2015 Hops!!!

Just got three pounds of simcoe and three pounds of citra from Farmhouse yesterday. Still awaiting mosaic from label peelers.

Anyone else get (or even brew with) any 2015 hops yet? Would love to hear reports of mosaic, as the batch I got last year came across with HUGE orange flavor/aroma and was absent with any onion/diesel/garlic

So no one has brewed with this year’s hops yet? I’m a week into fermenting an all simcoe pale ale. I’ll split the 10 gallons and dry hop them differently.

Planning on an IPA/APA in the 5.5 ABV range for my next batch, but don’t have anything specific worked out yet... Mosaic sounds like a good route.

Crap, need to get some. What are the cool sites to get hops from these days?

Originally posted by JulienHuxley
Crap, need to get some. What are the cool sites to get hops from these days?

Originally posted by HornyDevil

Originally posted by JulienHuxley
Crap, need to get some. What are the cool sites to get hops from these days?

Always been partial to HopsDirect, myself.

http://www.hopsdirect.com/

Anyone used Comet before?

Couple pounds each of Simcoe, Mosaic and Citra coming from my friend Dave at Freshops.com. I know there’s a few growers in the Willamett Valley growing these now (under agreement from the developers in WA). It’s going to be interesting to see how different they’ll taste from the Washington grown ones I’ve used in the past.

Never used comet, BeeLip.

Kegged 10 gallons of pale ale with all simcoe in the kettle. On kegged with simcoe, other with mosaic. Overall both are more fruit and citrus forward than I ever would have expected and completely lack and pine, resin, or cattiness I am used to from simcoe. I wonder if this is due to the health issues of some crops. I’ll give it a go with a smaller batch in the future but I must say I am disappointed in this crop.

One week into fermenting an all citra IPA. hops to have that kegged in a couple weeks and will report back on that.