, check these out.
http://darkstarbrewing.co.uk/beer/

 

Colors?

 

FTFY

 

Yep. Just to be clear though... it's not that I'm partial to American styles, but that those hops work best in them, at least (as hopfenunmaltz alluded) if you want the results to be to style.

 

Imperial hoppy reds are great if done right.

I've had an occasional hoppy dark beer that was tasty too (read: stouts and porters). Had a dry-hopped porter that was really tasty.

Although they're not my thing, some like hoppy wheats/hefs. Personally I think the flavors tend to clash tho.

 

Based on the title alone, I'd say none. But who knows, hops are related to cannabis.

But to answer based on the OP's question, all beers have hops, not just IPAs. Experiment.

 

Style for competitions. The brews these days in Britain are evolving as the breweries experiment with new flavors and the people ask for those again. There is also the point that the hop industry in Britain only has about 2000 acres under cultivation, that has been steadily declining, so the brewers will look for what they can get if they are not tied to a specifics brands recipe. Most US judges will not know that this is happening, and will knock the beer if it does not have Fuggles, EKG, Target, etc.

Marquis will say they always imported hops -true. At one time, circa 1900. there were over 50,000 acres of hops grown in England. Now not so much.

 

I have had some success using American hops in tripels (very judiciously), hefeweizens, and saisons. I have read of people having good results in witbier (replacing the spices), bitters of varying strengths, and lagers as well. Just keep balance in mind when using them, and what hop flavors will mesh with the different yeast flavors.

 

“Marquis will say they always imported hops -true.” It is true that the UK imported American hops in the past; mostly Cluster hops that they used for bittering (the variety of hop used for bittering is not too important since the brewers were mostly just looking for Alpha Acids (IBUs)).

The utilization of American hops like Cascade and others for late hopping is a big deal from a beer flavor perspective. A Bitter Ale/Pale Ale brewed using American hops for late hopping is a totally different beer that a Bitter Ale/Pale Ale late hopped with EKG/Fuggles.

Cheers!