Idea for an NCB project

[ColmR]

Hi lads,

We were talking in the Boro at one of the meetups about a theme for future nights but I can't remember if we planned anything. I was thinking about hop varieties and doing some brews to showcase the hop. I know we did have some beers recently from some of you guys who did single hop beers. But I was thinking, what if we all brewed the same recipe with a different hop each? I think it would be a really good way for us to learn about individual hops and would help with recipe development. I know for myself as a relatively new brewer that this would be really helpful.

Would anyone be on for this? My idea is that we get as many of us as we can to pick a hop (maybe even at random  ). But these hops should be popular enough ones that we can get easily enough.  Pick a standard enough APA or IPA recipe, use a neutral bittering hop and then do a large late addition (and possibly dry hop) with our chosen hop.

If this is successful (and it will be!!!) then I reckon we could take it forward and do a similar brew for malt to learn about the differences in base and specialty malts (i.e. pick a standard recipe, identical hopping and then have individually chosen malts bill).

What do you think? Anyone game?

[Cahalbrua]

I'd be up for this. if we could bottle enough so we could swap a bottle of each.
That way as well as trying them at a meet up or brew day,we'd be able to try each brew again at home. 

[ColmR]

I'd be up for this. if we could bottle enough so we could swap a bottle of each.
That way as well as trying them at a meet up or brew day,we'd be able to try each brew again at home.

Absolutely. Could also then try some blends.