March tasting....what date suits? Also see link in OP

[delzep]

Thinking of doing something a bit different for the next tasting. Would anyone be up for doing this - http://www.bertusbrewery.com/2013/03/dry-hopped-bud-light.html

[Will_D]

That seems an excellent way to educate the old palate as to what single hops really taste like when fresh and dry hopped.
Just like the Siebel off-flavours kit but a fraction of the cost and about a million times more enjoyable.

Rather than do 12 IPA hops like they did would suggest a broader palate of hops.

Course all depends on getting the pellets in the first place. You only need a small amount for the "hop bank" and so a group contribution would be the way foreward. Of course you could always buy in the more exotics.

Or even better get onto the hop suppliers and suggest they produce a testing kit of say 50 gms of all their pellets!

The only cost to them would be labour, a few ziplocks and postage!

[delzep]

I have simcoe, zeus, cascade, citra and I think centennial pellets I can use.

What can anyone else bring to the party??

[DEMPSEY]

Ahtanum, chinook, Dana (not the singer)

[delzep]

Bring her along...she can legally buy the pints 

[DEMPSEY]

Liffey brewers roadtrip

[imark]

Apollo, Summit, Exp. Grapefruit, Mosaic, Falconers Flight, Sorachi Ace to contribute.

[delzep]

Excellent! Any advance on those?

What's the blandest beer on the market? Coors light? Molson Canadian?

[irish_goat]

Excellent! Any advance on those?

What's the blandest beer on the market? Coors light? Molson Canadian?

I think Bud Light is the wateriest. Might be interesting to throw a few different beers into the mix just for comparison too.

[delzep]

Excellent! Any advance on those?

What's the blandest beer on the market? Coors light? Molson Canadian?

I think Bud Light is the wateriest. Might be interesting to throw a few different beers into the mix just for comparison too.

I think keeping the base beer consistent would make tasting the hops all the better

[irish_goat]

I think keeping the base beer consistent would make tasting the hops all the better

Oh yeah I just meant as an aside you could try the same hop in a few different beers just to see if there's much difference.

[imark]

All the same to me...cheap neutral beer will be grand.

[delzep]

How bland are those stubbies in Aldi/Lidl? They're cheaper than Coors etc.?

Turns out I have leaf centennial so scrub that off my list 

So far we have

Citra
Cascade
Simcoe
Zeus
Ahtanum
Chinook
Dana
Apollo
Summit
Exp. Grapefruit (what is this???)
Mosaic
Falconer's Flight
Sorachi Ace

[irish_goat]

How bland are those stubbies in Aldi/Lidl? They're cheaper than Coors etc.?

They have a little bit of flavour to them. Spread the cost and it should only be a euro or two each.

Also, I have Amarillo pellets if you'se want me to bring a couple on Saturday. I can check Tesco tomorrow and see if they have any deals on  as well for ye's.

[imark]

Experimental Grapefruit... See here http://www.yakimavalleyhops.com/mobile/Product.aspx?ProductCode=HOPSEXPGrapefruit-8oz