Equinox (HBC366) is another newer variety I want to use soon - anybody use these yet ? They were evidently developed by the people who developed Citra, Simcoe, and Mosaic and are high AA (14-15%) with a very high oil content. I read a description of citrus/tropical/floral/herbal - sounds pretty interesting to me. I’m assuming pretty IPA-appropriate. I think I read SN uses/used it in an IPA.
We have a bunch at the HBS i work at. They sounded great until i read the last descriptor. “green peppers”. I do NOT want Green Peppers in my beer. Of course id ont like green peppers but it just doesnt sound good to me. I will probably still try them at some point.
I tried an Equinox single-hopped beer from one of the vendors at NHC. The main aroma that jumped out was “gasoline”. Not kidding. Did not come through so much in the flavor, but it was definitely there.
Interesting info here. I have some of this in my freezer back from when it was still called HBC0366. Unfortunately, my wife is home recovering from surgery all summer so my next single hop brewday is on hold for a while. Hopefully I’ll get a bunch of batches cranked out this fall.
I’m assuming (hoping) it’s a weird crop/harvest thing. The growers’ track record of developing those other hops is pretty strong. I can’t believe anybody would release a hop where that character showed up with any regularity. Has my curiosity piqued now !