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[Big Nake]

I'm going to use these Loral hops late and see what happens.  Some say the hop is not that great while others say it's changing the brewing world.  I watched a short video by Stone Brewing describing how great it is.  It's supposed to straddle the line between "noble" and "citrus" and is supposed to have some herbal qualities, etc.  If I get noble I'll be happy and if I get citrus I'll be happy and if I get a mix I'll be happy so I feel like I can't lose.

 

[HVB]

"changing the brewing world"  WOW that is a stretch IMO!  I think the recipe is fine, I got a lot of herbal out of the loral I used. 

[positiveContact]

I don't know much about those hops but that sounds like a good recipe.

[Big Nake]

"changing the brewing world"  WOW that is a stretch IMO!  I think the recipe is fine, I got a lot of herbal out of the loral I used. 

If you Google "Loral hops" you'll get a result that says that.  What I'm going for here is a sort of "under control" pale ale... not flashy, not over-the-top on hopiness, just clean and bright.  Loral seemed a reasonable fit and the last time I made a beer like this it was Styrian Golding and Cascade so this COULD be similar if the 'citrus' part comes through.  

[Big Nake]

[jayb151]

I'm interested in how this turns out. Ghosthammer was kind of meh for me. I mean, it was good, but I expected more.