Hop Test American Pale Ale : Eureka!
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| The moment when Archimedes realised that hop steeping is awesome for aromatics hops! |
Shane from The Home Brew Company kindly offered me some of the new hop varieties that recently come to the market to try out. The first up is Eureka!
Eureka is decided as “An offspring of Apollo and German Merkur,
Eureka! has aromas and characteristics of strong herbal notes, pine, mint,
grapefruit rind, tangerine, and other citrus. Great for brewers looking for
varieties to use in late addition, whirlpool, or “hop stand” hop additions.”
Via BYO.com Some have also called to simcoe on
steroids !
Anticipated OG: 1.050
Anticipated
SRM: 6.8
Anticipated
IBU: 38.0
Brewhouse
Efficiency: 70 %
Name % Amount
Pale Malt
90.0 4.50 kg.
Cara-Pils/ Dextrine
Malt
5.0 0.25 kg.
Crystal 40L 5.0 0.25
kg.
Hops
Amount Name Form Time
20g. Herkules Whole 60
min.
70g Eureka Pellet Hopsteep
30 minutes.
30g Eureka Pellet Dry
Hop
Yeast: US-05 , Fermented at 19c for 10
days
Mash in time!
First runnings
70 grams of Eurka ready for
a hop steep
With an aroma of bright pine needle
with tangerine, I found
it a real mix of a simcoe and summit with a dank edge and a touch of sulphur on
the noise. Very nice on its own but I think it could really shine with
something bright like mosaic or on the danker side like Columbus.
An again a big thank you to Shane at
The Home Brew Company for the hops
