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Does anybody know/have a source for Strata hops?

I've searched but am coming up empty and would like to make an APA/IPA using them.

Looks like Farmhouse has them.

I got the ones I used from Farmhouse.

Hmm, my reply didn't take. I looked at them because they were the only ones that really came up in a search but they are out of stock.

Strata Hops For Sale Looks like they have some.

Bought some, thanks.

Happy to help!!

FWIW, my experience with them was backward from the descriptions, IE my beer tasted and smelled more someone lit a joint then tropical/citrus. I didn't mind, but just sayin..

But who knows, maybe I got a weird batch.

I've actually had a local brew that showcases them. I definitely got the citrus/joint on both the aroma and taste.

I plan to do a simple 15-minute DME batch with late additions and a steep (as I've done in the past for quick brews and that you, of course, are familiar with). I want to see if I can get a nice citrusy/danky pale ale out of them.

I got both too, it was just more of the dope. I'm fairly certain I did a quick short boil extract batch with them, with all of the hops 10 minutes and flameout or something like that. I know I liked the result.

So I just had another of the cans of the Strata beer last night and it does have a nice balance between the two.
It was wet-hopped with Strata as well so that could be changing what gets presented.

Either way, I'm anxious to give this a try when they arrive.

My hops arrived today and while I'm anxious to try them out, I currently have a 5'er in the fermentation chamber so it will be a few weeks at the earliest before I can whip something up with them.

Since I only have one arm at the moment (the second is in a sling) and I want to use these hops I think I'm going to use the old 15-minute Pale Ale recipe I've used in the past to try a 3G test batch. It's a 15-minute boil with a 30-minute hopstand using DME so it will be easy to whip up, with minimal carrying (and I'll get help for that part).

Update to follow....in a month or so after it is brewed (hopefully this weekend) and then carbed and conditioned.

Man, those hops are expensive. I've seen a few youtube videos with people sharing beers with this hop and many mention strawberry. Probably be a good hop for a NEIPA.
If you pay my expenses, I'll come this weekend and even do an all grain brew day for you!

I never updated this thread - the APA came out good - as this simple recipe/process always does. What I'm getting from these is the citrus aspect but none of the dank/cannabis elements that I've tasted before.

I was out this weekend and a few breweries and found that more and more are getting their hands on these hops so I got to try a few pales and IPAs with them - and a can from another I brought home to try, too. What I've experienced so far is that the pale ales exhibit the citrus qualities but it's only been the IPAs that showcase the cannabis/dank side. Based on that LIMITED information as well as my own experience it leads me to the hypothesis that maybe it's the dry hop that releases the dank elements and boiling the hops drives those off.

So...I'll keep experimenting and tasting. I think I have enough left over to add to a dry hop the next time I brew something so I can see if that pulls it out or not. What I can say is that when I get both the citrus and dankness from this hop it is quickly becoming a favorite.