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[djinkc]

Ordered a pound of Mt. Hood, Northern Brewer and Galena. Never used Galena before but read up a bit on them. Since they're already coming here- any thoughts on them??

[ncbeerbrewer]

I have a pound of them from HD but haven't used them all that much. I have read that they are sorta harsh so I think bittering is the way to go with these. I didn't have any issues but I think too that they are good for Porters and Stouts. I used mine in a coffee stout and they were great.

[Kansan]

I have used them as a bittering addition in some porters with good success. Haven't used them in a lighter style yet to really let their character come through. Let me know if your are wanting to unload any, always looking to stockpile!

[Slainte]

Mainly a bittering hop. And a harsh one at that.And as such, I don't care for it.

[Cliff Claven]

I made an all G pale ale. Seemed good to me. Had a bit of citrius flavor to it. I guess I need to put another one in the fride for tomorrow? But it is getting close to 9m in the bottle, so ymmv.

[stellarbrew]

I've used Galena extensively for bittering in dark ales and IPAs, and I haven't noticed the harshness that is frequently associated with Galena. I found it to give a good, clean, crisp bitterness, but no harshness. I think maybe the reason for this could be that I have very low sulfates and very low bicarbonates in my water, which I'm told tends to soften the perceived bitterness, giving it less punch. Maybe the harshness would come through more if your brewing water is higher in those ions.

[Bigeasy]

I'm drinking an IPA now that I hit with an oz of Galena at KO.I like it,I kinda get a tooty fruity note in the aroma.I don't detect any harshness from it,but a KO addition wouldn't bring too much out.I don't know if I'd do an all Galena APA/IPA but I'd definitely use it again.

[djinkc]

Thanks for the replies so far. It's a bit high in cohumulones - in the range of Chinook. Does anyone think those two are similar. I don't mind Chinook in the right place.......

[DubbelEntendre]

I've used Galena exclusively for bittering and notice no harshness. All of my Galena has been upwards of 13% AAU. Chinook imparts more flavor/aroma compared to Galena, IMO. I find that Galena tends to bitter without much extra flavor.

[MyaCullen]

I made an all G pale ale. Seemed good to me. Had a bit of citrius flavor to it. I guess I need to put another one in the fride for tomorrow? But it is getting close to 9m in the bottle, so ymmv.

Iv've had an all Galena Ipa another brewer made, with a nice malt backbone, it's a solid Ale Hop, just needs a bit of aging due to the Cohumulene(sp)

[MetlGuy]

I made the BYO French press recipe using galena and glacier. Everyone at the club meeting loved it, but said it was dry. That is not the hops fault.

[Cliff Claven]

I made an all G pale ale. Seemed good to me. Had a bit of citrus flavor to it. I guess I need to put another one in the fride for tomorrow? But it is getting close to 9m in the bottle, so ymmv.

Ok, no citrus in this bad boy. It's just a good APA.

[BarelyBrews]

I used it once in a brown ale, for bittering . Turned out just fine, heard all kinds of horror stories about this hop beforehand. I beleive for bittering you can use about any hop. JMO.

[kbhale]

Use it for lightly for couple batches, till you get use to it. It can get nasty if you use to much. Tends to linger on the tongue and get fowl tasting at high levels. A good hop over wise.