The two served as a comparison between two hops, clusters and cascade. In November, I used cluster because in my early notes (Feb. 17, 1999, to be exact) I'd written "Remember — you loved smell of cluster hops." That note came from when I'd made a porter with wheat added and only an ounce of 6.8 AAU clusters.
The Nov. 20, 2009, cream ale included an ounce of 7.5 AAU for bittering and another ounce for finishing. My final notes from that say "even a month or more lagered the clusters is still strong. Hops may be historically accurate but a different choice or less clusters would make a better cream ale."
The Nov. 20, 2009, cream ale included an ounce of 7.5 AAU for bittering and another ounce for finishing. My final notes from that say "even a month or more lagered the clusters is still strong. Hops may be historically accurate but a different choice or less clusters would make a better cream ale."
Today I tried the Feb. 27, 2010, cream ale using cascade. It hasn't lagered long enough but I knew I still had to try it. The hops taste is there but not as strong as with the clusters. We'll see what happens in a few weeks.
And by the way, I know my hops are too strong to be true to style for a cream ale but that's the way I like them. I'll try to hit the guidelines if I ever enter one in a contest.
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