Mega channel guys! Ekuanot is one of my favorites. Hops bought from UK brew shop. 2022 & 2023 harvests. 15L (4gal) batches. 40min mash, 30min boil. 100g hops total hot / cold. 30-40 IBU's hot side (30-40g typically). 30g hops at yeast pitch. Fermented for 5 days at circa 26-30c (78-86f) using Wollsaeter Kveik. 30g hops end of day 2 via food safe magnets + hop sock. Bottled end of day 5 with 8g / L of cane sugar. Leave for 7 days. Drink 1 or 2. Put rest outside (sub 10c/50f) for further 7 days. Citra = Candy pineapple + sweet mango bomb! Pure tropical juice. Ekuanot = Aroma of sugary boiled sweets like Opel Fruits / Apple Jacks. Berries. Slight melon + slight grapefruit. Slight herbal tea (1/3 as strong as Rakau for example). ElDorado = Green melon rind. Bordering on grassy. Lovin' your work!
Sounds like a good beer. I recall a very distinct orange juice flavor from El Dorado. Brewed an IPA yesterday- first brew in months- and some unexpected mash efficiency made it a DIPA!
Pineapple and tropical fruit from El Dorado? I think their dreaming, I always thought it was supposed to be stone fruit and ive never liked it tbh. I always bought Amarillo for orange notes and Ella which gives a nice orange note in big dry hops. Also I'm getting citra in Australia that's imported through homebrew shops here and its fantastic, full of typical citra flavour that ive been getting for a few years now
I feel like the hop quality for hops packaged for homebrewers has decreased over the years (especially from YVH). It's like they reserve the good lots for commercial brewers. Anyone else feel like this?
Yes! I have a standard IPA recipe. The only difference is the hops. Sometimes it's great, but all too frequently I have to dump the batch. I've had incredible citra, galaxy, and bru-1 and I've had terrible citra, galaxy, and bru-1 (as a few examples, but not limited to). I am completely at the mercy of the quality of hops that are being sold to me. This is how you kill a hobby.
I feel like it depends on the hop. I have had some great cascade, talus, Nelson sauvine and Amarillo the last two years. The 2024 citra is pretty solid. I do think the homebrew mosaic has been trash for years though. To me the interesting part, while not cheap unfortunately, is figuring out how to make adjustments year to year and producing a quality product. I switched a couple to Michigan grown hops that have been solid. One day I hope to get a few pounds of a treehouse quality hops…. A man can dream
I stopped using “standard hops” and starting using cryo hops. I found cryo hops have a certain standard and are more consistent with the flavor definition. As a home brewer, often times you will get the leftover batch of hops after the breweries have had their choice. More now than ever. Cryo hops are the way to go if you want the t-90 pellets.
I also think that cryo hops are of higher average quality, but they can be a bit one-dimensional. I tend to only get bright citrusy flavors, I don’t get the “noble” aspect of hops, nor do I get the riper tropical/stonefruit flavors. As such I tend to blend them with standard pellets to round out the flavors.
I always got that cherry hard candy note from el dorado. Never loved it. I don’t think anything about your recipe was NEIPA. Embrace the west coast ipa! Let that thing dry out and crisp up (loose the carapils and honey malt) and the hops will sing! Also I don’t totally buy the low hop quality available to homebrewers argument. There are some local pros that order by the pound from YVH just like me and their beers win national level awards. Just a bunch of opinions from a stranger on the internet. 😂
Always good stuff, gents .
Mega channel guys!
Ekuanot is one of my favorites.
Hops bought from UK brew shop. 2022 & 2023 harvests.
15L (4gal) batches.
40min mash, 30min boil.
100g hops total hot / cold.
30-40 IBU's hot side (30-40g typically).
30g hops at yeast pitch.
Fermented for 5 days at circa 26-30c (78-86f) using Wollsaeter Kveik.
30g hops end of day 2 via food safe magnets + hop sock.
Bottled end of day 5 with 8g / L of cane sugar.
Leave for 7 days. Drink 1 or 2. Put rest outside (sub 10c/50f) for further 7 days.
Citra = Candy pineapple + sweet mango bomb!
Pure tropical juice.
Ekuanot = Aroma of sugary boiled sweets like Opel Fruits / Apple Jacks. Berries. Slight melon + slight grapefruit. Slight herbal tea (1/3 as strong as Rakau for example).
ElDorado = Green melon rind. Bordering on grassy.
Lovin' your work!
Not much of an IPA fan, but this sounds like an IPA I might like. I'll wait until the recipe posts on the website and brew one up. Thanks Dudes!
Sounds like a good beer. I recall a very distinct orange juice flavor from El Dorado.
Brewed an IPA yesterday- first brew in months- and some unexpected mash efficiency made it a DIPA!
The quality of the Citra I get when I buy 1 lb bags is significantly better than the 1 oz packs.
I had a local homebrewer that turned pro tell me the same thing. Interesting. Cheers! -Mike
Pineapple and tropical fruit from El Dorado? I think their dreaming, I always thought it was supposed to be stone fruit and ive never liked it tbh. I always bought Amarillo for orange notes and Ella which gives a nice orange note in big dry hops. Also I'm getting citra in Australia that's imported through homebrew shops here and its fantastic, full of typical citra flavour that ive been getting for a few years now
I feel like the hop quality for hops packaged for homebrewers has decreased over the years (especially from YVH). It's like they reserve the good lots for commercial brewers. Anyone else feel like this?
Yes! I have a standard IPA recipe. The only difference is the hops. Sometimes it's great, but all too frequently I have to dump the batch. I've had incredible citra, galaxy, and bru-1 and I've had terrible citra, galaxy, and bru-1 (as a few examples, but not limited to). I am completely at the mercy of the quality of hops that are being sold to me. This is how you kill a hobby.
You can't go wrong with German and Belgian beers.
I feel like it depends on the hop. I have had some great cascade, talus, Nelson sauvine and Amarillo the last two years. The 2024 citra is pretty solid. I do think the homebrew mosaic has been trash for years though. To me the interesting part, while not cheap unfortunately, is figuring out how to make adjustments year to year and producing a quality product. I switched a couple to Michigan grown hops that have been solid. One day I hope to get a few pounds of a treehouse quality hops…. A man can dream
@@janetpiez3393 I hear that! I've been on a real German lager kick lately. I just can't seem to make a consistently good hoppy beer anymore
Yes, I just made a comment about this. It’s 100% true.
I stopped using “standard hops” and starting using cryo hops. I found cryo hops have a certain standard and are more consistent with the flavor definition. As a home brewer, often times you will get the leftover batch of hops after the breweries have had their choice. More now than ever. Cryo hops are the way to go if you want the t-90 pellets.
Interesting observation. I might try that too. Cheers! -Mike
I also think that cryo hops are of higher average quality, but they can be a bit one-dimensional. I tend to only get bright citrusy flavors, I don’t get the “noble” aspect of hops, nor do I get the riper tropical/stonefruit flavors. As such I tend to blend them with standard pellets to round out the flavors.
I always got that cherry hard candy note from el dorado. Never loved it.
I don’t think anything about your recipe was NEIPA. Embrace the west coast ipa! Let that thing dry out and crisp up (loose the carapils and honey malt) and the hops will sing!
Also I don’t totally buy the low hop quality available to homebrewers argument. There are some local pros that order by the pound from YVH just like me and their beers win national level awards.
Just a bunch of opinions from a stranger on the internet. 😂