Peach Pale Ale - NZ hops?

I would start here. http://www.nzhops.co.nz/hop-varieties

I've used quite a few NZ hops but I don't have my notes in front of me. I'll post some suggestions when I get home.

From the chart, these look interesting:
Pacific Gem
Pacific Jade
Rakau

Motueka - I have used this recently. Floral like Hallertau but if you have ever smelt magnolia blossoms, it smells and taste like they were steeped in the beer.

 

I really like these hops. I use them in my Lemon-Lime Hefe, adds a real punch of lemon in this beer!

 

I've used waiiti. It is subtle. Consider using double

 

Pacific gem and throw in some black pepper corn to give a subtle black pepper note would make for a very complementary flavor for both the hop and the peaches. I'd go light on the bittering hops and leave some residual sweetness to the beer.

 

Not even close. I used it 2-3 years ago in a wit. It was not nearly as expected from reading the description when you buy it.

 

I have made a few peach pale ales some sour, some brett, some sacch. I have experimented with several hop varieties and have found Nelson Sauvin and Falconer's Flight to work the best with all versions for making the peach flavor come through. I would also suggest closer to 2 pounds per gallon and/or adding some apricot.

 

I have brewed with hops that did not match the advertised descriptions many times. Needless to say but there are lots of variables when it comes to achieved hop flavor/aroma:

· Year to year harvest variations

· Farm to farm variations

· When were the hops harvested (early vs. late harvesting)

· How were the hops handled/stored

· How were the hops used in the brewing process, amounts and when added

· Beer style

· Personal palate variations

· Etc.

I have come to the point that I take published flavor descriptions of hop varieties with a big grain of salt.

Cheers!

 

Cut them up and freeze to break down cell structure. Then mash or puree and add in primary or secondary.

 

Here is a thread which discusses brewing with peaches: https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/brewing-with-peaches.28332/

Cheers!

 

Not NZ but Aussie Galaxy will make those peaches POP

 

As the article states freezing kills off mostly everything. I have never sanitized fruit and have never gotten an infection but if you don't feel that the method described is safe then feel free to sanitize them.

 

The other option to sanitize peaches is to pasteurize them.

Cheers!

 

I haven't brewed with peaches, but I have brewed a Galaxy APA with WLP644. I got a lot of stone fruit from the Galaxy. I bitter with magnum, flameout, whirlpool, and dry hopped with galaxy. Probably my best beer to date