What I’m looking for is a hop to use in a very short boil or 195f steep to give a bit of mellow bitterness and mild “hoppy” flavor as opposed to extreme citrusy/piney/fruity/herbal flavor.
Basically something that says hops were used but you can’t really tell what kind.
How about Goldings or Tettnang?
Willamette?
Mt. Hood would be my go-to for this type of scenario.
+1 for Willamette
Hallertauer is my late add - or one of its progeny
Hallertau. But if you add only a gram or two I’d guess any hop addition wouldn’t add much flavor.
Magnum
Sterling
That was my thought, or mittlefruh.
If you can find it anywhere, Glacier is the mildest hop ever. Otherwise can’t go wrong with Hallertau or other German noble hop.
Crystal is a very mellow hop. One of my favorites.
The one that you notice is still on the table once you have chilled the wort.
LOL. Now those are some mellow hops! LOL.
That reminds me of Denny’s NHC presentation when he said he realized he hadn’t added his hops when he was finished boiling. His experience paid off though: he simply added water to get him back to pre boil volume and started boiling again.
chinaski might have nailed it. Tettnang is a very underestimated and somewhat neglected hop nowadays.
That keg just kicked. It may have been the best German pils I’ve ever made.