in search of hoppiness

[Ian]

Hi folk,

  I wondered whether you might know of a reference I can access that will tell me all the New Zealand hops and their characteristics? And if you were making something along the lines of a special/best bitter what NZ hops would you replace East Kent Goldings with? (Would NZ Sauvin do it? I think there is also a NZ Goldings and I wondered how that might compare with the UK variety)?

Cheers,

Ian

[Rhyno]

Yeah we would all love the experience that denimglen has, although I am pretty sure our livers won't ;)

 

Just stumbled across this in the libary, looks like quite a handy tool if it is reliable.

[Tilt]

That tool combines a couple of the guides I've been combining into a spreadsheet - looks useful, thanks for posting. 

What'd be great to boost its usefulness is a "taste" chart for each hop to help make beer design decisions.  Thats the part that I'm finding harder to find in a systematic guide.

[Ian]

That looks really useful. Thanks for posting.

Ian

[Tilt]

Thanks denimglen- Second that! - advice on here has been invaluable for me - plenty of experienced brewers willing to share their knowledge and add to the collective pool of expertise.

[Ian]

Absolutely! I have found it a HUGE help.