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Chumley
Senior Member
Username: Chumley
Post Number: 5773
Registered: 02-2003
Posted From: 63.118.227.254
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 05:53 pm: | 
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I was inventorying supplies and noted that I have all the ingredients to brew 5 gallons of the Sister Star of the Sun IPA recipe with one major exception: No Chinooks.
What I do have, are at least three oz. of the following varieties of big C-hops: Centennials, Summit, Simcoe and Warrior.
Looking for recommendations on which one to use. Or should I just suck it up, and order some Chinooks? |
Jim DeShields
Member
Username: Niquejim
Post Number: 153
Registered: 07-2006
Posted From: 76.5.198.132
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 06:36 pm: |
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I'd use any of those. The EKG's and Fuggles give so much flavor that the bittering hop just needs to be assertive, and everything you listed will do that
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I recently did that grain bill as an AIPA with Galena, Horison and Cascade and it is one of my favorite beers ever
(Message edited by niquejim on March 10, 2009) |
Bill Pierce
Moderator
Username: Billpierce
Post Number: 10076
Registered: 01-2002
Posted From: 24.150.192.193
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 06:46 pm: |
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Chinooks have a bit of an attitude. Of the varieties you mention, I'd go with Warrior. |
Robert
Member
Username: Okierat
Post Number: 224
Registered: 05-2003
Posted From: 138.32.32.166
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 06:54 pm: |
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Bill,
Bit of an attitude? Thats like saying Dan and Bob just bicker a little on the off topic board. |
David Lewinnek
Intermediate Member
Username: Davelew
Post Number: 476
Registered: 02-2005
Posted From: 198.51.251.205
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 08:51 pm: |
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I always thought SSoS benefitted from the high cohumulone levels of Chinook.
I don't have a reference in front of me, but I think of summit, simcoe and warrior as examples of the new, wussy, low-cohumulone varieties. I think Centennial is more of middle of the road with average cohumulone levels.
Given those choices, I'd go with Centennial, but I'd pick through to try to find the meanest and most ornery hop pellets in the bag. |
Jeff Preston
Intermediate Member
Username: Jeffpreston
Post Number: 378
Registered: 02-2004
Posted From: 142.161.154.41
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 10:20 pm: |
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I've brewed several versions of SSOS with whatever I had on hand and always enjoyed the results. |
Jim DeShields
Member
Username: Niquejim
Post Number: 155
Registered: 07-2006
Posted From: 76.5.198.132
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - 12:57 am: |
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Quote Jeff
"I've brewed several versions of SSOS with whatever I had on hand and always enjoyed the results"
Amen to that |
Chumley
Senior Member
Username: Chumley
Post Number: 5774
Registered: 02-2003
Posted From: 63.118.227.254
| | Posted on Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 03:35 pm: |
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Thanks for the replies, everyone. You all confirmed what I was thinking....its kind of hard to go wrong with the basic SSoS recipe, tweaks and all.
However, I decided to suck it up, and order some Chinooks. Just placed an order with Freshops. I have been brewing IPAs with all those other C-hops and have been liking them...but the more I thought about it, the more I've been craving the piney bite of the Chinooks. |
Tim White
New Member
Username: Awholebrewer
Post Number: 1
Registered: 03-2009
Posted From: 70.140.207.22
| | Posted on Friday, March 20, 2009 - 02:56 am: |
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I would finish with the simcoe, maybe some chinooks mid way. I brewed a barley wine with nothing but chinooks and well it was a bit much. Either way just send some my way when you are done. |
Paul Erbe
Senior Member
Username: Perbe
Post Number: 1281
Registered: 05-2001
Posted From: 64.233.251.195
| | Posted on Friday, March 20, 2009 - 06:46 pm: |
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Tim - I think you will find in a year or two that barleywine will have made a nice home for those chinooks. |
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