Living on the West Coast the few times I've had your beers I get all the flavors you mention. As a homebrewer the hops I get often have more of a funky pine flavor and don't have any of the tropical fruit flavors that both your beer and descriptions describe. I was once able to obtain some hops from a local brewery. A very blunt a knowledgeable beer drinking buddy of mine declared the IPA I made my best and one of the best he had. I didn't lead him or mention a thing about the hops source. Perhaps I just nailed that one, but I truly think the hop lots matter. Anyhow, thanks for putting out great content. I appreciate your videos and one day hope to make it in person to your brewery.
Great to see this posted. The minute it started expected some C hops had to be in here. Far too many times I’ve heard someone say “oh that’s got some old C hops in it”
Love that you talked about these hops! Centennial, Chinook and Columbus (along with Cascade) have always been my absolute favorite hops for making IPAs.
Planted some Cascade and Comet plants from Great Lakes Hops this summer. It was dry here in MN this summer and they didn't take off like I hoped. Hopefully they make it through the winter and come back strong next year. Glad to see Comet made it on your list!
I love and use all these hops regularly at home. I’ve never been on the hype train for some of the new hops. I make a double IPA with Falconer’s Flight and I would say that is definitely an underrated hop as well. It’s all the good stuff here.
Never used Comet but have used the other three quite a bit and pleased with the outcome. I have centennial and cascade growing in large buckets but being in a cooler climate they are basically just for show. Cheers 🥂
Thanks for the info! I used a big load of Centennial last night (big load meaning probably what you had in the glass to demonstrate for the video). Might have to explore the rest a bit further! Cheers!
My favorite homebrewed American IPA batch of all time had Columbus in the boil, and featured Centennial and Chinook in the late boil and dry hop. That beer had a crazy good balance of dank, citrus, and floral notes. On the homebrew scale, I have found that the quality of Columbus and Chinook varies quite a bit. Sounds like I need to give Comet a try. I grow Chinook at my home in Virginia, and it is much more Pineapple + Melon heavy vs commercial versions from the PNW.
that's a crazy chinook story...I'm in upstate NY (near Albany) and get Christmas tree with my Chinook. My yields are huge from one of my plants, and it's classic Chinook
Nice- I'm in the same area. I actually grow in my yard, then in 2 other areas/ small farms. We are in a great region for growing. As you probably know, this was the hop growing hot spot back in the late 1800s. @@AlexBradford23
agreed, i know all these names as commonly used hops here, except for columbus. -- just looked it up, columbus is used in one of my favorites from breakside brewery
I really appreciate yall taking the time to share your knowledge. Love these videos. Big fan of centennial! Never used comet... Will order some immediately 🤘
Ha, what a coincidence. Just before sitting down to watch this video I poured one of my home brew Pale Ales with homegrown centennial. Big fan of that hop.
Great list! Can’t think of a beer I make in which there is no Centenial at all (unless it’s a smash) Just LOVE Comet, and Columbus. Always have them in my fridge. Can’t comment on Chinook as I still have to brew with it, but your video juste gave me the push to try it out! Thanks for the great content
Even my backyard Centennial here in Mass had a terrible yield this year. I appreciate the message of using different, less trendy hop varieties in IPAs. When I used to travel a lot it felt like wherever I went it was Citra/Mosaic IPAs, with a US 2-row base, fermented with London III. The only variation was that some examples were brewed better than others.
Was so glad to see comet hops on this list. Comet has been the first hop ive absolutely fell in love with. I recently made an all wheat brown ale that i hopped with just comet hops and it has such a wild american citrus flavor. Super good
One of my all time favorite fresh hop beers was made solely with Centennial. An absolutely amazing hop! Chinook is a staple in my homebrewing. The perfect dual purpose hop! The last two I will need to try for myself. Cheers!
Can you talk about Michigan hops. I have purchased some and I don't think it is as good as west coast hops but I would like to hear your professional take
What would be a recommended hop schedule for someone who wanted to try one of these hops (I have and they are all great), or any hop for that matter? I usually do low additions for bittering and high additions for flavor/aroma in a SMaSH recipe, 5% abv. Addition times are usually 60, 30, and flame out so what do you all do and/or recommend? I'm curious to know.
As a homebrewer in Canada, mostly i find it is not always easy to find any particular Hop when you plan to Brew. I have noted these Hops to include in my stash.
Do you like late harvest Columbus? Or early? Also, I use the shit out of all of these. Main Western is cent chin cas, other one uses tons of col, and seasonal IPA is citra comet loral.
