How many hops do you need to get the melon flavour must be loads ? as you definitely have your process sorted . Beer still looks absolutely beautiful and again drinking it in a beautiful location. Another great vid cheers 👍🍻
Cheers Rick. I know, the hop load was huge, still no taste. I accept that I maybe had a bad crop year, that can make a big difference, sure. The only melon taste I achieved was with dry hopping on the last ale, but even that was very faint. Perhaps it might stand out in a really light lager, but that's about all. I've given in on Huell Melon hops. It's not one I'll use again. The underlying beer however is really good. The Framgarden yeast is great. I've since made and bottled this beer with another hop, and it's a winner. I'll get the video out when I get enough time to edit the footage.
I used to sparge, but actually I found that there was no/very little difference when I didn't sparge. The Braumeister seems to be so efficient, that there's very little sugar left in the grain. The porter is good, but it does need ageing to let those grains mellow. 🍺🍺
I wonder if it's because it's a single strain isolate from Kveik. And saying that, perhaps they shouldn't refer to it being Kveik, as all others are multi-strain yeasts. I suspect it's the multiple strains that play a part in the usually rapid fermentation. Although, to be fair, it was probably finished quicker than 2 weeks, however, I have to be very sure that all fermentation is finished, as I can store my bottles for many months.
I find this with some other varieties as well, such as Bru-1 which is supposed have a pineapple flavour. Tried it in a very pale brew a couple of times with generous additions of Bru-1, never picked up the pineapple. I am wondering if this is down to how I experience different aromas and flavours or is it marketing hype?
There is definitely the element of taste sensitivity, and maybe Bru-1 and yourself don't get along well. However, there is certainly a lot of marketing hype I'm sure. These companies spend a lot on research and development, and they need to recoup the capital. So even if the taste is not very strong, or the hops not great, they still have to push it, to get some of their cash back. That's where I think Huell Melon is I'm afraid. The results just aren't there, regardless of how many tasters I gave it to...
@@brewandbuild so did some research as I also like the idea of this flavour profile. Going to try Vista hops whose profile is (allegedly) a blend of fruit-forward notes, including tangerine, melon, white peach, and ripe pear. We shall see 😉
I've never used Vista. Good suggestion. Just having a quick read about it, and it looks like it might be a better candidate than Huell. Let me know the results if you get round to trying it. As you say "we shall see"
Great video mate; do you share your recipes on Brewfather?
Thanks for the kind words.
I don't use Brewfather at present, but it's something I might look at for the future.
How many hops do you need to get the melon flavour must be loads ? as you definitely have your process sorted . Beer still looks absolutely beautiful and again drinking it in a beautiful location. Another great vid cheers 👍🍻
I had to edit this a few times as predictive text kept getting in the way 😂🤣
Cheers Rick.
I know, the hop load was huge, still no taste. I accept that I maybe had a bad crop year, that can make a big difference, sure. The only melon taste I achieved was with dry hopping on the last ale, but even that was very faint. Perhaps it might stand out in a really light lager, but that's about all.
I've given in on Huell Melon hops. It's not one I'll use again.
The underlying beer however is really good. The Framgarden yeast is great. I've since made and bottled this beer with another hop, and it's a winner. I'll get the video out when I get enough time to edit the footage.
Is a no sparge always your brew routine? I like your recipes, will try your Porter but with a sparge 😊
I used to sparge, but actually I found that there was no/very little difference when I didn't sparge. The Braumeister seems to be so efficient, that there's very little sugar left in the grain.
The porter is good, but it does need ageing to let those grains mellow. 🍺🍺
Two weeks with Kveik? Should have hit 1.010 after 3-4 days.
I wonder if it's because it's a single strain isolate from Kveik. And saying that, perhaps they shouldn't refer to it being Kveik, as all others are multi-strain yeasts.
I suspect it's the multiple strains that play a part in the usually rapid fermentation.
Although, to be fair, it was probably finished quicker than 2 weeks, however, I have to be very sure that all fermentation is finished, as I can store my bottles for many months.
Such a shame but I have to say matched my experience with Huell Melon and I won't use it again either.
It's good to hear you confirm my experiences with this hop. The concept seemed great, the reality, not so much...
I find this with some other varieties as well, such as Bru-1 which is supposed have a pineapple flavour. Tried it in a very pale brew a couple of times with generous additions of Bru-1, never picked up the pineapple. I am wondering if this is down to how I experience different aromas and flavours or is it marketing hype?
There is definitely the element of taste sensitivity, and maybe Bru-1 and yourself don't get along well. However, there is certainly a lot of marketing hype I'm sure.
These companies spend a lot on research and development, and they need to recoup the capital. So even if the taste is not very strong, or the hops not great, they still have to push it, to get some of their cash back.
That's where I think Huell Melon is I'm afraid. The results just aren't there, regardless of how many tasters I gave it to...
@@brewandbuild so did some research as I also like the idea of this flavour profile. Going to try Vista hops whose profile is (allegedly) a blend of fruit-forward notes, including tangerine, melon, white peach, and ripe pear.
We shall see 😉
I've never used Vista. Good suggestion.
Just having a quick read about it, and it looks like it might be a better candidate than Huell.
Let me know the results if you get round to trying it. As you say "we shall see"