which single hop to use?

[GotOneBrewin]

My go to hops are challenger and ekg, challenger is just so good

You need some Northdown in your life

 

[Rodcx500z]

You need some Northdown in your life

Northdown is challengers aunt, I will get some

 

[JerryP]

Have a look at Brülosophy's Hop Chronicles - they have done a fair few in their series: http://brulosophy.com/projects/hop-chronicles/

Or, if you want to try some British hops, there are a number listed here: https://www.britishhops.org.uk/varieties/

 

[The Baron]

Northdown is challengers aunt, I will get some

Yes Northdown is another under used british hop for british styles, as I have said if you are into british styles get the Graham Wheeler book on brewing british ales but do look at the recipes carefully as they are not always a close clone of the version it says but it will show you that these old/bittering hops can be used and where used in the older styles

 

[Slid]

An observation on SHA brews:

I have made four pale ales with a single hop this year - Boadicea, Cascade, Rakua and Motueka. All OK as a stand alone, but always, if I blended any two, it made for a better beer than either.

May just be my perceptions, of course, and they may deteriorate over the course of an evening, as they do, but I suspect there may be a reason that a lot of recipes include the addition of more than one hop variety.

Any thoughts?

 

[Ghillie]

Any of the C hops.

Mosaic, Simcoe, Chinook, Ahtanum, Amarillo, Galaxy. To name a few good ones.

 

[Slid]

Any of the C hops.

Mosaic, Simcoe, Chinook, Ahtanum, Amarillo, Galaxy. To name a few good ones.

Centennial, Cascade and Columbus also count as "C" hops, that is hops with very high flavouring or aroma and bittering qualities. Columbus is more often used just as bittering.

 

[samale]

Mosaic for me

 

[Hoddy]

You sound like a drug addict, 'Just scored me a bag of idaho,man!'

I am in on that. A 12g/l dry hop idaho7 is just amazing in a pale ale!!

 

[MyQul]

I am in on that. A 12g/l dry hop idaho7 is just amazing in a pale ale!!

My name's Hoddy, and I'm a hop addict

 

[Hoddy]

My name's Hoddy, and I'm a hop addict

If there was a hops anonymous I would be a founder member.

 

[Rodcx500z]

Must admit I like a good hoppy beer citra is one of my favourites

 

[Duxuk]

Nelson Sauvin. A unique, aromatic New Zealand hop which is said to be reminiscent of sauvingnon blanc. It's not always easy to get hold of but well worth a try. I never use just one hop, though. I bitter with something less aromatic and use the more complex hops for everything else.

 

[Ghillie]

Centennial, Cascade and Columbus also count as "C" hops

Yeah your right @Slid, I was aware they all begin with C mind

 

[An Ankoù]

Nelson Sauvin. A unique, aromatic New Zealand hop which is said to be reminiscent of sauvingnon blanc. It's not always easy to get hold of but well worth a try. I never use just one hop, though. I bitter with something less aromatic and use the more complex hops for everything else.

Tried it a while ago in a very light ale. Yes it is reminiscent of Sauvignon blanc. Ans yes it was an interesting beer. I can't make up my mind whether I liked it though!

 

[Llamaman]

My go to hops are challenger and ekg, challenger is just so good

You need some Northdown in your life

Lob in some Target as well and you’ve got the hop bill for Fullers ESB.

Mmmm, ESB...

 

[MrRook]

Is it now? I'd always thought of it as purely a bittering hop with EKG for late additions. Are you saying Challenger works well as a late hop, too?

It does. To my taste it's similar to EKG, which is why they work so well together, and I've used it late with good results.

 

[An Ankoù]

It does. To my taste it's similar to EKG, which is why they work so well together, and I've used it late with good results.

Time I knocked up a single hop Challenger then. Looking forward to that.