Styrian Bobek Hops

[MyQul]

My new favourite hops!

I won these in the Geterbrewed hop giveaway on Jims (similar to our one) and used them to make an English Best Bitter. I bottled and Mini kegged it earlier and it's absolutely georgeous. I couldn't stop drinking it straight from the FV. It tastes just like a great example of a bitter you get down the pub (which I was hoping to aim for), very English. Think I might put the recipe in the recipe section

 

[Covrich]

I used them on my pseudo pilsner.. lovely pleasant and a bit delicate

 

[dad_of_jon]

My new favourite hops!

I won these in the Geterbrewed hop giveaway on Jims (similar to our one) and used them to make an English Best Bitter. I bottled and Mini kegged it earlier and it's absolutely georgeous. I couldn't stop drinking it straight from the FV. It tastes just like a great example of a bitter you get down the pub (which I was hoping to aim for), very English. Think I might put the recipe in the recipe section

life always seems that bit better when you discover a new favourite brewing ingredient! :grin:

 

[chub1]

I like Styrian Goldings so will have to give those a try:thumb:

 

[geetee]

I like Styrian Goldings so will have to give those a try:thumb:

I used to use Styrian in all of my bitters and for TTL and when I investigated it appears that a few years ago all Styrian Goldings were a mixture of Bobek and Celeia hops and sometimes even Savjinski and varied according to the exact proportions. I started buying Celeia and bobek separately and mixing myself for consistency.

Since Slovenia joined the EU you can get them separate and still get Styrian Goldings so not sure if this is still a mix or a completely separate hop that is supplied now or teh individual hop itself.
They are all related to the Fuggles hop family and can be used together. I like them all, especially the spiciness of Goldings

 

[MyQul]

I used to use Styrian in all of my bitters and for TTL and when I investigated it appears that a few years ago all Styrian Goldings were a mixture of Bobek and Celeia hops and sometimes even Savjinski and varied according to the exact proportions. I started buying Celeia and bobek separately and mixing myself for consistency.

Since Slovenia joined the EU you can get them separate and still get Styrian Goldings so not sure if this is still a mix or a completely separate hop that is supplied now or teh individual hop itself.
They are all related to the Fuggles hop family and can be used together. I like them all, especially the spiciness of Goldings

I won Styrian golding, bobek and Savjinski goldings as well as others. I've been slowly working my way through them. You can get them all on Geterbrewed. I understand they bought the whole harvest

 

[geetee]

I won Styrian golding, bobek and Savjinski goldings as well as others. I've been slowly working my way through them. You can get them all on Geterbrewed. I understand they bought the whole harvest

Wow that was brave of them however since I also won some I have used and reordered and will again. To me they fall into two categories:

Wolf, Dana, Cascade and Cardinal all some fruit even though a bit laid back, they make lovely easy drinking summer beers

Goldings,Savjinski, Celia and Bobek not so fruity and more for bitters, in my book that is!

Still got Eureka, Aurora, Wolf, Dana and cascade that I reordered and will use soon in a slightly acidic ale with lager malt. With different combinations I reckon I can make a few different pale ales and they all go great with a hint of lime or Kafir lime leaves added!

 

[MyQul]

I haven't used the Cardinal or Eureka yet. I have the Savinjski Goldings in a Vienna Pseudo lager in a FV at the mo. Wolf were really nice, soft fruityness. The Aurora were ok but too tropical fruity for my tastes. I used the cascade and dana for bittering addtions so dont know what they taste like

 

[Covrich]

Eureka was the only one I felt a bit disappointed by,nothing wrong with it .. its pretty low on hop flavour so in a smash I found it a little mellow, it gives a creamy flavour and mouth finish.. Its nice just not as nice as the others.

 

[Leon103]

Stick the recipe up @MyQul looking for a good bitter recipe

 

[MyQul]

Stick the recipe up @MyQul looking for a good bitter recipe

Done http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?p=590153#post590153

 

[Simonh82]

I used 100g of Styrian Cardinal in an IPA recently. 40g at flame out and 60g dry hop. I used the same amount of Cascade too.

The Cardinal definitely added a strong tropical fruit aroma, which I was surprised by after smelling the raw hops but I didn't notice a lot of flavour from it.

The beer is only a few weeks in the bottle and the aroma has already faded. For this reason I don't think I will use them again.