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You mean you haven't done that yet?? I thought we've all made some type of Frankenbeer at some point now.

I just did this again 2 months ago to avoid having to toss anything and it made a pretty tasty IPA.
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Oh, I've made Frankenbeers (or would the proper spelling be "Frankenbiers?") from extra extracts and specialty grains I've had lying around, but not with hops. I swear, if/when I do, it's gonna be one weird-ass beer. I could probably get two or three batches out of all the extra stuff I've got in the freezer.
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Gotcha. I was lucky when I did this one that the hops were all of similar (IPA) style. I didn't have anything odd to throw in that didn't play well together.
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Yeah, I may have to separate the milder stuff, like Fuggle and Saaz and Tettnang from the more aggressive, West Coast stuff before I start throwing things together.
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You don't need to separate Fuggles or EKG. Both of them play nice with 'Merican hops.

I have a really yummy Fuggles + Mosaic ESB in my pipeline. Drank some of that last night. They play really nice together. And EKG as a finishing hop is always nice. Styrian Goldings I know also play nice with piney or citrusy American hops as I've done that.

That said, I've not tried it with German hops or Saaz.
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Adding Saaz as a flavor addition with a 'C' hop, and using 'C' hops for Aroma lends a kind of nice spicy german beer like element. Works pretty well.

Go easy though or it will stick out in the mix.

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BigPapaG wrote:Adding Saaz as a flavor addition with a 'C' hop, and using 'C' hops for Aroma lends a kind of nice spicy german beer like element. Works pretty well.

Go easy though or it will stick out in the mix.

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This is extremely good information to know. Thanks for sharing.

And I'm extremely gratified that this thread has turned into a kind of seminar on hops usage. This is really great!
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I only ever use whole ounce increments in my five gallon batches any more.
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Tabasco wrote:I only ever use whole ounce increments in my five gallon batches any more.
I try to, Tom, but it doesn't always work out that way. I also do 2.5 gallon batches, and that can throw things off, too. I tend to monkey around with my hops amounts on BrewToad when I'm formulating a recipe, because I'd like to keep things within the style ranges. It usually works out, but I still have all these bits and pieces left over.
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FedoraDave wrote:
Tabasco wrote:I only ever use whole ounce increments in my five gallon batches any more.
I try to, Tom, but it doesn't always work out that way. I also do 2.5 gallon batches, and that can throw things off, too. I tend to monkey around with my hops amounts on BrewToad when I'm formulating a recipe, because I'd like to keep things within the style ranges. It usually works out, but I still have all these bits and pieces left over.
Yah, 2.5 gal batches I'd use 1/2 oz amouts ... just haven't done one in quite a while. I plan on getting the LBK's out again, though.
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