[AstroJim]

Via Blue Point Brewing attended virtual brew day yesterday. Got a goody bag from them with 4 types of hops: HBC 472, cascade, cashmere, and centennial. Two bags of specialty grains: Munich malt and honey malt. Any thoughts on recipes that maximize the goodies?

[ravenwater]

Sounds like a nice haul! If it was me I'd probably be looking at some kind of take on an American pale or IPA, where I wouldn't be afraid of using a goodly portion of Munich in the grist with a bit of honey malt for richness. I've found honey malt to be an "a little goes a long way" malt - I wouldn't use much of that but a small percentage could add a nice dimension to something with fruity hops. I had to look up the HBC-472 hops and am wondering if they'd be okay mixed with the other hops you list or would muddy things up a bit. Their description as coconut, vanilla, and woody sounds like something I might not risk throwing in with other more known flavors of fruits that the other hops will bring. The other 3 hops would for certain play well together so why not go for something big and fruity?

[AstroJim]

Sounds like a nice haul! If it was me I'd probably be looking at some kind of take on an American pale or IPA, where I wouldn't be afraid of using a goodly portion of Munich in the grist with a bit of honey malt for richness. I've found honey malt to be an "a little goes a long way" malt - I wouldn't use much of that but a small percentage could add a nice dimension to something with fruity hops. I had to look up the HBC-472 hops and am wondering if they'd be okay mixed with the other hops you list or would muddy things up a bit. Their description as coconut, vanilla, and woody sounds like something I might not risk throwing in with other more known flavors of fruits that the other hops will bring. The other 3 hops would for certain play well together so why not go for something big and fruity?

Thanks for the ideas!

I grow my own chinook hops, and at the end of last summer on harvest day I brewed an American IPA.

[ravenwater]

You're welcome AstroJim. You've got some good raw materials to work with - enjoy something delicious!