Columbus hops

Just got a great deal on a pound of Columbus hops. I have spent some time searching for recipes that highlight this variety with no luck. Does anyone have any recipe suggestions?

i made a simple single hop IPA with Columbus and loved it.

Its really good in APA and IPA - but as odd as it sounds, if its a high quality hop - not cheesy or stale, it is great as a dry hop in those styles. Brewing a Rye Amber right now with the Columbus as a single hop.

I'm considering a Marris Otter/Columbus APA SMaSH to get a feel for the hop. Sound like a good combo? I have found a couple recipes in Brewing Classic Styles that use the hop as well. I have heard really good things about the hop, just having a hard time finding recipes that really focus on it. I think the source is high quality and am excited to play around.

I did an extra pale ale a while back with Columbus, Citra and Brewers Gold. It was dynamite.

If you search on here for a Green Flash West Coast IPA clone recipe, you'll find it uses a lot of Columbus throughout the brew. It is a great hop to use in American IPAs or IIPAs.

Oh hell Yes on Green Flash very good IPA. Columbus is a great hop. Get yourself a bottle of Hog Heaven there is a lot of Columbus in that beer.

Brew-boy said:

Oh hell Yes on Green Flash very good IPA. Columbus is a great hop. Get yourself a bottle of Hog Heaven there is a lot of Columbus in that beer.

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Thanks for the suggestions! I will do that. Already found the Green Flash recipe and will probably brew that after my pumpkin ale. Love me some hops! :rockin:

I you can find Deviant Dale's IPA where you, give it a try. It is double dry hopped with Columbus. Make sure the cans are fresh, less than 30 days from canned on date.

Willamette Valley Hops still has some 2011 Columbus @ $6.84 a pound.

It's really dank...I like it more in my ipas than apas, but regardless, I agree with those above-- awesome for dry hopping. I get a lot of the "fresh" hop flavor from it.

I feel that Columbus is very under appreciated. I use it in my Pilgrim Abbey Botolph's ale (English-ly Brown ale) and find its dynamite with centennial and cascade!

Oskar Blues G'Knight has a 4 oz per 6 gal addition at 10 minutes till the end of the boil.

Try this one:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/can-you-brew-recipe-flying-dog-raging-*****-313458/

OG 1074
SRM 9.8
IBU 73.2
FG 1013

90 minute boil

7.55kg US 2-row 94% (did not specify the maltster)
480g Crystal 60 6%

Mash at 153F

28g Warrior 17% at 90'
6g Amarillo 11% at 15'
(CTZ = Columbus, Tomahawk, Zeus)
6g CTZ 15% at 15'
19g Amarillo at 0'
19g CTZ at 0'

WLP400

Ferment at 68F

The brewer added 6g gypsum to the mash and 12g gypsum to the boil.
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And another
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/flyng-dog-brewery-snake-dog-ipa-recipe-344649/

I have a1/2 lb of Columbus so may this a go.

Denny's Rye IPA is a very popular brew featuring Columbus hops. I use it in my own rye IPA (a hoppy amber, OG 1.067) which is delicious too.

Orthobrewsky said:

Denny's Rye IPA is a very popular brew featuring Columbus hops. I use it in my own rye IPA (a hoppy amber, OG 1.067) which is delicious too.

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Yup, forgot about that one, as my first ever batch of it goes on tap tomorrow evening after work. Needless to say, I can't wait to see how it tastes cold and mostly carbed with an ounce of Colombus in the keg.

The combination of Columbus and Amarillo is heaven in a glass. I know of multiple BOS-winning recipes that use Columbus and Amarillo. That's my personal favorite combination.

I love Amarillo, that sounds like an awesome combination and one that I will definitely play around with it.