These Hops Were Made for Lager

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  1. M-Fox24

    M-Fox24 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,941) Mar 17, 2013 New Jersey
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    Hop specialist Stan Hieronymus explores the American hop varieties that are fit for lagers, given the noble hop characteristics

    These Hops Were Made for Lager | Craft Beer & Brewing (beerandbrewing.com)

    • "Brewers today are used to choosing punchy hops for their IPAs. However, great lagers require a different approach and a different kind of bitterness—yet, they need not copy the classics. Here’s how some new varieties are pointing the way toward lagers that still taste like lagers, 'but with a twist'"
    • "The tale of the tape for Contessa (3–5 percent alpha, 5–7.4 percent beta, 0.8–1.9 ml/100 g total oil), Adeena (3.5–5 percent alpha, 3–4 percent beta, 0.8–1 ml/100 g total oil), and Lórien (4–5.5 percent alpha, 6–7 percent beta, 1.8–2 ml/100 g total oil) reveals ratios similar to those of classic landrace varieties"
     
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  2. billandsuz

    billandsuz Pooh-Bah (2,097) Sep 1, 2004 New York
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    Nice to see varieties that are not focused on fruit or fruit plus high AA%. Can we get beyond Juicy NEIPA soon? Please?

    Noble and noblesque varieties have earned their reputation. It's taken since, what? 1975 to convince western growers of the need for new refined varietals.

    And noble-esque varietals, when used in abundance and correctly, will produce a gorgeous bitterness suitable for IPAs and other burner styles.

    To be sure, dumping an absurd amount of noble types into an aggressive ale recipe can be magic.

    Cheers

    Edit.

    With Magnum, anything is possible.
     
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  3. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    There have been US grown hops available for quite some time which have noble-like qualities. Some examples:

    · Liberty – similar to Hallertauer Mittelfrüh and available since 1991

    · Mt. Hood – available since 1989

    · Sterling – similar to Saaz and available since 1998

    There are others I could add to the list but these examples will do for now.

    I have homebrewed with Sterling and a small, local craft brewery Sterling Pig features Mt. Hood in their German Pilsner and that beer is excellent IMO.

    Cheers!
     
    #3 JackHorzempa, Jul 26, 2022
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