Unorthodox partigyle APA

Anyone ever make an APA with all pils? I'm doing a partigyle and want to use pils to make a quadrupel, and the last 2/3 of the wort to make an APA. I'll be mashing low at 149 for the quadrupel, so the beer will need some body. I was thinking something like this:

A main mash of 10 lbs pils. First 1/3 are collected for the quadrupel, then crystal malts are added to the mash and allowed to steep before collecting the second 2/3 for the APA.

Pale Ale:

Recipe: Thunder
Brewer:
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 3.50 gal
Boil Size: 4.01 gal
Estimated OG: 1.046 SG
Estimated Color: 6.7 SRM
Estimated IBU: 32.5 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.00 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 83.3 %
0.50 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 8.3 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 8.3 %
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50%] (60 min) (First Wort Hop)Hops 32.5 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50%] (0 min) Hops -
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50%] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -


Sound good? Any suggestions? What will an all pils APA taste like? I put a lot of carapils in the APA to make up for the low mash temp and low gravity. I have a choice between US-05 and WLP002 for the APA...I'm not sure which to use. Thanks for any help.

Pils has an amazing amount of flavor in an ale, but I like it. go for it!

I'm interested to hear your results. Just started AG (lovin it!) and am looking to experiment with grains & hops & (eventually) yeasts in unorthodox combinations as well.

Are you Keeping your hop selection all-Cascade in order to isolate the Pils flavor? If not, I'd suggest adding a combo of Simcoe or Amarillo--love the way those play together!

Also, (possible noob error here) is it necessary to boil pils 90 mins or is that a different grain?

Regardless, please post results!

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Piratwolf said:

I'm interested to hear your results. Just started AG (lovin it!) and am looking to experiment with grains & hops & (eventually) yeasts in unorthodox combinations as well.

Are you Keeping your hop selection all-Cascade in order to isolate the Pils flavor? If not, I'd suggest adding a combo of Simcoe or Amarillo--love the way those play together!

Also, (possible noob error here) is it necessary to boil pils 90 mins or is that a different grain?

Regardless, please post results!

"All your home brew are belong to us!"

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I definitely will keep you posted. I know with a low mash temp and pils it's recommended to boil 90 mins to drive off DMS. I picked all cascade because I grow cascade and I'd like to have a good house pale ale. Next time I'll try simcoe and amarillo.

I'm also really interested in trying WLP002 on an APA. It clears so fast and I love the fruit flavor. I'm not sure how it will blend with citruisy hops but I'm very curious.

Cool! Sounds delicious!

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