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In theory I know the answer to this but wanted some experienced advice.I usually use magnum for bittering addition for my IPAs. I wanted to try bittering with chinook this time and wondering what the difference will be everything else being equal. Specifically, will there be any taste difference (increased pine?) or just a different (less mellow) bitter.Thanks
Now you type this. Just back back from LHBS with some Magnum for the APA I'm brewing this coming week. LOL! Well, I'm still going to use it for this batch but what would you use Magnum for? 'Cuz I will have a bunch left over!
Quote from: trapae on May 14, 2016, 09:48:05 amIn theory I know the answer to this but wanted some experienced advice.I usually use magnum for bittering addition for my IPAs. I wanted to try bittering with chinook this time and wondering what the difference will be everything else being equal. Specifically, will there be any taste difference (increased pine?) or just a different (less mellow) bitter.Thanks+1. Magnum gives a smooth, pretty neutral bitterness where Chinook gives a more coarse IPA-like bitterness. I bitter IPAs with either Chinook or Columbus.
Quote from: case thrower on May 14, 2016, 11:17:26 amNow you type this. Just back back from LHBS with some Magnum for the APA I'm brewing this coming week. LOL! Well, I'm still going to use it for this batch but what would you use Magnum for? 'Cuz I will have a bunch left over!Lagers, or any beer where you want a smooth, neutral, clean bitterness.
Quote from: HoosierBrew on May 14, 2016, 11:59:44 amQuote from: case thrower on May 14, 2016, 11:17:26 amNow you type this. Just back back from LHBS with some Magnum for the APA I'm brewing this coming week. LOL! Well, I'm still going to use it for this batch but what would you use Magnum for? 'Cuz I will have a bunch left over!Lagers, or any beer where you want a smooth, neutral, clean bitterness.+1. Magnum is my go-to bittering hop for higher-gravity lagers (i.e. Bock, Dopplebock, etc). You can use a half ounce or so and get most of the bittering you need. You'd need several ounces of a lower alpha hop to get the same.
I've settled on first wort hopping with Chinook for roughly 50% of my IPA IBUs and also use a 60 minute addition of another more neutral bittering hop for the other 50%. Works well in my IPA.
Quote from: chinaski on May 15, 2016, 11:44:55 amI've settled on first wort hopping with Chinook for roughly 50% of my IPA IBUs and also use a 60 minute addition of another more neutral bittering hop for the other 50%. Works well in my IPA.By this, is it safe to assume you mean that this applies to the BITTERING additions, and the flavor/aroma additions are counted separately?