Amarillo Pale Ale with Amarillo hops only

TopherM said:

Columbus is typically used only as a bittering hop, while Amarillo is typically a only used as a flavor/aroma hop.

Your beer will be fine with the substition, but the bottom line is that you are replacing a high alpha acid bittering hop with a lower alpha acid flavor/aroma hop, so less bitterness in the beer. You'll basically taste the grain profile just a bit more prominantly than if you had used the Columbus to balance it out.

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TopherM said:

Columbus is typically used only as a bittering hop, while Amarillo is typically a only used as a flavor/aroma hop.

Your beer will be fine with the substition, but the bottom line is that you are replacing a high alpha acid bittering hop with a lower alpha acid flavor/aroma hop, so less bitterness in the beer. You'll basically taste the grain profile just a bit more prominantly than if you had used the Columbus to balance it out.

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kyle6286 said:

Hi everyone,

I went by my LHBS tonight and got a pale ale kit similar to the Amarillo Pale Ale on Midwest Supplies. I requested the hops be substituted for Amarillo because I've heard great things about them and I've never had them. I noticed the kit on Midwest uses a combination of .5oz of Columbus and 1.5oz of Amarillo, while mine uses three hop additions of Amarillo to total 2oz. Just wondering if this should be ok, or if I should get a second type of hop to add. I'm very excited to try this one. Everything I've read about Amarillo seems to be very good. Thank you

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