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Offline sparkleberry

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ahtanum hops
« on: April 25, 2012, 04:27:49 pm »
who has used them?  how/style?  thoughts?

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Re: ahtanum hops
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2012, 06:03:33 pm »
I tried them last year as a potential sub for amarillo - they did not have enough citrus character for what I was trying to do with them. Not sure what I would recommend them for, if anything.

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Re: ahtanum hops
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2012, 06:38:36 pm »
Stone uses them... possible subs? maybe chinook and simcoe?
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Re: ahtanum hops
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2012, 07:05:45 pm »
definitely nothing at all like simcoe. Not like chinook either.

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Re: ahtanum hops
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2012, 07:48:40 pm »
Sub for Cascade and Amarillo

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Re: ahtanum hops
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2012, 08:06:09 pm »
Yep, that's what I was hoping for. They made a poor substitute though. I tried a single hop beer with them as well and just didn't have the "punch" that cascade and especially amarillo have. Quite frankly I didn't care much for them. I think I still have half of an 11 pound bag.

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Re: ahtanum hops
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2012, 08:14:11 pm »
didn't have the "punch" that cascade and especially amarillo have
Are you talking aroma and flavor? Possibly from low beta acid content?
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Re: ahtanum hops
« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2012, 03:54:36 am »
I would describe them as somewhere between a "C" hop and a "Goldings-type" hop. I think a fair sub would be 3 parts cascade and one part Styrian Goldings. They are pleasant in pale ales (where Stone uses them) and I imagine they would be nice in an Amber or Brown ale.

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Re: ahtanum hops
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2012, 03:30:28 pm »
I used a bunch in an IPA and enjoyed them very much. I see them as a mix of cascade & williamette, leaning more on the williamette side. I'm a big fan of williamette, so I dig these hops

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