Hops for Tropical Fruit Flavor and Aroma

[LC123]

Charlie just twittered this about 4 hours ago:

CharliePapazian Citra hops in my newest homebrew late and dry hop: wonderful passion fruit and apricot aroma. Recipe zymurgy later this yr

sounds good, but where can you get any?

[Dirk McLargeHuge]

Charlie just twittered this about 4 hours ago:

CharliePapazian Citra hops in my newest homebrew late and dry hop: wonderful passion fruit and apricot aroma. Recipe zymurgy later this yr

sounds good, but where can you get any?

http://www.hopstoyou.com/allproducts.html#CitrT-901114

Pretty good selection too. Anyone used them?

[LC123]

Charlie just twittered this about 4 hours ago:

CharliePapazian Citra hops in my newest homebrew late and dry hop: wonderful passion fruit and apricot aroma. Recipe zymurgy later this yr

sounds good, but where can you get any?

http://www.hopstoyou.com/allproducts.html#CitrT-901114

Pretty good selection too. Anyone used them?

nice find. google didnt find anything for me. page is bookmarked and i may have to try those.

[Brandon]

bump because they are sold out. ANy other source for Citra?

[Mylo]

Whatever hop you choose - you might want to slightly underpitch and ferment at 70-72 (vs. 68) to encourage some slight esters and slight underattenuation. The yeast driven esters and residuals might make the fruitiness pop.


Mylo

[Evan B]

I recently tried a Citra IPA, and as the name implies, it was VERY citrusy! I can't wait to get my hands on these to experiment myself.

[Thirsty Boy]

I have no idea if you guys will be able to source them over in the Good Ole ... but A newish Australian variety called Galaxy has a really really strong tropical fruit salad aroma - mangos, passionfruit, pineapple, some citrus -- fruit salad plus.

A delicious hop that is becoming very popular here in Australia.

Failing Galaxy - you might be able to get your hands on the NZ hop Nelson Sauvin. It has strong fruit aromas and flavours that are reminiscent of cool climate Sauvingon Blanc. Passion fruit, Gooseberry, stone fruit and a little wine/grape.

A mix of Galaxy and Nelson Sauvin is fruit overload territory.

[Bigbrews]

A mix of Galaxy and Nelson Sauvin is fruit overload territory.

I am giving this a try today. I have used Nelson Sauvin several times before. This will be the first for Galaxy for me. We'll see what happens, hopefully not too much of an overload.

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 6.00 Wort Size (Gal): 6.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 11.06
Anticipated OG: 1.049 Plato: 12.1
Anticipated SRM: 13.5
Anticipated IBU: 48.4
Brewhouse Efficiency: 74 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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90.4 10.00 lbs. ESB Pale Canada 1.036 4
2.8 0.31 lbs. CaraAroma Malt Germany 1.034 130
2.8 0.31 lbs. CaraRed Malt Germany 1.034 20
2.8 0.31 lbs. Melanoidin Malt 1.033 35
1.1 0.13 lbs. Roasted Barley America 1.028 450

Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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0.35 oz. Northern Brewer Whole 10.20 11.6 60 min.
0.80 oz. Nelson Sauvin Pellet 11.50 25.1 30 min.
0.50 oz. Galaxy Pellet 13.40 11.8 15 min.


Yeast
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Wyeast 1450 Denny's Favorite 50