Roadrocket
Grandmaster Brewer
I planted a nugget bine a few months ago and its now about 15 foot high and starting to flower. I didn't expect to get a crop this first year so I'm very pleased. I chose nugget because I was told it would thrive in my heavy clay soil which it does. Given my success I might try growing a couple more bines next year but they'll be aroma varieties, possibly mathon, pilgrim or WGV. It's been great to watch it grow and I can't wait to use the results. I've brewed beer for years and I've never grown any of the ingredients although I do use homegrown fruit and herbs when making mead.
I realise nugget was not the best choice as it's a bittering hop and I'm not able to measure the alpha content. I'll guess about 11% and see what happens. I've never brewed with nugget or knowingly tasted a beer that uses it. It's a virtually unknown variety in the UK.
Does anybody have experience of using nugget as an aroma hop and if so what is it like. Does anybody have a good recipe. I've seen the nugget nectar clone recipe but there must be more to choose. I understand it has a good clean taste.
If I get enough cones I was thinking of doing a single hop ordinary bitter using Maris Otter and medium crystal with the nugget at 60, 10 and flameout to give an IBU of about 40. That should allow me to see what nugget tastes like. What do you blokes reckon?
I realise nugget was not the best choice as it's a bittering hop and I'm not able to measure the alpha content. I'll guess about 11% and see what happens. I've never brewed with nugget or knowingly tasted a beer that uses it. It's a virtually unknown variety in the UK.
Does anybody have experience of using nugget as an aroma hop and if so what is it like. Does anybody have a good recipe. I've seen the nugget nectar clone recipe but there must be more to choose. I understand it has a good clean taste.
If I get enough cones I was thinking of doing a single hop ordinary bitter using Maris Otter and medium crystal with the nugget at 60, 10 and flameout to give an IBU of about 40. That should allow me to see what nugget tastes like. What do you blokes reckon?