IPA Hop Combinations Alpine Duet - Simcoe and Amarillo Alpine Hoppy Birthday - Pacific Jade, Centennial, Amarillo, Columbus, Nelson Sauvin, Citra, and Simcoe. Alpine Nelson - Nelson Sauvin and Southern Cross Alpine Pure Hoppiness - Hallertau, Hersbrucker, Tomahawk, Cascade and Centennial Avery Maharaja - Columbus, Centennial, and Simcoe Ballast Point Sculpin - Mash hops: Simcoe, Boil: CTZ, Chinook, Cascade, Northern Brewer, Centennial, Galena, Amarillo. Dry Hop: Amarillo and Simcoe. For a 5 gallon batch dry hop with about 3 oz of each. Bear Republic Racer 5 - Chinook, Cascade, Columbus, and Centennial Bell's Hopslam - (2007) Hersbrucker, Centennial, Glacier, Vanguard, and Crystal in the kettle, and then dry hopped with Simcoe. In 2009 there is a mention of Amarillo in addition to Simcoe in the dry hop. Bell's Two Hearted - Centennial Boulevard Double Wide - Zeus, Bravo, Chinook, Centennial, Cascade Brew Kettle White Rajah - Citra, Centennial, and Summit Captain Lawrence Captain's Reserve - Columbus, Chinook, and Cascade (a commenter below suggest that Simcoe is added as well) Cigar City Jai Alai - Kettle hops: Ahtanum, Columbus, Cascade, Amarillo, and Centennial. Dry hopped with Simcoe. Coast The Boy King - Citra, Chinook, Nugget, Cascade, Centennial and Columbus. DC Brau On the Wings of Armageddon - Falconer's Flight (blend) Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA - Warrior, Amarillo, Simcoe (Bittering and Dry hop) Fat Head's Head Hunter - Simcoe, Columbus, and Cascade Firestone Walker Double Jack - Bittering: Warrior, Columbus; Late Kettle: Cascade, and Centennial; Dry Hops: Amarillo, Cascade, and Centennial Firestone Walker Union Jack - Bittering: Magnum; Late Kettle: Cascade, Centennial; Dry Hops: Amarillo, Cascade, Centennial, Citra, Chinook, and Simcoe
Flying Fish Exit 16 - First wort: Citra, Boil: Columbus, 5 min: Centennial: 3 min: Simcoe. Whirlpool: Citra. First Dry Hop: 50% Chinook, 50% Citra, Second Dry Hop: 75% Citra, 25% Columbus Great Lakes Commodore Perry - Simcoe, Willamette, and Cascade Green Flash Le Freak - Kettle: Summit and Nugget. Amarillo dry hop during fermentation Green Flash West Coast IPA - Simcoe, Columbus, Centennial, and Cascade Hill Farmstead Abner - Centennial, Chinook, Columbus, Simcoe, and Warrior (prev. Chinook, Citra, Columbus, Simcoe, and Warrior) Hill Farmstead Ephraim - Centennial, Chinook, Columbus, Simcoe, and Warrior Hill Farmstead Double Galaxy - Galaxy Hill Farmstead Susan - Citra, Simcoe, and Riwaka Ithaca Flower Power - Kettle: Simcoe, Cascade, Ahtanum, and Centennial. Dry-Hop: Simcoe, Amarillo, and Chinook Kern River Citra Double IPA - Nugget to bitter, Citra in the kettle, and Citra and Amarillo dry hop Lagunitas Sucks - Chinook, Simcoe, Apollo, Summit, Nugget, and HBC342 Port Hop 15 - Kettle: Challenger, Golding, Chinook, Tettnang, Magnum, Phoenix, Sterling, Cascade, Centennial, Simcoe, Columbus, Galena, Amarillo, Saaz, and Aurora. Dry hop: Simcoe and Centennial. Russian River Pliny the Elder - Kettle hop extract, Simcoe, Columbus, Centennial, and Amarillo. Dry Hop Simcoe, Columbus, Centennial, and Amarillo. Russian River Pliny the Younger - Bittered with extract, Amarillo extract mid-boil, Amarillo and Simcoe (plus others?) in the boil. Dry Hop Schedule DH 1 Simcoe, Amarillo, Centennial for one week and remove DH 2 Amarillo, Centennial for one week and remove DH 3 Simcoe for one week and remove DH 4 Simcoe, Amarillo Dry Hop in Keg Smuttynose Big A IPA - 2008: Nugget, Cascade, Centennial, Crystal, Chinook, Sterling. Smuttynose "Finestkind" - Bittering: Magnum; Flavoring: Simcoe, Centennial, Santiam; Dry hops: Amarillo Societe The Pupil - Nelson Sauvin and Citra Southern Tier Unearthly IPA - Kettle Hops: Chinook and Cascade, Hop Back: Styrian Golding, Dry Hopped: Cascade, Centennial, and Chinook
