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I've got 100g of Challenger I need to get started. Any suggestions please?
Thanks
Clint
I've got 100g of Challenger I need to get started. Any suggestions please?
Thanks
Clint
Challenger hops.
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Are you trying to get them used up or what?
You could make a trad bitter or a pale ale. Good all-rounders are challenger. Late and dry hop lightly, though. What malt have you got?
You could make a trad bitter or a pale ale. Good all-rounders are challenger. Late and dry hop lightly, though. What malt have you got?
Probably don't need to use all of them. As for malt..maris otter,pilsner,Munich,Vienna,cara,Amber, special B,Black,brown,lots of different crystals.
You could make a all challenger Bitter/ale or use 1/3rdof Ale malt, Vienna and Munich with challenger as the single hop again a little like a German style with Hell lager yeast if you have it.
Gives a malty ale style not to BJPC but what the hell.
A lot of these so called bittering hops are pleasant on their own I have done it with Admiral and the Ale turned out quite nice
Gives a malty ale style not to BJPC but what the hell.
A lot of these so called bittering hops are pleasant on their own I have done it with Admiral and the Ale turned out quite nice
Challenger is a great all round hop and I've used it on single hop brews for everything from super pale summer ales to Yorkshire bitters to stouts. Even used it as the bittering hop in punchy American IPA as well.
Don't bother using it as a dry hop though, works best in the kettle.
Very versatile and tasty hop.
Don't bother using it as a dry hop though, works best in the kettle.
Very versatile and tasty hop.
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Erik The Anglophile
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I use Challenger as my Bittering hop, gives a smooth rounded bitterness suitable for UK ales.
Works as a late boil and dry hop aswell though, have an all Challenger red ale conditioning atm that got a bit of Challenger late boil and a modest dry hop.
Imo it is slightly fruity with the classic English floral/herby character and a subtle sort of arome/taste of how a summer pine forest smells, if that makes any sense...
Works as a late boil and dry hop aswell though, have an all Challenger red ale conditioning atm that got a bit of Challenger late boil and a modest dry hop.
Imo it is slightly fruity with the classic English floral/herby character and a subtle sort of arome/taste of how a summer pine forest smells, if that makes any sense...
Exmoor gold, Maris otter, EKG and Styrian my I've always got some in stock.
Challenger is my new favourite hop since I started growing them.
Use them in lots of brews: pale ales, brown ales, stouts. A real simple one is 92% pale malt and 8% crystal, OG 1042-45, bitter to 27 IBU with a 40g 0min addition as it cools: lovely!
Use them in lots of brews: pale ales, brown ales, stouts. A real simple one is 92% pale malt and 8% crystal, OG 1042-45, bitter to 27 IBU with a 40g 0min addition as it cools: lovely!
Some great ideas! I think I may do a session/ordinary bitter and use at the start and hop stand. At the moment for this I think I may only have Lallemand London yeast.
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I use challenger in my Saison. It complements the spicyness from the yeast nicely. Very versatile hop
Funnily enough I was looking at a 100g packet of Challenger this morning and thinking much the same thing.
Did you go ahead and brew with yours, and if so how did it work out?
Cheers!
