Hop Combo's

[mancer62]

Hi there going ahead with a Wilko IPA (making it tonight). I only have 300g enhancer but have been advised that using 580g brewing sugar and reducing to 20l should give me what I am looking for a brew between 4% - - - 5%.
I am ordering hops and yeast from the excellent Crossmyloof Brewery (fantastic range and prices of hops) in nearby Glasgow.
I just plucked 2 varieties from their extensive list and was wondering will they work? Feel free to comment or advise My last Wilko IPA was dry hopped with Citra & Cascade and is great.
The two I have choosen are Orion & Columbus.
I am also purchasing a 'US Pale Ale Yeast' sold in a 10g satchet. I have been assured by them this works well...Should I throw in my 6 g Wilko yeast too or not?

 

[Drunkula]

I don't know about Orion but I've used Columbus to dry hop lots and I really like it. It's got an almost sherberty edge to it, and if you carb slightly high - 2.3 vols+ then I think it's almost like space-dust/pop-rocks.

I wouldn't throw the wilko yeast in as it's probably s-33. It's best to rehydrate the dry yeast and temperature makes much more of a difference than I thought (33 to 38c) but you'll get away with it if you sprinkle.

It says Orion hops are a Northern Brewer derivative with cedar and pine notes. I'm trying to taste that in my mind with the columbus and I'm not sure pine + citrus work, but it well might. I'm only guessing like you'd try and taste food combinations in your mind.

Columbus definitely good for an IPA, though.

 

[Oneflewover]

I've never heard of orion, but I really like Columbus. Piney, herbal, bit of citrus is how I would describe it. Some people have described it as 'dank' (in a good way).

I'd just the CML yeast. That one is very reliable in my experience

 

[Thumper]

and I'm not sure pine + citrus work

Interesting; I can totally see that working.

 

[mancer62]

i'll order my hops in next few days as i dont need until i dry hop....just made mistake then my mind wasn't on job lol...after i sprinkled the yeast on top of the beer i then stirred vigorously i forgot ....is this disaster? will it still ferment or not as good?
also after few comments i will order Columbus can u suggest another which u feel would go with it ty

 

[ACBEV]

Don't worry about stirring yeast in. It'll be fine. Better in than out...

 

[treebeard]

Columbus can u suggest another which u feel would go with it ty

I have used Cascade with Columbus in the past, it worked well. However as Drunkula suggests it may not with pine notes.