That's likely due to the fact that the hop plant is related to the ......... plant. If you look at dried hops in leaf form for brewing they could be confused for weed by the average joe who doesn't know what they are looking at.
New Hops Flavor (not beer)
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That's likely due to the fact that the hop plant is related to the ......... plant. If you look at dried hops in leaf form for brewing they could be confused for weed by the average joe who doesn't know what they are looking at.
They can definitely vary significantly from variety to variety. I find it extremely interesting to taste the character of these hops on their own, and have considered a line of juices that don't blend varieties at all, instead focusing on one individual hop.
This is something I'm in the process of experimenting with, as we have received a handful of requests for a straight-up IPA juice since the introduction of the Hop Harvest line. The flavor profile has, so far, been difficult to pin down. Even with the malt there is a certain character missing, probably due to the absence of alcohol. We're going to keep working on it, though. Hopefully we'll have something good enough to offer in the next couple of months.
As I'm sure you can understand we're keeping our extraction process something of a trade secret at this point. I will say that all the extraction is done in-house using whole cone hops, and the extracts are triple-filtered before being blended. We do not purchase pre-made extracts for this juice. The breaking down of the Alpha Acids that you mention, known as isomerization, is definitely a big variable... you're absolutely spot on regarding the timing and heat. Just like brewing a beer, each blend's extraction is carried out with different temperatures and timings in order to create a unique flavor profile.
You're absolutely right! Both plants are members of the Cannabacae Family. Some hops varieties make this family bond extremely obvious in their flavor profiles! You really know your hops!
Cheers!
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Hope there's still some bottles left in a week or two when my reimbursements from work come. I've been looking all over for "danky" flavored juices. Then to find out hop flavored juice!!?? He about something with galaxy hops?
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If you'd like I can reserve a bottle (or multiple bottles) for you. Just drop me a PM if so and I'll make it happen.
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They can definitely vary significantly from variety to variety. I find it extremely interesting to taste the character of these hops on their own, and have considered a line of juices that don't blend varieties at all, instead focusing on one individual hop.
This is something I'm in the process of experimenting with, as we have received a handful of requests for a straight-up IPA juice since the introduction of the Hop Harvest line. The flavor profile has, so far, been difficult to pin down. Even with the malt there is a certain character missing, probably due to the absence of alcohol. We're going to keep working on it, though. Hopefully we'll have something good enough to offer in the next couple of months.
As I'm sure you can understand we're keeping our extraction process something of a trade secret at this point. I will say that all the extraction is done in-house using whole cone hops, and the extracts are triple-filtered before being blended. We do not purchase pre-made extracts for this juice. The breaking down of the Alpha Acids that you mention, known as isomerization, is definitely a big variable... you're absolutely spot on regarding the timing and heat. Just like brewing a beer, each blend's extraction is carried out with different temperatures and timings in order to create a unique flavor profile.
You're absolutely right! Both plants are members of the Cannabacae Family. Some hops varieties make this family bond extremely obvious in their flavor profiles! You really know your hops!
Cheers!
Been brewing beer for a good ten years now. I've been thru enough varieties and types of hops over the years in my various brews and experiments that I am pretty familiar with them. Well, at leas the varieties I have used or tried. There's around 100 plus varieties out there and new ones are introduced pretty often. Amarillo hops for instance have only been around for a few years now. You definitely have plenty of varieties out there to play around with.
And a thought for you regarding the missing piece of the flavor puzzle when trying to create a true beer flavor.. It's not so much the alcohol that's causing that missing flavor note, it's what makes the alcohol. The yeast. Yeast strains actually provide a fair bit of the flavor found in your beer as well as they type of grains and hops used. I use White Labs liquid yeasts in all my brews. They specialize in brewing yeasts and it's all cultured fresh and local here in San Diego. They offer numerous different strains each tailored to the type of beer, cider, or wine you are making as the yeast itself does offer up and produce it's own flavor component. No clue how you could try and impart yeast flavor into a juice. But something to consider if you really do want to hunt down that perfect Ruination vape. (I'm not an IPA guy myself, I've made me for my friends to enjoy, but I'm more of a dark and malty guy. I like my stouts, porters, Scottish, dark ales, etc.)
