PaulCa
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The commercial lager I like presently is Stella 4%. Note that for some reason I don't like the normal Stella premium.
I have been trying to get that crisp hop taste that Stella 4 has (and Stella premium doesn't).
I was led to believe this was Saaz hops.
Now I'm not trying to make a lager, but an ale with the same hop flavour and aroma.
I tried making a golden ale and added 25 grams of Saaz at 30min to go and another 25 grams at flameout which I left in as the beer cooled to about 40C.
It's still very young, only when in the keg on Tuesday, but the hops don't taste anything like what I expected/wanted.
Does anyone know the actual hops used in Stella 4 and if it's achievable to get that same strong hop taste while leaving the beer still slightly sweet and malty as Stella 4 is. Is it achievable in an ale for a start or would I need to lager it?
I have been trying to get that crisp hop taste that Stella 4 has (and Stella premium doesn't).
I was led to believe this was Saaz hops.
Now I'm not trying to make a lager, but an ale with the same hop flavour and aroma.
I tried making a golden ale and added 25 grams of Saaz at 30min to go and another 25 grams at flameout which I left in as the beer cooled to about 40C.
It's still very young, only when in the keg on Tuesday, but the hops don't taste anything like what I expected/wanted.
Does anyone know the actual hops used in Stella 4 and if it's achievable to get that same strong hop taste while leaving the beer still slightly sweet and malty as Stella 4 is. Is it achievable in an ale for a start or would I need to lager it?