Seeing is that +96% of the beers I brew are pale hoppy beers (Pale, IPA, DIPA) I've only brewed a RIS once with lack luster results. All Columbus hops. I'm shooting for an OG of 1100 with a FG around the 1020s, roughly, using US-05. Typical grain bill of 2-row,roasted,chocolate,crystal malt and oats. Im looking to lay this beer down for the summer so hopefully some hop aroma will remain, which I prefer. What is your best combo for Bittering/Aroma for this style. Any advice is appreciated.
That'll work...or Chinook, Nugget, Apollo, Summit, Magnum, Warrior or almost any high alpha hop, imho.
Nugget has worked well for me in the past. Really, any high alpha hop will work well for a 60 min bittering addition as long as you calculate the IBUs correctly. I’ve only added late addition/aroma hops to an RIS once, and it was 2 oz Centennial towards flameout. Bell’s Expedition Stout uses a lot of Centennial, and it is awesome. If you’re going for a big, hoppy RIS I’d check out that recipe and see what you think.
Yeah, any high alpha hop will work. Not sure really matters much which you use. I don't normally make an aroma addition. You lose pretty much all of your aroma from the hops when aged, which you typically do for an RIS. So makes it kind of pointless, unless you're going for a hoppy stout.
High-alpha, low-cohumulone varietals were always my preference. Magnum and Horizon are two of my favorites. FWIW, I only use bittering charges/FWH in my RISs. Nothing later in the kettle and nothing in the whirlpool or in the fermenter. So, basically, the exact opposite of the technique that I use to make IPAs.
Sounds likes that’s the consensus. I’ve used mostly Warrior in my DIPAs maybe I’ll just stick to that. I guess I could always keg hop at bottling to get a little hop aroma.
A late addition (10 min or so) will help with head retention and I doubt anyone would taste a difference if you take into account the additional bitterness. Pretty much any variety works, but I lean towards low alpha varieities so that I can add a lot.
Go UK,,, I like goldings and fuggles usually 3 oz each split between 60 and 10 minutes. Tastes great.
Ya I’m thinking EKG or Centennial at the end. I like my stouts with a more pronounced roast and subtle sweetness but I’m a West coast hop head so, maybe both.
