No worries. Thx. I am planning a Mandarina Bavaria Cream Ale for the upcoming dog daze and thought about Galena to bitter it with. It was (is?) a very popular hop in American beers. I have some Galaxy that I thought might be interesting to bitter with as well.
I grow galena and have always followed the advice to use them only in bettering. I find their aroma (the cones, not in beer) to be “generic hops”, maybe floral/herbal. They are very neutral and are good for bittering while allowing the late hops do their thing. I like making pale ales with them and the cascade I grow. I can’t speak to amounts as being homegrown I am pretty much guessing how much to use every year.
Thx.
The timing for ‘bittering’, ‘aroma’, ‘’flavor’ is a question in my mind. I know the classic is 60, 30, 15-0.
But what if a brewer does a 30 min boil? What about 20 min? What if a brewer boils for 30 min then adds the bitter hop at 20 min?
The lines seem blurry to me.
I may just avoid the issue and go all Mandarina Bavaria.
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