I would like suggestions from folks about what hops to use from my next attempt at an APA.
To give some background and information, APAs are hit or miss for me because I often feel like the hop flavor (and sometimes bitterness level) is overpowering and offensive to my palate. I don't like the grapefruit and pine flavors imparted by many of the traditional APA hops. My solution so far has been to make what I call a German American PA, using noble hops. I have that recipe pretty dialed in and enjoy it. But, I would like to try to make a more traditional APA that has citrus flavor and aroma but not an overpowering grapefruit flavor (and I would like to avoid the pine flavor all together).
So, with that background, what hops would people recommend I try for flavor and aroma additions (I am planning to use Columbus hops for bittering)?
To give some background and information, APAs are hit or miss for me because I often feel like the hop flavor (and sometimes bitterness level) is overpowering and offensive to my palate. I don't like the grapefruit and pine flavors imparted by many of the traditional APA hops. My solution so far has been to make what I call a German American PA, using noble hops. I have that recipe pretty dialed in and enjoy it. But, I would like to try to make a more traditional APA that has citrus flavor and aroma but not an overpowering grapefruit flavor (and I would like to avoid the pine flavor all together).
So, with that background, what hops would people recommend I try for flavor and aroma additions (I am planning to use Columbus hops for bittering)?