APA Recipe with El Dorado

[Rockweezy]

I am going to brew an APA using El Dorado hops for the first time. I want to know what other hops might pair well with El Dorado. Here is my grain bill from Brewing Classic Styles:

10 # 2-row
.75 # Munich
.75 # Crystal 40

Here are the hops I have in stock to use: El Dorado, Centennial, Simcoe, Cascade, Citra, Magnum, and Amarillo. I would be interested in quantity and boil times you might think would play well. Thanks

 

[Yooper]

I just served an APA with El Dorado to some of our forum friends.

At first, it was pronounced 'weird' and 'fruity' but someone claimed it grew on them (either Homercidal or Pappers, I can't remember which).

I did use one ounce of citra in it, just because I had heard that el dorado alone was too much 'Jolly Ranchers' flavor. I think it enhanced it.

When the beer was first kegged, I thought it had an earthy character to it, but once it carbed up it was definitely not earthy and instead fruity for sure. It's hard to explain, because it wasn't really that fruity but more like a melony fruity. It's unlike anything I can actually describe.

 

[trapae]

Yooper, (and anyone else) I was thinking of subbing the chinook in my house recipe below for el dorado. How do you think it would do with the other hops?

Batch Size: 5.85 gal
Style: American IPA (14B)
Boil Size: 8.00 gal
Color: 6.2 SRM
Bitterness: 65.8 IBUs
Boil Time: 60 min
Est OG: 1.065
Est FG: 1.012
ABV: 6.9%
Mash 60 @ 152


12 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
1 lbs 4.0 oz Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM)
5.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM)
0.8 oz Magnum [14.0%] - Boil 60 min
1.0 oz Centennial [10.0%] - Boil 15 min
0.5 oz Chinook [13.0%] - Boil 15 min
1.00 Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15 min)
0.5 oz Centennial [10.0%] - Boil 7 min
0.5 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.0%] - Boil 7 min
0.5 oz Centennial [10.0%] - Boil 0 min
0.5 oz Chinook [13.0%] - Boil 0 min
0.5 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.0%] - Boil 0 min
At flameout, cool quickly to 175 and then whirlpool hop for 30 minutes:
2.5 oz Centennial - whirlpool hop for 30 min
1.0 oz Chinook - whirlpool hop for 30 min
0.5 oz Columbus - whirlpool hop for 30 min
Starter American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056)
2.0 oz Centennial [10.0%] - Dry Hop
1.0 oz Chinook [13.0%] - Dry Hop