I had a pound of Warrior hops given to me at 16.4%. I used .6oz at 60 min. and .4oz at 30 min for a ten gallon batch. After drinking my hydrometer sample I found the bitterness harsh. Has anyone else found this to be true?
I have never experienced harshness from Warrior but I have only used it for a 60 minute bittering addition. Cheers! P.S. I always sample my hydrometer samples too.
.6 plus .4 equals one ounce of hops in a ten gallon batch. was that it? were there any other hops? I can't imagine any hop being "harsh" at such a low rate of usage, even for a strong hop. I could be wrong tho, haven't used warrior. I thought that one was "clean" like magnum. However, I always find hydrometer samples to be far more harsh and bitter than the finished product, so maybe you're just over-analyzing. .
Yeah, it's really hard to get a sense of what the final bitterness characteristic will be from a fresh boiled wort sample. Warrior is a really clean bittering hop to the point that I'll usually add a little Chinook into the bittering charge to give my IPAs a little more bite.
Yes I could be over analyzing. Anytime I try somthing new I am curious to see what it brings. I also had an ounce of hallertau at 15 and an ounce at 5 min. This was for my California Common. Take care.
I will report back when this happens. Im going to let this sit at least a month before I tap the first keg. I brewed this recipe last year and it was excellent.( in my opinion!) I used cluster last year for bittering so I kept the IBU's the same. Take care.
Used Warrior hops for bittering my last 5 gallon batch. 1 oz Warrior @ 60 1 oz Warrior @ 30 .5 oz Citra & .5 oz Amarillo @ 10 .5 oz Citra & .5 oz Amarillo @ 0 Tasted it today and thought it tasted amazing. I feel like 1 ounce of Warrior for a 10 gallon batch wouldn't pack much of a punch?
Lefthand's was kind of the standard...but now I guess it's a fresh hop ale? A decent bittering hop...rough like Chinook, but like Chinook not great as a late hop unless blended with something of a citrus twang, IMHO.
Warrior is a clean...high-alpha bittering hop quite often available at a ridiculously low price per pound b/c many homebrewers don't know Warrior is a clean...high-alpha bittering hop quite often available at a ridiculously low price per pound. Way more better than Magnum.
Horizon is pretty good too, but it is down to 13 acres these days. Horizon Horizon is a high alpha-aroma cultivar, a diploid seedling result of a cross made in 1970 between the USDA 65009 female plant (with Brewers Gold and Early Green lineage) and the male plant 64035M. It was released as a commercial variety in 1998. It is a good dual-purpose hop with pleasant aroma, derived from Nugget. Possible Substitutions: Magnum or your choice of high alpha hop. Commercial Example: Summit Horizon Red Ale Alpha Acids 11.0 - 13.0% w/w Beta Acids 6.5 - 8.5% w/w Co-Humulone 16 - 19% of alpha acids Storageability Normal Total Oil 1.5 - 2.0 mls/100 grams Myrcene 5.5 - 6.5% of whole oil Humulene 11 - 13% of whole oil Caryphyllene 7.5 - 9.0% of whole oil Farnesene 2.5 - 3.5% of whole oi
I was listening to Brewing Network interview of a few brewers from Drake's talk about harsh bitterness being related to high cohumulone levels, but Warrior isn't that high at all (22-26%). I would wait to see how the finished product comes out. Whats the BU:GU ratio? Also, have you had a harsh bitterness problem before with this water chemistry that you used this batch (assuming it is the same water)?
Made an AIPA with 1/2oz for bittering with Simcoe flavor and aroma and Centennial dry hopped... best IPA I made yet!
