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Why1504
Intermediate Member
Username: Why1504
Post Number: 378
Registered: 10-2004
Posted From: 216.107.66.146
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 06:33 pm: | 
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Well trying to do the right thing I went to my LHBS to pick up my hops for my BVIP I plan to brew this weekend. Well, no Magnum in fact according to the LHBS it has been discontinued. Any suggestions for a replacement hop for my BVIP??? |
Denny Conn
Senior Member
Username: Denny
Post Number: 5543
Registered: 01-2001
Posted From: 140.211.82.4
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 06:36 pm: |
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I've been going through this on another forum with some people..there really isn't a close sub for Magnum. Northern Brewer is about as close as the recommendations get and that's not all that close. I think maybe Horizon would be OK, though. Is your LHBS saying that Magnums aren't being grown, or that they're not going to be carrying them?
LIfe begins at 60...1.060, that is.
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Why1504
Intermediate Member
Username: Why1504
Post Number: 379
Registered: 10-2004
Posted From: 216.107.66.146
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 07:02 pm: |
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Well all she said was that they were discontinued, I sensed the distributor (Crosby out of Atlanta) has quit carrying them but who knows. I really want to support the local store.
The last time I went in for liquid yeast they no longer had any yeast either. Unfortunately, it looks like it will be mail order from now on.
Denny, using the Northern Brewer, or the Horizon should I increase the amount? |
JimTanguay
Advanced Member
Username: Pizzaman
Post Number: 555
Registered: 02-2003
Posted From: 24.18.213.14
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 07:06 pm: |
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http://www.hopsdirect.com/detail.src?SKU=HMAG&Category=Leaf%20Hops |
Why1504
Intermediate Member
Username: Why1504
Post Number: 380
Registered: 10-2004
Posted From: 216.107.66.146
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 07:15 pm: |
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Thanks Jim. Unfortunately that won't help tonight or tomorrow. |
Denny Conn
Senior Member
Username: Denny
Post Number: 5545
Registered: 01-2001
Posted From: 140.211.82.4
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 07:21 pm: |
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Why1054, just match the IBUs from each contribution.
LIfe begins at 60...1.060, that is.
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Why1504
Intermediate Member
Username: Why1504
Post Number: 381
Registered: 10-2004
Posted From: 216.107.66.146
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 07:29 pm: |
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Thanks Denny.
(Message edited by why1504 on March 31, 2006) |
Chumley
Senior Member
Username: Chumley
Post Number: 4074
Registered: 02-2003
Posted From: 63.118.227.254
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 07:31 pm: |
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I would go for Horizons...they are an excellent hop. |
Animal House
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Username: Beerboy
Post Number: 111
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 66.92.32.205
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 07:46 pm: |
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You might also try Galena or Nugget. Both are high alpha hops, although I don't know how they differ in flavor/aroma from Magnum. |
Denny Conn
Senior Member
Username: Denny
Post Number: 5547
Registered: 01-2001
Posted From: 140.211.82.4
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 07:50 pm: |
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I'm with ya, Chumley...I love Horizons...
Animal House, while those are both high alpha, they're both also high cohumulone. The idea is to use a low cohumulone hop so the bittering will blend smoothly into the taste of the beer.
LIfe begins at 60...1.060, that is.
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Animal House
Member
Username: Beerboy
Post Number: 112
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 66.92.32.205
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 07:58 pm: |
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Thanks for the info, Denny. I've never used any of the 4 hops we've discussed (Magnum, Horizon, Galena, or Nugget), so I'm not very familiar with them. Sounds like Horizon and Magnum may be worth trying. |
Geoff Buschur
Senior Member
Username: Avmech
Post Number: 1116
Registered: 06-2004
Posted From: 70.249.18.65
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 07:58 pm: |
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Simcoe is high alpha and low co-hu. The pine Aroma might fit nicely in the porter.
"I've been drunk for 14 years...my judgment isn't what it used to be."
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Denny Conn
Senior Member
Username: Denny
Post Number: 5549
Registered: 01-2001
Posted From: 140.211.82.4
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 08:01 pm: |
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Well, there's really no aroma hop in the recipe anyway, so that may work, too....
LIfe begins at 60...1.060, that is.
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Greg Beron
Advanced Member
Username: Gberon
Post Number: 534
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 66.81.21.1
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 09:35 pm: |
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Magnum, (aka Halletauer Magnum) is a high-alpha hop from Germany, which has unfortunately become very hard to get. I like it a lot. Like the other German hops, it's low cohumulone. Warrior and/or Horizon are good subsitutions. Simcoe isn't bad. Nugget and Galena would be my 4th and 5th choices, respectively.
Greg Beron
Culver City Home Brewing Supply
www.brewsupply.com
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Bob Girolamo
Member
Username: Brewerbob
Post Number: 208
Registered: 06-2002
Posted From: 192.91.171.42
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 09:43 pm: |
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I thought Warrior was high cohumulone?
I'd go with Galena, Nugget or Horizon in that order but, for bittering only I wouldn't sweat it.
