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+1 to Jim and hopfenundmalz. Chinook or SImcoe for pine plus Willamette or Fuggles for earthiness will get you there. But Chinook and Simcoe are much stronger than the latter two, so you'd want to use less Chinook or Simcoe than Willamette or Fuggles.
Quote from: HoosierBrew on May 17, 2015, 07:33:53 am+1 to Jim and hopfenundmalz. Chinook or SImcoe for pine plus Willamette or Fuggles for earthiness will get you there. But Chinook and Simcoe are much stronger than the latter two, so you'd want to use less Chinook or Simcoe than Willamette or Fuggles.Agree with this. I'd say replace the EKG's with UK Fuggle in the original recipe with the understanding that you're shooting for pine with an undertone of earth. Earthy hops just aren't as "earthy" to the extent that piny hops are "piny".
As an old guy, sounds like you should brew Sister Star of the Sun IPA. A great old recipe that I have made several times over the years. It will get you all the earthiness and piney that you want.http://www.realbeer.com/hops/sister.html
Man I must be conservative. 3 oz of chinook for bittering 5 gallons seems crazy to me.