Hop Burst APA(no bittering addition) - favorite brew so far

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Brad0Walker

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I started drinking this last weekend. Huge hop flavor and aroma, very smooth bitterness. This was a very balanced beer that I am going to add to the regular rotation. I was reading about adding all Hops with 20 min or less left, no bittering addition. It was very very smooth bitterness with big citrusy hop flavor. Thought i would share

5 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 50.0 %
2 lbs 8.0 oz Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 2 22.7 %
2 lbs 8.0 oz White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 3 22.7 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 4 4.5 %
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 5 8.8 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 6 10.6 IBUs
0.50 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 7 7.4 IBUs
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 8 2.9 IBUs
0.50 oz Nelson Sauvin [12.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 9 4.1 IBUs
0.50 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 1.0 min Hop 10 0.9 IBUs
0.50 oz Nelson Sauvin [12.00 %] - Boil 1.0 min Hop 11 0.9 IBUs
1 smack pack of wyeast 1272, fermented 2 weeks at 64, then raised to 68 for a couple of days to clean up.

Perfect after 2.5 weeks in bottle.

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.051 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.050 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.011 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.3 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.0 %
Bitterness: 35.6 IBUs Calories: 151.6 kcal/12oz
Est Color: 7.6 SRM
 
Post some tasting notes as this ages (if it gets that far). My experience in doing all late additions are that the flavors and perceived bitterness drop out really fast - within just a month. Still a great beer, but when I did a Citra SMaSH, I found that the great tropical fruits gave way to just citrus very quickly.
 
I once made a APA with all Calypso hops, with only 20 min additions.
FANTASTIC.
I do like the look of your recipe.
 
The APA I just brewed is also purely late additions, inspired by a few local breweries. Seems to be a theme right now.

Black Island Brewer's comment is interesting, I'll have to set some aside to see how quickly the flavor fades. Beer doesn't last very long at my house; I don't think I'd reach the one-month timeline!
 
I just did something similar, but more extreme. It was a imperial pale ale around 9.5% with Belma, Galena, and Meridian. I added hops at flame out, during whirlpool, and as dry hop. Turned out absolutely fantastic, so says my buddies that hate pale ales, IPA's, and IIPA's.
 
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