Ask not what your country can brew for you but, what you can brew for your country!
http://www.geocities.com/bob_girolamo
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Why1504
Intermediate Member
Username: Why1504
Post Number: 382
Registered: 10-2004
Posted From: 216.107.66.146
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 09:55 pm: |
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Thanks for everything, on the way to the store now to pick up one off the list. |
Why1504
Intermediate Member
Username: Why1504
Post Number: 383
Registered: 10-2004
Posted From: 216.107.66.146
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 10:03 pm: |
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Looks like Horizons is best high alfa, low cohumulone choice. |
Graham Cox
Intermediate Member
Username: T2driver
Post Number: 464
Registered: 11-2004
Posted From: 68.32.248.92
| | Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 12:13 am: |
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Why, I have a spreadsheet that I made that I use to compare hop varieties by the numbers. As in most things organic, the numbers do not convey all of the subtleties and nuances of the actual product, but they are a starting point. With that said:
Are we talking about U.S. Magnums or German Magnums? (Two related but different animals.)
U.S. Perle is quite similar to U.S. Magnum, except in alpha. Mt. Hood is, too. Millenium is almost a carbon copy. Columbus is not that far askew, nor is Tomahawk. Both U.S. and German Northern Brewer would be good choices.
Horizons are an outstanding bitter, but have exceptionally high myrcene levels, a compound to which some attribute much of the Pacific NW profile, i.e. citrusy, piney, etc. I personally have used Horizon extensively, and I have an amber right now that is exclusively Horizons. ("Weird" is my best description. Entirely drinkable, not the least bit objectionable, but just "different.")
I don't know what a "BVIP" is, but I hope this helps. |
Bob Girolamo
Member
Username: Brewerbob
Post Number: 209
Registered: 06-2002
Posted From: 192.91.171.42
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"I don't know what a "BVIP" is, but I hope this helps"
It's A Denny Conn creation that is wonderful...especially this years vintage:
Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter
Ask not what your country can brew for you but, what you can brew for your country!
http://www.geocities.com/bob_girolamo
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Geoff Buschur
Senior Member
Username: Avmech
Post Number: 1119
Registered: 06-2004
Posted From: 70.248.104.101
| | Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 04:07 pm: |
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I published these spreadsheets a while back, might be useful to share again:
http://hbd.org/discus/messages/26895/28727.html
"I've been drunk for 14 years...my judgment isn't what it used to be."
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Guy C
Intermediate Member
Username: Ipaguy
Post Number: 417
Registered: 09-2003
Posted From: 24.6.136.251
| | Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 05:05 pm: |
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Warrior seems like a good sub. for Magnum based on AA, Beta-A, and Cohumulone.
Bob, I'm not aware of a generally accepted cut-off point for what people consider a low-cohu. hop., but I've heard others refer to Warrior's 24%-???(upper end not listed) cohu. as low. I know Vinnie likes using it and has referred to it as having a smooth bitterness even when used in larger quantities. Galena in comparison is quite high at 38-42% cohu. |
Bob Girolamo
Member
Username: Brewerbob
Post Number: 212
Registered: 06-2002
Posted From: 71.131.95.99
| | Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 05:50 pm: |
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Yeah, you're right Guy, I wasn't looking at the numbers, I just remember the time I think I had Promash set on the Garetz factor without realizing it for some reason and used Warrior in an IPA, it hit me like a wall. For some reason I thought it may be the cohu's but, switching back to Tinseth after the fact, it was ~ 120+ IBU's in a normal IPA gravity of 1.070. I'll have to give it another go with Warrior being I have 1/2 lb sitting in my freezer.
Ask not what your country can brew for you but, what you can brew for your country!
http://www.geocities.com/bob_girolamo
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Denny Conn
Senior Member
Username: Denny
Post Number: 5550
Registered: 01-2001
Posted From: 63.114.138.2
| | Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 05:51 pm: |
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FWIW, I use American Magnum...
LIfe begins at 60...1.060, that is.
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Why1504
Intermediate Member
Username: Why1504
Post Number: 384
Registered: 10-2004
Posted From: 68.62.162.49
| | Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 09:38 pm: |
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Well last night turned into the brew session from hell. My efficiency had not been up to snuff so I cranked the mill up a notch. Big mistake, I had my first stuck sparge. Long story short, I lost a good bit of the wort attempting to capture it, and finished up @ 2am with a 1.065 porter. Also I was unable to get the Warrior and ended up with Galena. It really didn't taste quite right. Oh well at least I wasn't at the office. |
Scott Manning
Intermediate Member
Username: Liquidbreaddiet
Post Number: 252
Registered: 06-2005
Posted From: 64.148.18.57
| | Posted on Sunday, April 02, 2006 - 01:56 am: |
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geoff - cool spreadsheet - i tried to visit the yeast one but got an error - can you post that one too |
Miker
Intermediate Member
Username: Miker
Post Number: 453
Registered: 02-2003
Posted From: 69.15.183.207
| | Posted on Monday, April 03, 2006 - 06:49 pm: |
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I've never brewed with Magnum but I see that the Sierra Nevada IPA uses Magnum for bittering. I thought this beer had a very harsh bitterness that surprised me since I knew Magnum was supposed to be low cohumulone. Looking back at the thread about the SN IPA beer I see a lot of people really liked it. Neither my wife or I liked it much because of the bitterness. Does no one else consider this hop harsh? Oh, and by the way I love most IPA's and IIPA's. |
Geoff Buschur
Senior Member
Username: Avmech
Post Number: 1125
Registered: 06-2004
Posted From: 70.248.60.204
| | Posted on Monday, April 03, 2006 - 06:58 pm: |
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Scott - try this link http://hbd.org/discus/messages/26895/28704.html
"I've been drunk for 14 years...my judgment isn't what it used to be."
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