My list would be Centennial, Liberty, Cluster, Columbus. I use all four in my home brews, it is second on my list, but I probably use Liberty the most. My standard pale ail recipe is Centennial and Columbus.
Centennial and Chinook are also a couple of my favorites. I’ve been hearing a lot of hate on Centennial (on the pro side) lately, and I just don’t get it. It’s a beautiful hop and consistently makes beautiful beers.
Centennial isn’t only not talked about but I see it on “worst hop” lists a lot. I agree it’s a shame. I like it in a maltier/ west coast ipa especially.
@@treehousebrewco I read somewhere that it can be like a very pungent Cascade. So maybe that throws some people off? I featured it in a red ale and it was amazing. I like the strong characteristics of it. Also, I’m interested in trying Columbus more than just an early boil hop. I get a lot of blueberry notes when I use it. But want to bring out what you described.
And you can grow these unlike a lot of the other popular varieties! Check with your local agricultural school to see if the cooperative extension offers disease free plants. Love what your doing keep it up!
Okay, hear me out. Cascade. Why? Because everyone I talk to says, “use citra, it’s super cascade.” I’d also throw out Idaho-7. Haven’t seen much bru-1, or Sasquatch.
These are all weird suggestions to me. For the homebrew club meetings I've been to, it's all old guys. Every one of these old guys will use either or all of Centennial, Columbus, and Chinook in every beer they brew. Also helps that they probably have that hop growing in their backyard. So in my totally unbiased opinion, everyone is already using these hops all the time on the homebrew scale and they're probably the most popular hops being used.
Only place you’re going to see those are at hop selection when brewers pick their lots. Only a few super traditional brewers like Sierra Nevada still use whole cone hops.
@@jshall14 Well, I guess you're right about that. But I didn't mean what they actually use. I thought for the video's sake they would actually incorporate the real hop samples. Oh well.
I wish I had them. To the poster's point above we analyze the dry pre-pelletized hops in Washington. there are other videos on the channel of us getting into those.
Top five hops: th-cam.com/video/zllvI1RDw5o/w-d-xo.html
Three least favorite hops: th-cam.com/video/pjvOnhRKwYA/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for watching!
I grow all four of these, love them to no end. Homebrewing with them since 2007. All whole cone.
I use all those hops in my homebrew regularly. Love them.
Living on the West Coast the few times I've had your beers I get all the flavors you mention. As a homebrewer the hops I get often have more of a funky pine flavor and don't have any of the tropical fruit flavors that both your beer and descriptions describe. I was once able to obtain some hops from a local brewery. A very blunt a knowledgeable beer drinking buddy of mine declared the IPA I made my best and one of the best he had. I didn't lead him or mention a thing about the hops source. Perhaps I just nailed that one, but I truly think the hop lots matter.
Anyhow, thanks for putting out great content. I appreciate your videos and one day hope to make it in person to your brewery.
After seeing Yakima chief talk about hop survivable compounds I started using centennial in my IPAs. Great versatility with that one
right on - cheers
OG. Cluster, FTW! Great in pilsners.
Absolutely love cluster. The OG American hop!
Justice for Chinook! Sap and Super Sap are CRIMINALLY underrated treehouse IPAs.
Totally agree!
Great to see this posted. The minute it started expected some C hops had to be in here. Far too many times I’ve heard someone say “oh that’s got some old C hops in it”
It’s fun to get the classic C hops from different farms around the country/planet and get a whole new single hop experience
Love that you talked about these hops! Centennial, Chinook and Columbus (along with Cascade) have always been my absolute favorite hops for making IPAs.
I'm growing Centennial and use it in most my IPA's paired with Cascade and Chinook.
Planted some Cascade and Comet plants from Great Lakes Hops this summer. It was dry here in MN this summer and they didn't take off like I hoped. Hopefully they make it through the winter and come back strong next year. Glad to see Comet made it on your list!
These are among my favorites as a home brewer. I really like Comet for dry hops but not so much in the boil.
Right on!
I love and use all these hops regularly at home. I’ve never been on the hype train for some of the new hops. I make a double IPA with Falconer’s Flight and I would say that is definitely an underrated hop as well. It’s all the good stuff here.
Never used Comet but have used the other three quite a bit and pleased with the outcome. I have centennial and cascade growing in large buckets but being in a cooler climate they are basically just for show. Cheers 🥂
So happy to see Comet on this list. I've really started to love that hop ever since I started growing it in my backyard. Super underrated!
