Eclipse Hops - Hop Tester Review & Taste Test

The Hop Tester series has returned! A slightly modified recipe and some new hops from Australia in the form of Eclipse, this beer didn't quite match up to the descriptors provided for this variety but it did perhaps shed some light on how their application in recipes can shape the flavour profile produced. Have you used Eclipse yet? Let me know about your experience of them in the comments cheers! #eclipsehops #recipe #review
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[@lancehobbs8012]

Eclipse is GOOD! This with Kveik yeast goes together like bacon and eggs!! I give it 3 days dry hop, 100G in my 23 L batch, and do 1 litre cold water rinse n squeeze of the hop bag at bottling. Its as juicy tropical fruity as anything I've ever tasted. Not as citrus as alot say just fruity, but it mellows after a few sips and is cruzy drinkable

[@Larfleeze]

Some hops I never use when I am in the hot side of the brewery, i.e boiling or hop stands, like vic secret because of the high co-hum levels and how the characteristics can change when heat is introduced, I save them for dry hopping to get the most out of the flavours I am hoping to achieve, eclipse is one of those hops. Great information in the video and appreciate it.

[@lancehobbs8012]

Yes! That was the EXACT same benchmark I used, I think it's fruitier than galaxy and if your running kveik yeast this stuff works so faarkn good. It's my new #1 hop. Go Australia!!

[@ivanjuggins5197]

Eclipse is a great hop Added in a light lager at whirlpool you get a amazing mandarine character A british golden ale would be a treat with these

[@chrisnewton9788]

My guess for the pine and bitterness being more pronounced that the fruit forward flavours is because you had a 3 to 1 sulphate to chloride ratio. I'd flip it to achieve what you wanted.

[@DudesBrews]

it may well be a factor but I have used that water profile in so many beers including previous hop testers that I wouldn't put it down to that alone but perhaps it is more important with these very high alpha/cohumulone varieties

[@PeterHHodge]

Ahh, Total Eclipse. Interesting to hear how it turned out. 👍🏻

[@sunbearbrewing]

Great video, I really appreciate this kind of content as it saves me doing test batches or a heads up as to how best utilise the hops in the process, keep it up mate, cheers 🍻

[@DudesBrews]

Thank you! I think minor misses like this one can still yield some useful information so I'm always happy to document the slightly less successful batches too lol

[@secretlevel5951]

Great vid, love the flavor wheel and tasting notes! Also just found the channel, def subbed :)

[@Opm3t]

Love your videos dude, well done

[@brookatbroowery]

Great video dude, love the energy

[@rogerplourde1151]

sound like this will make its way to a west coast type of beer

[@lancehobbs8012]

Oh no that east coast west coast beef is back

[@thebackyardbrewer5611]

Do you think a cold dry hop extracts as much hop flavour as a warm dry hop? I've experimented with it and didn't think it improved flavour but more the opposite really. I've also had some commercial Eclipse single hop beers that were juicy fruit bombs and delicious

[@DudesBrews]

What temperature would you consider cold? I seem to get great results at 14c and less grassy or vegetal notes from the hops but I know some brewers go much cooler than that even down close to freezing. The vast majority of professional brewers we have spoken to via the podcast and elsewhere seem to favour something between 12-16c so I'm kind of happy to follow their lead on that tbh

[@AndrewLynch9]

Also starts with a YCH beanie then BarthHaas Tee lol

[@DudesBrews]

Spreading the love 😉🤣

[@shawnstanley4784]

Curious...how fridged was it in that garage on the brew day? Cheers!

[@DudesBrews]

Only a touch above freezing if I remember rightly, wort chilled down nice and fast tho lol

[@RustyHomebrew]

You sound as underwhelmed with that hop as I was with Strata, guess these hops are only good in large quanities hopstand/dry hop.

[@DudesBrews]

it had lots of flavour tbf especially for just 100g total in the beer but it just didn't quite deliver the promised character

[@AndrewLynch9]

Ahh the Simcoe beer that's not Simcoe!