What's the flavor profile of a beer that only uses bittering and dry hops?

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It's of course possible, but I'd appreciate any experience anyone has with only dry-hopping for finishing hops. That would mean:

add the bittering hops
chill, aerate, pitch, ferment as usual
dry-hop for some number of days in secondary or keg

Have you done this?

Great question, although the answers might be a bit subjective depending on a LOT of factors. However, I am curious how such a schedule turns out. — GHP, Oct 06 '11 at 18:25

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 06 '11 at 18:37

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I've done that quite a few times. It ends up kinda like you'd expect...a tiny bit of flavor from the bittering hops and great aroma from the dry hops. You can definitely make a really good beer like that if you plan your recipe around it.

answered Oct 06 '11 at 18:37

Denny Conn

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 13 '11 at 21:26

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I did a FWH and a flame out one time. I didn't care for it. It was odd lacking in flavor with the aroma there.

answered Oct 13 '11 at 21:26

Micheal R

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What's the flavor profile of a beer that only uses bittering and dry hops?

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