Daily Archives: June 4, 2010

Mikkeller: Nugget Single Hop IPA

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Today I tried a beer from a newer brewery: Mikkeller.  This brewery has only been around since 2006 … a couple of homebrewers in Denmark that decided to open their own brewery.  Homebrewing is a common starting point for many of today’s craft brewers…thank goodness!  I believe homebrewing really gives these craft brewers the right perspective in starting out and then developing as a brewer.

This brewery has been experimenting with single hops in a beer.  This version is the Nugget hop.  Since I grow the nugget hop and will be using it in my next brew, I thought I’d give this one a try.   It is a very nice IPA. The Nugget Hops work throughout … nice bittering/flavor and a good aroma.

Even without having brewed with my nugget hops, I’m excited to make my next IPA.  I will have to keep my eyes open for some more of these Mikkeller brews.

Enjoy,

Beer Mentor

Next brew session: 20 Jun 2010. Style: IPA

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Now that I’m home, settled in, and back in a routine, I’ve put together a nice IPA recipe.  I built it out at BeerTools.  This beer is special for a couple of reasons: 1) First beer brewed in 2010, and 2) I’m brewing it on Father’s Day.   I decided I wanted to brew a beer where I could use my homegrown hops …

Soooo … without knowing the Alpha Acid, I’m taking 15 lbs of malt and using the following hops for my brew: 1) Simcoe (0.5 oz) – bittering (leftovers), 2) Nugget (1.25 oz) – bittering (homegrown), 3) Golding (1 oz) – flavor (I got these while in Belgium (see this post)), 4) Golding (0.5 oz) – aroma, 5) Cascade (0.35 oz) – aroma (homegrown), 6 Cascade (1 oz) – Dry Hop (homegrown).

That leaves me with some Chinook homegrown to use in my next brew … I’m really looking forward to this brew!

Beer Mentor