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Offline Cliffs

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German Pils hops besides Hallertau
« on: October 30, 2020, 09:35:39 am »
Title says it all...What other hops do y'all prefer in a german pils besides Hallertau?

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Re: German Pils hops besides Hallertau
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2020, 09:48:03 am »
Hallertau is the region.
I like:
Hallertau Mittelfrüh
Hallertau Tradition
Hallertau Perle for bittering
Hallertau Magnum for Bittering
Hallertau Saphir
Hallertau Mandarina Bavaria is not classic, I like it

This explains some of it.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/wiki/Category:Hallertau_and_Hallertauer_hop_varieties

I don't buy hops labeled as just "Hallertau"


Tettnang is another region. We know Tettnanger Tettnang. Recently I found there are Tettnanger Mittelfrüh Hops grow, but good luck finding those.


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Re: German Pils hops besides Hallertau
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2020, 09:58:28 am »
^^^ Those.
But personally, I've also been very happy with Liberty.
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Re: German Pils hops besides Hallertau
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2020, 10:14:32 am »
Hallertau is the region.
I like:
Hallertau Mittelfrüh
Hallertau Tradition
Hallertau Perle for bittering
Hallertau Magnum for Bittering
Hallertau Saphir
Hallertau Mandarina Bavaria is not classic, I like it

This explains some of it.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/wiki/Category:Hallertau_and_Hallertauer_hop_varieties

I don't buy hops labeled as just "Hallertau"


Tettnang is another region. We know Tettnanger Tettnang. Recently I found there are Tettnanger Mittelfrüh Hops grow, but good luck finding those.
sorry, should have been more clear, guess I was asking which non german hops folks like in a german pils. I am making a resolution to only brew with domestic hops in 2021 asnd I make quite a few german pils.

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Re: German Pils hops besides Hallertau
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2020, 11:02:50 am »
Mt. Hood is at the top of my list
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Re: German Pils hops besides Hallertau
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2020, 11:07:21 am »
Mt. Hood is at the top of my list

what differentiates Mt. Hood from the other domestic HMF replacements like libery and Ultra?

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Re: German Pils hops besides Hallertau
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2020, 11:15:58 am »
Hallertau is the region.
I like:
Hallertau Mittelfrüh
Hallertau Tradition
Hallertau Perle for bittering
Hallertau Magnum for Bittering
Hallertau Saphir
Hallertau Mandarina Bavaria is not classic, I like it

This explains some of it.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/wiki/Category:Hallertau_and_Hallertauer_hop_varieties

I don't buy hops labeled as just "Hallertau"


Tettnang is another region. We know Tettnanger Tettnang. Recently I found there are Tettnanger Mittelfrüh Hops grow, but good luck finding those.
sorry, should have been more clear, guess I was asking which non german hops folks like in a german pils. I am making a resolution to only brew with domestic hops in 2021 asnd I make quite a few german pils.

Mt. Hood and Liberty would be my starting point.

A pro brewer friend says 2:1 Liberty to Mt Hood works well.

Vanguard and Ultra are two more, but hard to find.

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Re: German Pils hops besides Hallertau
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2020, 11:41:30 am »
Mt. Hood is at the top of my list
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Re: German Pils hops besides Hallertau
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2020, 12:05:27 pm »
Mt. Hood is at the top of my list
Same here. Love Mt. Hood.

And you posted that twice, Denny :P
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Re: German Pils hops besides Hallertau
« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2020, 12:13:47 pm »
Mt. Hood is at the top of my list
Same here. Love Mt. Hood.

And you posted that twice, Denny :P

Doing too may things at once.....and I REALLY like Mt. Hood!   ;D
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Re: German Pils hops besides Hallertau
« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2020, 02:32:45 pm »
Mt. Hood is at the top of my list
Same here. Love Mt. Hood.

And you posted that twice, Denny :P

Once for the hop strain and the second time for the mountain, itself, perhaps?  It is quite a sight I hear tell.
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Re: German Pils hops besides Hallertau
« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2020, 02:57:08 pm »
I like Mandarina Bavaria. I use it in a few of my lagers! You will get nice tangerine notes from it. I have used it as a dry hop too with favorable results.

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Re: German Pils hops besides Hallertau
« Reply #12 on: October 30, 2020, 03:52:59 pm »
I like Mandarina Bavaria. I use it in a few of my lagers! You will get nice tangerine notes from it. I have used it as a dry hop too with favorable results.
I like mandarina Bavaria, to my palate it tastes incredibly similar to cascade, I think cascade is in its parentage.

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Re: German Pils hops besides Hallertau
« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2020, 04:37:08 pm »
While Saaz is a signature of another style, it’s still a possibility. I do like Tetnanger since it has a typical and traditional flavor for a GP.
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Re: German Pils hops besides Hallertau
« Reply #14 on: October 30, 2020, 05:41:36 pm »
I like Liberty and Mt.Hood also.