Been growing them about 4 yrs, couldn’t agree more
Yes, I grow also. Year 2. I actually got a plant that produced Columbus-like characteristics. Touch of garlic, onion, earth
need to make a We
@@treehousebrewco I'd buy the heck out of it
Thanks for the info! I used a big load of Centennial last night (big load meaning probably what you had in the glass to demonstrate for the video). Might have to explore the rest a bit further! Cheers!
My favorite homebrewed American IPA batch of all time had Columbus in the boil, and featured Centennial and Chinook in the late boil and dry hop. That beer had a crazy good balance of dank, citrus, and floral notes. On the homebrew scale, I have found that the quality of Columbus and Chinook varies quite a bit. Sounds like I need to give Comet a try. I grow Chinook at my home in Virginia, and it is much more Pineapple + Melon heavy vs commercial versions from the PNW.
that's a crazy chinook story...I'm in upstate NY (near Albany) and get Christmas tree with my Chinook. My yields are huge from one of my plants, and it's classic Chinook
Love your videos and learning from you guys!
My cousin back home in upstate NY grows Centennial and I used it in a hazy. One of the best beers I ever made. I wish we could post pics on TH-cam
I struggled with centennial’s because of the location of that row but the chinook in central New York are the beasts
Where is your cousin growing in upstate?
@@DJTwice1979 a little west of Albany
Nice- I'm in the same area. I actually grow in my yard, then in 2 other areas/ small farms. We are in a great region for growing. As you probably know, this was the hop growing hot spot back in the late 1800s. @@AlexBradford23
@DJTwice1979 definitely a great area for growing many things 😉
Great video! Love chinook. Grown to appreciate it more over the years
Hey, I saw some of that video live in the Winter Lodge ❄️ Hops aroma is the 💥 ❤
I'm glad to see comet on your list.... it is one of my go to hops and doesn't get much love despite being a great hop.
right on!
I’ve used and enjoyed all of these extensively except comet. I enjoyed the video as always.
See you soon in the Lodge!! 🍻 ❄️
agreed, i know all these names as commonly used hops here, except for columbus. -- just looked it up, columbus is used in one of my favorites from breakside brewery
I really appreciate yall taking the time to share your knowledge. Love these videos. Big fan of centennial! Never used comet... Will order some immediately 🤘
Our pleasure!
Ha, what a coincidence. Just before sitting down to watch this video I poured one of my home brew Pale Ales with homegrown centennial. Big fan of that hop.
I love the c hops brewed a double red that i dry hopped on all home grown fresh c hops probably the best beer I have brewed.
Another great video. Thanks from Aus.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great list! Can’t think of a beer I make in which there is no Centenial at all (unless it’s a smash)
Just LOVE Comet, and Columbus. Always have them in my fridge.
Can’t comment on Chinook as I still have to brew with it, but your video juste gave me the push to try it out!
Thanks for the great content
🙏🏼
Even my backyard Centennial here in Mass had a terrible yield this year.
I appreciate the message of using different, less trendy hop varieties in IPAs. When I used to travel a lot it felt like wherever I went it was Citra/Mosaic IPAs, with a US 2-row base, fermented with London III. The only variation was that some examples were brewed better than others.
Congrats on the growth on the channel, much deserved.
Great picks on those hops. I see Comet all over Sierra Nevada brews. Makes sense.
Thanks Darwin!!
Love these videos so much! Please ship your beer to NC!!!!
thank you for watching!
Chinook, Columbus, Centennial and Idaho 7 are my favs for West Coast. Just Columbus and Centennial could make a great Pale ale.
Was so glad to see comet hops on this list. Comet has been the first hop ive absolutely fell in love with. I recently made an all wheat brown ale that i hopped with just comet hops and it has such a wild american citrus flavor. Super good
hell yeah
Thoughts on cluster hops? It was quite popular in its day and still is a staple in styles like Kentucky common.
love cluster, old school American
One of my all time favorite fresh hop beers was made solely with Centennial. An absolutely amazing hop!
Chinook is a staple in my homebrewing. The perfect dual purpose hop!
The last two I will need to try for myself. Cheers!
right on, thanks for stopping by and happy brewing
I’ve brewed with the first 3 but never with comet, I will have to try it! Great content!
Hope you enjoy it!
Another solid hop selection. Use these hops all time on the pro side!
right on, thanks!
Can you talk about Michigan hops. I have purchased some and I don't think it is as good as west coast hops but I would like to hear your professional take
Ahah these are literally my favorite hops.
My house ipa is Columbus / Chinook /Centennial
Sorry off topic can you do a video sometime on how you do your gravity readings?
