Homebrewers - Whats in the fermenter?

[cricky101]

Originally Posted by kaisersozei

Holy crap, that's a lot of hops! I agree, I love Amarillo as an IPA hop although it's hard to find at times. I'm really partial to a Centennial/Amarillo/Citra mix, one of my favorites.

I had a bunch of Amarillo I bought in bulk in the freezer, and since they're a relatively low AA, it took quite a bit to get to the bitterness I wanted. Had I been purchasing all of them at once, I would DEFINITELY have used less of a higher AA hop to get the IBUs and used the Amarillo only for the flavor/aroma late in the boil.

But I like it