OK gents, looking at doing this in the next couple of weeks and want a bit of opinion on it. Do you reckon ahtanum and mosaic will go together ok or will the mosaic drown the ahtanum a bit? Also, thinking of adding a third hop into the mix... maybe some nelson sauvin, but wasn't sure if that would go with the other two or not. Could always use some amarillo again, but people will think I'm addicted to the stuff.!
Oh, I'll be dry-hopping a bit as well, but forgot to add it to the recipe.
Brew Method: All Grain
Style Name: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10 liters (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 13 liters
Boil Gravity: 1.037
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.048
Final Gravity: 1.010
ABV (standard): 5.05%
IBU (tinseth): 41.11
SRM (morey): 6.74
FERMENTABLES:
1.5 kg - United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale (68.2%)
0.5 kg - German - Vienna (22.7%)
0.1 kg - United Kingdom - Crystal 30L (4.5%)
0.1 kg - American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) (4.5%)
HOPS:
10 g - Northern Brewer, Type: Pellet, AA: 7.7, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 21.97
10 g - Ahtanum, Type: Pellet, AA: 6, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 6.21
10 g - Mosaic, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.5, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 12.93
15 g - Ahtanum, Type: Pellet, AA: 6, Use: Aroma for 0 min
10 g - Mosaic, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.5, Use: Aroma for 0 min
OTHER INGREDIENTS:
0.5 tsp - Irish Moss, Time: 15 min, Type: Fining, Use: Boil
YEAST:
Fermentis / Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Starter: No
Form: Dry
Attenuation (avg): 81%
Flocculation: Medium
Optimum Temp: 12.22 - 25 C
Fermentation Temp: 20 C
Pitch Rate: 0.5 (M cells / ml / deg P)
How does this APA recipe look?
Re: How does this APA recipe look?
I've never used Ahtanum, but I've yet to discover a bad hop combination! Or a bad hop even, I'm easily pleased on the hop front. Beer front actually. Maybe people could enlighten me. If a beer goes wrong for me it's usually too much of a malt, or a yeast that doesn't suit my taste, or a process issue. But those days are mostly behind me now, and I never made a beer I really disliked. Of course, some turn out particularly good, where everything comes together really nicely.
I just try things using the hops I buy (whatever takes my fancy when I am ordering) and see what comes, and I see no reason why two good American aroma hops shouldn't provide a good result. The recipe looks good to me.
I just try things using the hops I buy (whatever takes my fancy when I am ordering) and see what comes, and I see no reason why two good American aroma hops shouldn't provide a good result. The recipe looks good to me.
Re: How does this APA recipe look?
Cheers Clibit. I've actually changed the ratios a little bit so the Ahtanum doesn't get lost. Using it at about 2:1 with the Mosaic and will probably dry-hop with about 20g of the Ahtanum as well. I want this to be the main hop in this brew, but still with some complexity to it. It's about on target for the BU:GU profile for an APA too.
HOPS:
10 g - Northern Brewer, Type: Pellet, AA: 7.7, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 21.97
14 g - Ahtanum, Type: Pellet, AA: 6, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 8.69
7 g - Mosaic, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.5, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 9.05
16 g - Ahtanum, Type: Pellet, AA: 6, Use: Aroma for 0 min
8 g - Mosaic, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.5, Use: Aroma for 0 min
STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.048
Final Gravity: 1.010
ABV (standard): 5.05%
IBU (tinseth): 39.72
SRM (morey): 6.74
I'm really liking using a big chunk of Vienna as a base malt in my brews at the minute. I'm trying it in this pale to see if I like it as much as I do in a darker beer. Its adding something that I'm not educated enough to recognise yet
By the way, that Centennial brown ale is all gone
Without doubt, one of the nicest beers I've ever drank. Another batch of that is on the cards very soon too.
HOPS:
10 g - Northern Brewer, Type: Pellet, AA: 7.7, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 21.97
14 g - Ahtanum, Type: Pellet, AA: 6, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 8.69
7 g - Mosaic, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.5, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 9.05
16 g - Ahtanum, Type: Pellet, AA: 6, Use: Aroma for 0 min
8 g - Mosaic, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.5, Use: Aroma for 0 min
STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.048
Final Gravity: 1.010
ABV (standard): 5.05%
IBU (tinseth): 39.72
SRM (morey): 6.74
I'm really liking using a big chunk of Vienna as a base malt in my brews at the minute. I'm trying it in this pale to see if I like it as much as I do in a darker beer. Its adding something that I'm not educated enough to recognise yet
By the way, that Centennial brown ale is all gone
Without doubt, one of the nicest beers I've ever drank. Another batch of that is on the cards very soon too.Re: How does this APA recipe look?
Cool! You're like a duck to water.
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Re: How does this APA recipe look?
That brown ale recipe is going to have to go on my brew to do list!
Drinking------ AG American IRA, John Bull IPA Partial Mash, AG Dr Smurtos Rye APA, Elderflower Champagne, Another Rye IPA AG, AG 1845/Broadside Winter Ale, Admirals Gold Bitter AG, Pond Monster APA, London Rye Porter, Pale Ale Water Chem Experiment, Gos Otok Slovenian IPA, Summer Lightningish Aurora & Bobek, Cardinal Wolfsey Pale Ale, Wakatu Pale Ale, Boltmaker Bitter, 3 Ghosts Pale Ale
Conditioning------- Red Dawn Amber Ale, 2 Hearted IPA
Brewing------- Turtle Rye PA, Trip Hop Brit Hop
Conditioning------- Red Dawn Amber Ale, 2 Hearted IPA
Brewing------- Turtle Rye PA, Trip Hop Brit Hop
Re: How does this APA recipe look?
Hahaha, steady on there tiger.! I do bloody enjoy it though.Clibit wrote:Cool! You're like a duck to water.
Re: How does this APA recipe look?
Honestly Dude, it's fantastic. If I had one left I would have sent you one..!!HisDudeness wrote:That brown ale recipe is going to have to go on my brew to do list!
Re: How does this APA recipe look?
I think you know where to find it!HisDudeness wrote:That brown ale recipe is going to have to go on my brew to do list!
Re: How does this APA recipe look?
How did the Magnum/Aurora/Target version turn out btw? Much difference?Notlaw wrote:Honestly Dude, it's fantastic. If I had one left I would have sent you one..!!HisDudeness wrote:That brown ale recipe is going to have to go on my brew to do list!