Title: Dry Hopping Bud Light
Post by: phynes1 on June 02, 2016, 02:29:06 PM
Post by: phynes1 on June 02, 2016, 02:29:06 PM
Anyone ever used bud light as a vehicle for testing the dry hopping characteristics of various hop varieties? Similar to the link below.
If so, did you find it effective?
http://www.bertusbrewery.com/2013/03/dry-hopped-bud-light.html
If so, did you find it effective?
http://www.bertusbrewery.com/2013/03/dry-hopped-bud-light.html
Title: Re: Dry Hopping Bud Light
Post by: Bubbles on June 02, 2016, 02:44:53 PM
Post by: Bubbles on June 02, 2016, 02:44:53 PM
I used Heineken to do this many years ago, and it was rubbish. Just tasted like grass and knocked all of the carbonation out of the beer. I'd say its a very ineffective way of evaluating hop varieties.
Title: Re: Dry Hopping Bud Light
Post by: Bazza on June 02, 2016, 04:08:42 PM
Post by: Bazza on June 02, 2016, 04:08:42 PM
Ditto. Tried it with Peroni and all I got was a combination of a mossy-tasting flat lager with bits in it.
Compared to Bud it was still outstanding.
-Barry
Compared to Bud it was still outstanding.
-Barry
Title: Re: Dry Hopping Bud Light
Post by: delzep on June 02, 2016, 04:18:53 PM
Post by: delzep on June 02, 2016, 04:18:53 PM
Yep we tried it at a Liffey Brewers meeting with various hops in coors light and they all tasted rank
Title: Re: Dry Hopping Bud Light
Post by: Leann ull on June 02, 2016, 05:08:36 PM
Post by: Leann ull on June 02, 2016, 05:08:36 PM
Throw some into hot water and let them cool if you want to know
Title: Re: Dry Hopping Bud Light
Post by: molc on June 02, 2016, 05:38:57 PM
Post by: molc on June 02, 2016, 05:38:57 PM
You'll get the aroma but not the flavours I'm guessing though no?
Title: Re: Dry Hopping Bud Light
Post by: Bubbles on June 02, 2016, 08:34:06 PM
Post by: Bubbles on June 02, 2016, 08:34:06 PM
Yep.. an aroma of raw cabbage, iirc.. 
Title: Re: Dry Hopping Bud Light
Post by: Ciaran on June 02, 2016, 08:39:19 PM
Post by: Ciaran on June 02, 2016, 08:39:19 PM
Always wondered how come a randall doesn't have the same vegetal grassy taste? Tasted several of White Hags beer through a randall at alltech and they were superb.
Title: Re: Dry Hopping Bud Light
Post by: Bubbles on June 02, 2016, 10:03:23 PM
Post by: Bubbles on June 02, 2016, 10:03:23 PM
The first couple of pints through a hop filled Randall are very grassy. Had one at the RDS fest a couple of years ago, and the grassiness was over the top. The flavour seems to settle down after a few uses.
Title: Re: Dry Hopping Bud Light
Post by: fobster on June 07, 2016, 11:27:28 AM
Post by: fobster on June 07, 2016, 11:27:28 AM
Quote from: molc on June 02, 2016, 05:38:57 PM
You'll get the aroma but not the flavours I'm guessing though no?
I used Coors Light for this, 3 pellets in each bottle for 4 days. I didn't label which hops were in which, but I used Simcoe, Centennial and Sorachi Ace. Definitely knew the Simcoe aroma.