IPA 1

SSY - A low ester producing strain, it’s known for quick fermentations and producing a neutral flavor and aroma profile similar to WLP001 California Ale Yeast®. Due to high attenuation, this strain produces very dry beers with increased perceived bitterness

El Dorado can be used for bittering, flavor/aroma, and dry-hopping. When bittering with El Dorado expect a firm, yet subtly balancing bitterness. It will not overwhelm. Some have described it as a rind-like drying bitterness. W but its alpha-acid is substantial enough to play a single-hopped tune in an American IPA geared more toward flavors than bracing bitterness.

Used later in the boil, where less of its high Mercyene and Cohumuline content gets boiled away, it will produce fruity flavors and aromas ranging through apricot, peach, and cherry; along with a pithy draw of citrus and some grassy undertones. This would be a good hop to pair with other fruit-centric hops, or leave it to the flavor/aroma work, and pair it with a hop with bolder bitterness.

Mosaic hops are quite complex in its profile. It may be most noted for its “blueberry” or “berry medley” aromas, but other descriptors used include mango, stone fruit, rosy or floral, bubblegum, tropical, citrus, grassy, pine, earthy, herbal, spice