Brewery: Bear Flavored
Style: American IPA
Made: 5.20.2013
Canned On: 6.8.2013
ABV: 7.1%
Appearance: amber gold, ample mind, good retention, slight haze
Smell: tropical fruit, peach, melon, general berry, very mild herbal character
Taste:tropical fruit, peach, berry, mild grapefruit citrus, melon, soft bitterness
Mouthfeel: medium carbonation, light bodied, slightly creamy, dry finish
Should you be having to pay focus on the short-moving realm of hops this past year, you most likely began to listen to some buzz a good experimental variety known as HBC 369. Early buzz was good, with people describing a fascinating 'blueberry' character the hop supposedly gave off, it appeared likely to be among the next hits. Experimental hop varieties appear and disappear, and couple of earn the authority to actually have a name, but every occasionally one appears poised to redefine the smoothness of hops. Is HBC 369 &- now named Mosaic &- the following Cascade / Simcoe / Citra?
Well, for just one factor, the name is aptly selected: Mosaic is an extremely difficult hop to explain, supplying a real menagerie of flavors. But no matter its many nuances, Mosaic results in one major fruit-explosive device. Apparently descended from Simcoe along with a "Nugget-derived male", listed here are a couple of ways I've considered to describe Mosaic while consuming my single-hop IPA:
1. Like Citra, without the dank character that Citra appears to possess recently.
2. Like Universe, however with a far more complex fruitiness and hints of berry.
3. Like Universe + Simcoe + Nelson Sauvin, maybe?
The Simcoe heritage surprised me initially, when i find Mosaic to become a lot more nakedly fruity than either of their parents, and almost completely missing in anything like pine or herbal characteristics. On the other hand, I've found Mosaic and Simcoe both one of the hardest hops to explain &- and also the more I drink, the greater I believe I'm able to pinpoint where their similarities are available in. I believe have a chameleon nature, their character altering slightly for each different beer they touch.
Things I do not get from Mosaic, however, is the fact that intriguing, teasing "blueberry" note which has been repeated in a lot of descriptions. The blueberry descriptor has interested me for some time, and that i was kind of wishing Mosaic would end up being like Belma, by which Conan yeast blasted one note from the hop (strawberry, for the reason that instance ) completely towards the front, just like a fruit-hop-flavor tuning knob. I made use of Conan here too, but no dice. Conan pushes fruit character towards the forefront, sure, but nothing very specific. From the dozen approximately somebody that has attempted this beer, just one person claimed to get on the blueberry nuance, after which after asking about this particularly. However, I do obtain a very general berry character much like what I have selected up from Simcoe and Columbus hops, when they are employed for a gentle, cleanly-bitter, flavor-focused hoppiness. It is a character I really like, a kind of sweet berry medley smoothie. While subtle, I am pleased to think it is here, mingled having a more balls-out tropical fruitiness like this of Citra and Universe &- undertones of guava, mango, along with other ripe fruit flavors which i simply can't describe.
And So I think the easiest method to describe Mosaic is that this: Universe (tropical boom) plus Nelson Sauvin (deep and nuanced berry character witih tangy tropical grapefruit included). Or you might just hold it to its very own as the second unique fruity hop, ripe for incorporation in a lot of beers. I'm not even close to the very first person to point out that Mosaic would be the Hot New Hop of 2013, and so i will just hop on that bandwagon and affirm my thought that Mosaic may be the Hot New Hop of 2013. This hop quite a bit of fun, and I am really experiencing the flavor and complexity of the beer, though I have been told by other homebrewers they wouldn't want Mosaic by itself inside a hop-forward beer &- it's too fruity to face by itself.
Like the majority of things in brewing, the way you use Mosaic may come lower for your requirements. Within this situation, the amount of a well-balanced hoppy character would you like inside your beer? You will find commercial beers like 3 Floyd's Zombie Dust and Gumballhead. Kern River Citra. Peekskill Amazeballs, and much more, all featuring fruit-explosive device hops, and all sorts of that actually work perfectly and also have been very highly regarded overall. I do not understand why Mosaic ought to be different. However, it isn't that can compare with Centennial, which could endure a properly-loved IPA like Bell's Two Hearted and taste just like a rounded, balanced hop-blend by itself.
Recipe-
4.25 Woman. All Grain
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75%
Mashed at 148 F for 65 minutes
Fermented at 66 levels F
OG: 1.064
FG: 1.010
Malt-
81% 2-row malt
10.1% white-colored wheat malt
5.1% Munich
3.8% Cara-Pils
Hop Schedule-
5 ml Mosaic @FWH
1 oz Hop Shot @60 min
.5 oz Mosaic @5 min
3 oz Mosaic@ + hop stand 25 min
3 oz Mosaic dry hop for 4 days
I recieve blueberry without a doubt. and a little bit of strawberry, also. I keep trying different beers with Mosaic wishing which i'll locate one that I like (because for whatever reason I actually want to such as this hop), however i'm visiting the final outcome it just isn't for me personally. a minimum of not without some piney, grapefruity hop flavor to balance its fruity sweetness. It's unfortunate since i have about 50 % a corny of the homebrew DIPA that's 1/3 citra, 1/3 Nelson, and 1/3 mosaic, and that i'm getting trouble finishing it. The mosaic appears to drown out the many other hops.
Yeah, I can tell the way it's not for everybody. Would you like Citra and Nelson by themselves? Each of individuals hops are extremely potent, I'm surprised Mosaic could overpower them. However I think Mosaic has some overlapping flavors together too, so perhaps it's just emphasizing the most popular figures.
Hey - much like your blog, only discovered it yesterday. I'd just one hop Mosaic DIPA from Parallel 49 in Vancouver known as Hopnotist. It remains among the best IPAs I've ever endured. The flavors am well rounded and absorbing. I'd a try myself a couple of days ago but sadly the damn factor got infected also it's a complete write-off. Likely to repeat the process a few days ago - wish me luck!
Thanks! That sounds tragic, especially losing a load by having an component as rare as Mosaic. Hopefully they've first got it taken care of.
I've got a friend with family in Vancouver, who just spent the final week there. I was speaking concerning the brewing scene in the region (and also the hypothetical merits of opening a brewery on his family farm), and so i'll need to question if he's acquainted with Parallel 49.
I've had a brew tomorrow that heavily features Mosaic. However I've been scared a little due to reports that Mosaic is easily the most POTENT Factor Ever. Is that this likely to taste like shite?
23 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2. SRM) Grain 2 79.three percent
4 lbs Rye, Flaked (2. SRM) Grain 3 13.eight percent
2 lbs Caramel/Very Malt - 60L (60. SRM) Grain 4 6.nine percent
2.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - First Wort 60. min Hop 5 40.1 IBUs
2.00 oz Mosaic (HBC 369) [12.25 percent] - Boil 20. m Hop 6 21.4 IBUs
2.00 oz Mosaic [12.00 %] - Boil 10. min Hop 7 12.5 IBUs
2.00 oz Mosaic [12.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool . Hop 8 . IBUs
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 60. Hop 9 9.4 IBUs
1. pkg California Ale (White-colored Labs #WLP001) [35. Yeast 10 -
2.00 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Dry Hop . Days Hop 11 . IBUs
2.00 oz Mosaic [12.00 %] - Dry Hop . Days Hop 12 . IBUs
I guess it's all subjective. I've had many Mosaic-forward beers at this time and loved them. Others appear switched off because of it. but many of hops obtain that type of polarizing flavor, too. The recipe looks best to me, I only say do it now and find out what you believe. It sounds tasty!