OK, time for the Chinook APA today.
Question: how is it for aroma? At 12.5% bittering and flavor should be OK, but not sure about the final addition and dry hop. I hope someone is recovering from last night’s homebrews and can lead me in the right direction in the next couple of hours!
Zacher
I like Chinook for aroma. I’ve done a few single-hop IPAs (bittering, aroma, dry) with Chinook and they turn out well. I got primarily piney aromas, with earthy flavor.
I prefer using Chinook as a bittering hop and as a dry hop. It’s great as a dry hop. I think using Chinook for anything in the middle produces smoky and spicy flavors. So I use cascade for everything in the middle.
I have had good experiences with Chinook as an aroma hop. I have made a few beers where I only used Chinook and they were great. I second nateo, I usually get piney/earthy aromas from Chinook when using it at the 10min or less mark and dry hop.
I made 1oz additions at 60, 30 and 1 minute. Will dry hop an ounce as well. Smelled fantastic!
Chinook is great for a single hopped beer. Piney, citrusy deliciousness.