Hop Profilling

Andy & I decided to profile a bunch of different hops in order to get a better taste profile of each hop.  We did this by taking about 1 pellet of each hop and dissolving them in about 1/4 cup of boiling water.  The hops were smelled and tasted, then rated from 1-10.

Zythos 10.9% AA

• sweet, flowery aroma
• mild taste & bittering
• K-2, A-1

Chinook 11.1% AA, 3.1% BA

• citrus, piney (spicy) aroma
• spicy, piney taste
• good for flavoring, bittering
• K-9, A-7

Falconer's Flight 11.4% AA

• spicy, piney, citrus aromas
• balanced taste & bitterness
• good for flavoring & bittering, slight use in aroma
• K-7, A-8

Magnum 12.2% AA

• earthy aroma
• taste will work well for German style beers (bittering)
• K-7, A-0

Calypso 12.8% AA

• lemon, citrus aroma
• sweet, citrus (lemon), hoppy taste
• good for aroma, flavoring (summer or light beers)
• K-9, A-10

Galena 12.8% AA

• mild hop aroma
• clean, pleasant taste (not offensive)
• good for bittering & flavoring
• K-9, A-9

Warrior 16.0% AA

• earthy aroma (sort of like miso soup)
• strong bitter, hoppy taste
• very good for bittering
• K-7, A-2

Saaz 3.3% AA

• earthy, flowery aroma (very light)
• hint of lemon taste (light hop taste)
• good light flavor and aroma (good for Pilsner style beers)
• K-7, A-9

Willamette 4.0% AA

• grapefruit, lemongrass, flowery aroma
• sweet taste with a good light balance
• good for IPAs, Ambers, aroma hopping
• K-9, A-9

Fuggle 4.8% AA

• earthy, woddy aroma (like Chinese food)
• light, mellow hoppy taste
• good for Brown Ales, German styles (aroma hopping)
• K-6, A-6

Tettnang 6.1% AA

• mild, earthy aroma
• mild spice taste
• spice good for aroma or taste
• K-7, A-4

Mt. Hood 6.1% AA

• mild flowery aroma, slight wet towel smell
• Zing! mild & pleasant spicy taste
• good for aroma & flavoring
• K-8, A-8

Cascade 6.2% AA

• piney, citrus aroma
• spicy, piney taste
• good for aroma, flavor
• K-10, A-7

Progress 6.5% AA

• nutty, flowery aroma
• spicy taste (not offensive)
• good for aroma, bittering
• K-8, A-8

Cluster 6.8% AA

• pleasant citrus aroma
• citrus, spicy taste
• good for aroma & flavoring (a litter potential for bittering)
• K-9, A-9

Challenger 7.2% AA

• musty, musky, oily aroma
• smoky, peaty flavor
• good for Irish style beers, heavy on flavoring
• K-7, A-5

Columbus 15.2% AA

• earthy, citrus aroma (flowery)
• strong earthy, citrus flavor
• very good for American bitterings
• K-7, A-9

Amarillo 9.2% AA

• citrus aroma
• very good clean flavor
• good for aroma, flavor
• K-9, A-9