what are some of the sites you guys are using for bulk hops?
and if you could pick one hop to brew ipa’s with what would you use?
thanks
I can’t afford bulk and I don’t have the room to store them. I buy by the pound, ordered thru my LHBS. They usually come from Brew Craft or Hop Heaven. Price varies depending on type.
One hop for IPA ? If forced to it would probably be cascade or centennial because most of the other are best when paired with a dance partner or two. My house IPA is Simcoe Mosaic and Amarillo
thanks, just trying to figure out what hops to order maybe one or two, i don’t have a lot of room. i really like hoppy piny ipa’s
I’d suggest trying a few until you find what you like then stock up. Otherwise you end up giving away hops you don’t like. Guess how I know that LOL
good idea, i was thinking about trying Zythos
For bulk hops I use Yakima Valley Hops, Hops Direct and Freshops primarily. Farmhouse Brewing Supply and Nikobrew also have a decent selection.
I wouldn’t brew a single-hopped IPA, because I really feel like you need some layers of complexity in the hops. If I had to choose one hop as a base for all my IPAs I’d probably go with Amarillo. But there are lots of other options as well. Nelson Sauvin, Mosaic, Citra, Simcoe, Cascade, Apollo, Columbus and Centennial are all at home in any IPA.
Here’s a couple good sites for hop purchasing
Centennial is my favorite IPA hop but if you are looking for Piny I’d go with Centennial and Simcoe as finishing hops.
I’m not a big fan of Zythos, personally.
My favorite place to buy hops is: Yakima Valley Hops - Premium Hops for Sale | Retail & Wholesale Hops
Great prices, great service. If I absolutely had to be limited to one hop it would be Citra.
www.yakimavalleyhops.com has a pretty solid selection. I’ve used them before among others. Centennial would always be one of my first choices to bitter and finish an IPA with, though blending finishing hops gives a lot more complexity of flavor and aroma. Centennial are a “super Cascade” that have a higher AA% and are more citrusy than Cascade IMO. Zythos (which is actually a hop blend) would do nicely as well for a single hop IPA. Since you mentioned that you like piney IPAs, Chinook is a very piney hop which would definitely qualify.
wow thanks for all the info. i just started doing ten gallon batches and i don’t want to spend a ton of money
thats why i was thinking about buying a few bulk hops, then just picking up the grain and yeast at my local homebrew store.
And sadly I could not drink your IPA. 
Citra can be a little “cat boxy” for me. But I think it’s all about how it’s handled or teamed up with or aged.
When I first tried simcoe I though “nasty” ! Then a couple weeks later it turned grapefruit and was super
Really tough to beat some of the prices.
+1
Great prices, fast shipping and quality hops all vacuum sealed
I can do citra in moderate doses but not all citra.
Same here. I think it works blended with 3 or 4 other hops but I can’t take too much of it.
Hard to do Citra in moderate doses since it’s so potent. I like it, but it’s too monotone for me to want to use it as the main hop in an IPA. Pairs nice with so many hops that I’ll always keep it in my toolkit, though.
Thankfully, we all have different palates. Though I have never tried an all-Citra IPA, since Citra is to expensive to ‘waste’ on just bittering. Alpha Acids are Alpha Acids for the most part (Oh I know the whole low- cohumulone stuff, etc. - I don’t want to start a whole NEW back-and-forth).
However, I have never encountered the ‘cat box’ thing I regularly hear about. I’ll attribute it to my awesome brewing skills. 
I love the fruitiness of Citra both in the aroma and flavor. I have yet to taste or brew an IPA with too much Citra. The last Citra-focused IPA I brewed had 1/2 pound of Citra in a 5 gallon batch.
The best place I’ve found is Hop Heaven from Ted Hausotter. Ted is very knowledgeable about what he sells and more importantly very nice and accommodating.
I have done an all citra pale ale which is why I’m saying. Too much mango flavor to me. Not catty, but artificial tasting. Others who had it enjoyed it, though. But I still stand byy assertion that it is not a good single hop beer choice.