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Hallertau

[clibit]

Crystal is a pretty solid American noble-type hop in my experience. But it's still an American hop so is going to be more assertive and probably fresher than something imported. The hop flavor will mellow with time. Give it a 3-6 weeks of cold conditioning and see how it tastes.

Thanks. I'm in England so Crystal hops are more imported for me than German hops, sort of, but good advice about the cold conditioning. I'll see how it goes. I actually like the beer, it's just not what I targeted! So far at least. Cheers

[clibit]

@clibit - what was the timing of the Crystal addition(s) in your beer?

I have gotten citrus out of a lot of noble and "noblish" hops when used late in larger amounts. Sterling gets that way, and I take advantage of that when I choose to, but I have also picked up citrus from Crystal and German Tettnang from late additions.

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Thanks. They were added at flameout. I've not had this kind of flavour from German noble hops, added late.

[brutusbird]

sadly I discovered wyeast 2035 pc no longer available so I went with wyeast 2112 a california yeast. recommended for steam beers which mine is not. Hoping for the best.