What would be a recommended hop schedule for someone who wanted to try one of these hops (I have and they are all great), or any hop for that matter? I usually do low additions for bittering and high additions for flavor/aroma in a SMaSH recipe, 5% abv. Addition times are usually 60, 30, and flame out so what do you all do and/or recommend? I'm curious to know.
As a homebrewer in Canada, mostly i find it is not always easy to find any particular Hop when you plan to Brew. I have noted these Hops to include in my stash.
I’m a big fan of Chinook, Centennial and CTZ!
I use a lot of Centennial, Chinook and Columbus in my west coast IPAs
so good!
Do you like late harvest Columbus? Or early?
Also, I use the shit out of all of these. Main Western is cent chin cas, other one uses tons of col, and seasonal IPA is citra comet loral.
This is the first time I've heard anyone mention Comet. I actually use it regularly in hop water.
it's a great hop
My list would be Centennial, Liberty, Cluster, Columbus. I use all four in my home brews, it is second on my list, but I probably use Liberty the most. My standard pale ail recipe is Centennial and Columbus.
cluster is great
Take Columbus CTZ and add Citra and use west coast yeast or dryer yeast with any malt to make a fire triple IPA
I feel a new test lots of beers with these hops. I do feel like Chinook is underutilized.
Columbus is an absolute wagon of a hop. Surprised to see it listed in an underrated video, but I am not a home brewer
Sitiva and Zamba and strata are really underrated
Widowmaker's Blue Comet stand up & take a bow.
Centennial and Chinook are also a couple of my favorites. I’ve been hearing a lot of hate on Centennial (on the pro side) lately, and I just don’t get it. It’s a beautiful hop and consistently makes beautiful beers.
You just revealed the hops of my house ipa! 😂
right on!
Seen behind the scenes
Centennial and Columbus are widely used. I've had many an enjoyable beers that included them.
I like columbus when it makes the beer smell like weed.
Anyway, that's a cool hoodie.
What room is that? and can I come drink a beer in it?
👀
All great hops.. All 'C's :)
Also never heard you talk about mosaic
Centennial isn’t only not talked about but I see it on “worst hop” lists a lot. I agree it’s a shame. I like it in a maltier/ west coast ipa especially.
that’s actually insane. centennial is legendary
@@treehousebrewco I read somewhere that it can be like a very pungent Cascade. So maybe that throws some people off? I featured it in a red ale and it was amazing. I like the strong characteristics of it. Also, I’m interested in trying Columbus more than just an early boil hop. I get a lot of blueberry notes when I use it. But want to bring out what you described.
All of these hops begin with a C… weird. I love Chinook hops.. I will definitely look for Comet for one of my next IPA brew days
Not an American variety, but if you’re not brewing with French Barbe Rouge…you probably should
Because we don't get to select our hops 😉
And you can grow these unlike a lot of the other popular varieties! Check with your local agricultural school to see if the cooperative extension offers disease free plants. Love what your doing keep it up!
Not in South Carolina 😔. Moved here from NY and looked into if any hop varieties grow here and none do
Okay, hear me out. Cascade. Why? Because everyone I talk to says, “use citra, it’s super cascade.” I’d also throw out Idaho-7. Haven’t seen much bru-1, or Sasquatch.
Agreed! Which is why Cascade is in my top five. See the other video on the channel. 🙌🏻
These are all weird suggestions to me. For the homebrew club meetings I've been to, it's all old guys. Every one of these old guys will use either or all of Centennial, Columbus, and Chinook in every beer they brew. Also helps that they probably have that hop growing in their backyard. So in my totally unbiased opinion, everyone is already using these hops all the time on the homebrew scale and they're probably the most popular hops being used.
Founders centennial only ipa .... enough said
Do all philosophers start with S? Why so many 'C' hop names?
centenial that end up in our hands arent close to the one you have there ,
count me in + gift card me
If a hop name begins with a "C" it's OK with me.
Your brewery doesn't distribute enough, just saying
I really wish (and thought) we were going to see the actual hops not the pellets.
Only place you’re going to see those are at hop selection when brewers pick their lots. Only a few super traditional brewers like Sierra Nevada still use whole cone hops.
@@jshall14 Well, I guess you're right about that. But I didn't mean what they actually use. I thought for the video's sake they would actually incorporate the real hop samples. Oh well.
I wish I had them. To the poster's point above we analyze the dry pre-pelletized hops in Washington. there are other videos on the channel of us getting into those.
He be loving the C hops
it's true.
✨Chinook ✨
Indeed!