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Offline fmader

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All Zythos
« on: August 17, 2013, 08:45:57 am »
I know Zythos has been touch on a bit here but not for awhile. I have had a pound in the freezer for some time now, and I can't ever fit it into a recipe. I know it's a hop blend. Has anybody ever brewed an all Zythos IPA? I was thinking maybe going crazy and using the whole pound in an IPA.
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Re: All Zythos
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2013, 08:50:10 am »
I'm about to brew an all zythos IIPA on Monday. I can let you know in about 3 weeks. ;)

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Re: All Zythos
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2013, 08:54:26 am »
That would be dandy... Mine would be  a handful of brews out.
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Re: All Zythos
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2013, 09:42:07 am »
I love Zythos - I bet it's killer. Never done it but I would.
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Re: All Zythos
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2013, 07:35:27 pm »
Did a zythos pale several months ago. Single gallon. I wish I made a 5 gallon
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Re: All Zythos
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2013, 09:05:12 am »
I'm about to brew an all zythos IIPA on Monday. I can let you know in about 3 weeks. ;)

How'd the brew go?
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Re: All Zythos
« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2013, 09:16:17 am »
While not an all Zythos IPA, I did do a Zythos/Mosaic IPA a few months ago (with Magnum for bittering). Hands down the best IPA I have ever made.

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Re: All Zythos
« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2013, 09:30:15 am »

I know Zythos has been touch on a bit here but not for awhile. I have had a pound in the freezer for some time now, and I can't ever fit it into a recipe. I know it's a hop blend. Has anybody ever brewed an all Zythos IPA? I was thinking maybe going crazy and using the whole pound in an IPA.

A buddy did an all Zythos all Munich IPA that turned out awesome.
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Re: All Zythos
« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2013, 10:20:20 am »
I've recently had a few beers that were heavy on the Zythos.  It plays nice with C hops, if you wanna do a blend, but would probably stand up nicely on it's own.
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Re: All Zythos
« Reply #9 on: August 20, 2013, 11:39:06 am »
I've recently had a few beers that were heavy on the Zythos.  It plays nice with C hops, if you wanna do a blend, but would probably stand up nicely on it's own.

it's already a blend no need to blend your own unless you want to.
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Re: All Zythos
« Reply #10 on: August 20, 2013, 11:53:44 am »
I've recently had a few beers that were heavy on the Zythos.  It plays nice with C hops, if you wanna do a blend, but would probably stand up nicely on it's own.

it's already a blend no need to blend your own unless you want to.

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Re: All Zythos
« Reply #11 on: August 20, 2013, 12:18:17 pm »
I'm about to brew an all zythos IIPA on Monday. I can let you know in about 3 weeks. ;)

How'd the brew go?

Went well. Smelled awesome!

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Re: All Zythos
« Reply #12 on: August 20, 2013, 12:21:47 pm »
I did what was supposed to be an all Munich/Zythos APA. Overshot my gravity and didn't account for the maltiness of an all Munich beer so the hop character was lacking. The few impressions that I took away is that this is hop blend I would like to use more in the future. I would like to attempt the same beer at some point and adjust the recipe accordingly.
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Re: All Zythos
« Reply #13 on: August 20, 2013, 02:59:54 pm »
I did what was supposed to be an all Munich/Zythos APA. Overshot my gravity and didn't account for the maltiness of an all Munich beer so the hop character was lacking. The few impressions that I took away is that this is hop blend I would like to use more in the future. I would like to attempt the same beer at some point and adjust the recipe accordingly.

Yeah... I'm probably not going to go with an all Munich IPA. There's not much that I dislike more is when I purchase a new IPA and the malt outweighs the hops
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Re: All Zythos
« Reply #14 on: August 20, 2013, 03:10:00 pm »
I did what was supposed to be an all Munich/Zythos APA. Overshot my gravity and didn't account for the maltiness of an all Munich beer so the hop character was lacking. The few impressions that I took away is that this is hop blend I would like to use more in the future. I would like to attempt the same beer at some point and adjust the recipe accordingly.

Yeah... I'm probably not going to go with an all Munich IPA. There's not much that I dislike more is when I purchase a new IPA and the malt outweighs the hops

Yep that was a good lesson for me. It was my first time doing an all-munich beer and I learned quite a lot. I probably needed a couple more ounces in there to get was I was going for. The resulting beer was actually very good and kind of like an American Amber.
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