I've been waiting for hops-juice for a while now. Tried making some of my own when I first started out vaping: basically made a hop-tea and added a few drops to some VPG base. Didnt work out.
Cant order juice from the US, so I will give another try at making my own; let hops steep in VPG for a week or three before filtering it.
Cant order juice from the US, so I will give another try at making my own; let hops steep in VPG for a week or three before filtering it.
Got my vapemail this afternoon, and first off great job on the packaging!
I ended up building a 2.3 ohm coil to test the May Hop Harvest. Juice smells great right from the bottle like an IPA smells. Vaped at 4.7 volts and wasn't getting a whole lot from it. Not much vapor and the flavor was kinda weak. Went up to 5.0 volts and was a tiny bit better but still too weak. Getting some piney flavor from it.
Now, I generally vape about 25 or so watts and was curious how it would do with regular setup. Loaded a 0.6 ohm RDA and now I get pine plus weed! Not too bad really. Though I wish the weed flavor was a bit less, it went well with Sam Adams Rebel IPA. My brain was expecting something bitter, but this is definitely not. It is quite earthy though on exhale. Will get some Imperial IPA this week to see how this matches up with it.
Not sure if I'd buy this one again, but can't wait to try your June batch, and April's when you re-release it.
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I ended up building a 2.3 ohm coil to test the May Hop Harvest. Juice smells great right from the bottle like an IPA smells. Vaped at 4.7 volts and wasn't getting a whole lot from it. Not much vapor and the flavor was kinda weak. Went up to 5.0 volts and was a tiny bit better but still too weak. Getting some piney flavor from it.
Now, I generally vape about 25 or so watts and was curious how it would do with regular setup. Loaded a 0.6 ohm RDA and now I get pine plus weed! Not too bad really. Though I wish the weed flavor was a bit less, it went well with Sam Adams Rebel IPA. My brain was expecting something bitter, but this is definitely not. It is quite earthy though on exhale. Will get some Imperial IPA this week to see how this matches up with it.
Not sure if I'd buy this one again, but can't wait to try your June batch, and April's when you re-release it.
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Thanks for the write-up! Getting the bitterness to come to the forefront can be difficult in the presence of VG's natural sweetness. During my experiments I was able to achieve a more bitter blend, but it was very high in PG, which is something a lot of people don't want. Maybe one of these days I'll produce a small batch of that blend, along with the commonly requested Max-VG blend.
April's re-release is coming along well, and will be ready later this week barring any unforeseen issues.
You can expect June's blend late next week!
April's re-release is coming along well, and will be ready later this week barring any unforeseen issues.
You can expect June's blend late next week!
Sounds great! Looking forward to April and June batches!
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April's Reissue and June's Limited Edition Blend are now available!
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Hmmm, first take on the unlimited April hops. Yeah, you can tell hops are closely related to that other herb. I'm not complaining. Not at all!
Oh yes, very, very nice. Even better, unlike a lot of juice, this one encourages me to drink.
But the short form, definitely a strong musky Herb nose/throat, with a nice bitter-citrus and grassy/pine finish. Just enough sweet from the PG to really bring out all the character. Definitely going in the 'must keep in stock' collection.
(And if you're looking for something to vape instead of smoke, it really pushes that button because of the Herb similarity.)
Oh yes, very, very nice. Even better, unlike a lot of juice, this one encourages me to drink.
But the short form, definitely a strong musky Herb nose/throat, with a nice bitter-citrus and grassy/pine finish. Just enough sweet from the PG to really bring out all the character. Definitely going in the 'must keep in stock' collection.
(And if you're looking for something to vape instead of smoke, it really pushes that button because of the Herb similarity.)
Thanks for the write-up amolson!
We just listed July's blend... there are only 16 bottles left. Though you fine folks might want to know!
The increasingly-hard-to-source El Dorado hop variety is the feature this time and the naturally tropical flavors of the strain definitely make themselves known in this juice.
We just listed July's blend... there are only 16 bottles left. Though you fine folks might want to know!
The increasingly-hard-to-source El Dorado hop variety is the feature this time and the naturally tropical flavors of the strain definitely make themselves known in this juice.
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