jtoots
Grandmaster Brewer
My recent batch almost went through the checkout line at the LHBS with Galaxy and Citra in the recipe as bittering hops. The gentleman helping me caught it and shifted me over to Sorachi Ace because in his mind neither of the others are bittering hops and would give a soapy taste to the end product. I'm seeing in BS that Citra is listed as "both" and Galaxy as "bittering"... what's everyone's thoughts on this? How subjective is the "type" given to any particular hop? Are these rules to live by or, similar to the beer styles, more of a guideline?