Stone 10th Anniversary - Bittering: Summit. Whirlpool: Chinook and Crystal. Dry hop: Simcoe and Crystal. Stone IPA - Chinook, Columbus, and Centennial Stone Ruination - Bittering: Columbus. Whirlpool: Centennial. Dry hop: Centennial Surly 16 Grit/Abrasive - Warrior, Citra (Previously CTZ bittering extract, Amarillo, and Columbus. Before that, kettle hopped with CTZ extract, Amarillo and Glacier hops. Twice dry-hopped with Glacier and Amarillo). Surly Furious - Warrior, Ahtanum, Simcoe, and Amarillo Tröegs Nugget Nectar - Nugget, Warrior, Tomahawk, Simcoe, Palisade. Hop back: Nugget Three Floyds Dreadnaught - Warrior, Simcoe, Centennial, and Cascade Three Floyds Zombie Dust - Citra Town Hall Masala Mama - Amarillo, Cascade, Centennial, and Mt. Hood Lifted from: http://www.themadfermentationist.com/2013/02/american-ipa-hop-bills-and-analysis.html Hop Ratio's Another area of experimentation is the ratio of hop pairings (Ratio of total hops used, not accounting for time of boil addition): Some Examples: Simcoe/Amarillo (1:1) Citra/Amarillo/Simcoe (1:5:5) Pallisade/Sorachi (2:1) EKG/Centennial (2:1) CTZ/Centennial (1:2) Chinook/CTZ/Centennial (1:1:1) Galaxy/Anything Citrus (1:3)
What are Hops Made of? (Bittering) and Essential Oils () Compounds that produce Bitterness - Cohumulone o imparts a harsh or unpleasant bitterness o More soluble = Higher Utilization rates - Humulone o Softer bittering o Less efficient utilization oils - - o Boiling hops with high levels of produces citrusy-piney flavor o With late additions or dry hopping high % hops an intense pungent aroma is produced. (Piney or Catty) - Caryophyllene - Farnesene o Effects of Caryophyllene and Farnesene are not yet well known
Mosaic (HBC 369 cv) Daughter of Simcoe A complex array of tropical fruit, citrus, berry, herbal, earthy and pine characteristics IPA Released in 2012 by the Hop Breeding Company LLC New Zealand Nelson Sauvin Cross between New Zealand "Smoothcone" and a selected New Zealand male Dual Purpose Distinct cool climate and white wine "fruitiness" with fresh crushed gooseberry and grape infused flavors American-style Pale Ale Citra (Brand YCR 394 cv.) Comprised of Hallertau Mittelfrüh, US Tettnang, Brewer's Gold and East Kent Golding Strong citrus and tropical tones of grapefruit, melon, lime, gooseberry, passion fruit and lychee IPA Developed by the Hop Breeding Company and released in 2007 11.5-13.5% 24-26% 47-53% of total oil 3.2-3.9% 1.0-1.5 ml / 100g 13-16% of total oil 5.2-7.8% of total oil 0% of total oil An excellent aroma variety 12.0-13.0% ~24% ~22.2% of total oil 6.0-8.0% ~1.1 ml / 100g ~36.4% of total oil ~10.7% of total oil < 1% of total oil An excellent dual purpose hop that can be used to produce a punch or subtle bittering qualities 11.0-13.0% 22-24% 60-65% of total oil 3.5-4.5% 2.2-2.8 ml / 100g 11-13% of total oil 6-8% of total oil < 1% of total oil One of the most popular new varieties, known for its intense flavor and aroma characteristics
Sorachi Ace Cross between Brewer's Gold, Saazer - OP and Beikei No. 2 male Dual Purpose Unique lemon and dill characteristics Pale Ale Developed in 1984 for Supporo Brewers Ltd. EL DORADO Developed by CLS Farms and formally released in the fall of 2010 Dual Purpose Consistently elicits responses of fruity notes, specifically tropical fruit flavors. Other fruit notes offered have been pear, watermelon and stone fruit. American-style Pale Ale Developed by CLS Farms, LLC in 2008 and released in 2010 Australian Galaxy Australian high-alpha female and Perle male Distinct citrus, peach and passion fruit flavors IPA Developed and grown exclusively in Australia 10.0-16.0% 6.0-7.0% ~23% 2.0-2.8 ml / 100g 54-61% of total oil 19-23% of total oil 6-7 % of total oil 0-2 % of total oil An extremely unique high alpha aroma variety with great bittering characteristics 14.0-16.0% 28-33% 55-60% of total oil 7.0-8.0% 2.5-2.8 ml / 100g 10-15% of total oil 6.0-8.0% of total oil < 1% of total oil An excellent dual purpose hop that can be used to produce a punch or subtle bittering qualities 11.0-16.0% 5.0-6.9% 32-42% 3.0-5.0 ml / 100g 33-69% of total oil 1-2% of total oil 7-9% of total oil 2-4% of total oil Typically used as a late addition - the aroma and flavor characteristics become more pronounced the later the addition