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[matt6150]

What to do with them? I have over a pound of them that I got a year ago and have never used them. Anybody have some experience with them? Good recipe?

[SchwanzBrewer]

Make a simple recipe that showcases them so you know what they are are like in the future.

 

Pale malt, C-20, little white wheat, 30 IBU's coming from the last 20 minutes, hop stand, and dry hop. Easy drinker if the hops don't suck.

[Big Nake]

From the Googles...

 

[color=rgb(128,0,0);]Admiral was created at the Horticulture Research International (HRI) at Wye College by breeding [/color][color=rgb(128,0,0);]Northdown[/color][color=rgb(128,0,0);] and [/color][color=rgb(128,0,0);]Challenger[/color][color=rgb(128,0,0);] varieties. This variety has been in the public domain since 1998 and is used in some very notable commercial beers.[/color]

[color=rgb(128,0,0);]Admiral hops have a relatively high alpha acid percentage making it useful as bittering agent in brewing. It has moderate myrcene and caryophyllene oil composition giving it a woody and herbal hoppy character, although it is not overbearing. Its contribution of higher amounts of humulene and farnesene add some fruit flavors to its profile such as citrus.[/color]

 

[color=rgb(128,0,0);]Typical alpha: 13-16%. High-alpha hop with moderate citrus-zest character. Primarily for bittering in English ales.[/color]

 

[color=rgb(128,0,0);]Origin: The UK.  It was bred from Challenger and Northdown at Horticulture Research International (HRI) at Wye College in England to expand the number of bittering hops available in the UK.  It was released to the public in 1998.[/color]

[color=rgb(128,0,0);]Aroma: According to some texts, not much.  Some declared it gives a citrusy, orange flavor to any beer.[/color]

[color=rgb(128,0,0);]Alpha Acid: 13.5 – 16.2%[/color]

[color=rgb(128,0,0);]Typical Usage: Bittering.[/color]

[color=rgb(128,0,0);]Beer Styles: English style IPA.  Probably good for bittering in other English style beers.  One note:  Some brewers were posting that they were not impressed with the bittering capabilities of Admiral hops.  They said they wished they had used more in their brews.[/color]

[dmtaylor]

I have never used Admiral, but I have done a 100% Challenger hop IPA before.... and it was really nasty!  It was very tart and tasted very orangey.  I vowed to never use Challenger again after that.  Since Admiral comes from Challenger and apparently has that same orangey character, I would reserve its use for bittering only.  Doesn't sound to me like a very impressive hop.  But if you've got it, use it for bittering and you should be okay.  Looks like you might want to use a heavy hand if the bitterness isn't perceived as strong as the alpha acid would indicate.  But you could try it out for later additions, maybe in a smaller batch, to see what it does.