Writer: Martin Eager
Because the Alsace-grown model of the basic British selection whose moniker comes from the person who first offered it in 1861, there’s little info obtainable about French Fuggle hops. Whereas presupposed to impart usually comparable traits because the these grown within the UK together with earthy, floral, and spicy notes, some declare that the local weather of the Alsace area lends a extra fascinating fragrant high quality.
Alpha: 4.6 – 5.1%
Beta: 2.0 – 3.0%
Cohumulone: 25 – 30%
Complete Oil: 0.5 – 1.0 mL/100g
Myrcene: 26 – 34%
Humulene: 30 – 35%
Caryophyllene: 2.8 – 3.5%
Farnesene: unknown
Linalool: unknown
Geraniol: unknown
ß-Pinene: unknown
Parentage: found in a British flower backyard; unknown parentage
As an emigrant from the UK, I’ve actually had my fair proportion of British ale made with Fuggle, and I’ve used this hop various occasions in my very own brewing as effectively. After I realized a few model of this basic selection that was grown in France, I excitedly picked some up to be used in The Hop Chronicles.
| MAKING THE BEER |
Beginning with our commonplace Hop Chronicles Pale Ale recipe, I made changes to the kettle hop additions to make sure a constant degree of bitterness. Due to Atlantic Brew Provide for offering the malt for this batch!
French Fuggle Pale Ale
Recipe Particulars
| Batch Measurement | Boil Time | IBU | SRM | Est. OG | Est. FG | ABV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 gal | 60 min | 45.5 | 4.2 SRM | 1.056 | 1.006 | 6.56 % |
| Actuals | 1.056 | 1.006 | 6.56 % | |||
Fermentables
| Identify | Quantity | % |
|---|---|---|
| Pale Malt | 10 lbs | 83.33 |
| Vienna Malt | 2 lbs | 16.67 |
Hops
| Identify | Quantity | Time | Use | Type | Alpha % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Fuggle | 30 g | 60 min | First Wort | Pellet | 4.5 |
| French Fuggle | 28 g | 30 min | Boil | Pellet | 4.5 |
| French Fuggle | 36 g | 15 min | Boil | Pellet | 4.5 |
| French Fuggle | 56 g | 2 min | Boil | Pellet | 4.5 |
| French Fuggle | 56 g | 4 days | Dry Hop | Pellet | 4.5 |
Yeast
| Identify | Lab | Attenuation | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flagship (A07) | Imperial Yeast | 77% | 32°F – 32°F |
Notes
| Water Profile: Ca 130 | Mg 0 | Na 8 | SO4 175 | Cl 84 |
I began this brew day by including the total quantity of RO water to my kettle, adjusting it to my desired mineral profile, then flipping the swap to get it heating up.
When the water was correctly heated, I included the milled grains and set the controller to keep up my desired mash temperature of 152°F/67°C.
Through the mash relaxation, I ready the kettle hop additions.
As soon as the 60 minute mash was full, I eliminated the grains and proceeded to boil the wort for 60 minutes, including hops on the occasions acknowledged within the recipe.
When the boil was full, I used my Exchilerator Maxx CFC to shortly chill it earlier than taking a digital hydrometer measurement exhibiting it was at my goal OG.
At this level, I set my glycol chiller to 66°F/19°C then direct pitched a single pouch of Imperial Yeast A07 Flagship into the wort.
Per week into fermentation, I added the dry hop cost then left the beer alone for an additional week earlier than I took a hydrometer measurement indicating it was at 1.006 FG. Following a 2 day cold-crash at 38°F/3°C, I press pressure-transferred the beer to a CO2 purged keg that was positioned in my keezer and burst carbonated in a single day earlier than the gasoline was decreased to serving strain. After per week of conditioning, it was able to serve to blind tasters.
| METHOD |
Individuals had been instructed to focus solely on the fragrant qualities of the beer earlier than evaluating the flavour. For every aroma and taste descriptor, tasters had been requested to write-in the perceived power of that individual attribute on a 0-9 scale the place a ranking of 0 meant they didn’t understand the character in any respect and a 9 ranking meant the character was extraordinarily sturdy. As soon as the info was collected, the common ranking of every aroma and taste descriptor was compiled and analyzed.
| RESULTS |
A complete of 18 folks participated within the analysis of this beer, all blind to the hop selection used till after they accomplished the survey. The typical aroma and taste scores for every descriptor had been plotted on a radar graph.
Common Rankings of Aroma and Taste Perceptions
The three traits endorsed as being most outstanding by members:
| Aroma | Taste |
| Citrus | Tropical Fruit |
| Tropical Fruit | Citrus |
| Berry | Pine + Grassy (tie) |
The three traits endorsed as being least outstanding by members:
| Aroma | Taste |
| Onion/Garlic | Onion/Garlic + Dank/Catty (tie) |
| Spicy/Natural | Spicy/Natural |
| Dank/Catty | Resinous |
Subsequent, members had been requested to price the pungency/power of the hop.
Tasters had been then instructed to determine beer types they thought the hop would work effectively in.
Lastly, members had been requested to price how a lot they loved the hop character on a 1 to 10 scale.
My Impressions: This beer introduced as an agreeable ale with mildly floral and light-weight citrus hop character. Whereas extra restrained than anticipated given the quantity of hops used, this single-hop French Fuggle Pale Ale was simple ingesting and completely pleasurable.
| CONCLUSION |
It’s extensively accepted that terroir has an affect on the traits of farmed meals, and hops are actually no exception. Whereas French Fuggle actually shares similarities with these grown in Britain, they’re mentioned to have distinctive qualities as effectively, with some believing they communicate a extra fascinating spicy aroma.
Essentially the most outstanding traits famous by tasters of a Pale Ale hopped solely with French Fuggle had been citrus and tropical fruit, with noticeable quantities of berry, pine, and grassy notes. Curiously, floral was rated pretty low, which can be a perform of the comparatively excessive hopping price. Regardless of a overwhelming majority of tasters ranking the hop pungency on this beer as being gentle to reasonable, one-third felt it could work effectively in APA/IPA, although the fashion endorsed by most tasters was pale lager.
Total, it appeared tasters had a reasonably mediocre opinion of this single hop French Fuggle Pale Ale, which isn’t shocking contemplating how totally different this hop is from fashionable fruity varieties. I agree that the hop character was gentle, however I felt this beer was fairly refreshing and reasonably loved ingesting it. Whereas I’m not prone to brew with French Fuggle on this capability once more, I wouldn’t have a difficulty utilizing it rather than British Fuggle in types that aren’t hopped as closely, or together with different varieties as option to get layered hop character.
French Fuggle hops can be found now at Yakima Valley Hops, get some when you can! You probably have any ideas on this selection, please be happy to share them within the feedback part under.
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