cweston
Well-Known Member
I'm designing an APA brewed with extra-light DME and a small amount of crystal and maybe .5 oz of chocolate, with an American Ale yeast.
I want to bitter with Columbus, and add .5 oz each Amarillo at 30, 15, 5, and dry hop.
I'm thinking of a high IBU/gravity ratio, maybe around 1.050 gravity and 38-39 IBUs.
I want a very clean flavored, highly hopped summer APA.
I want this to be very hoppy, but I don't want to get too carried away. I recently did a very successful IPA that was about 1.065 and about low 50s IBUs (similar ratio), but that was with Wyeast British Ale, which makes a more malty/balanced beer.
Thoughts? I've heard that Columbus yields a very intense but excellent dry hop, but that seems like it might be over the top for an already very hop-dominated ale.
I want to bitter with Columbus, and add .5 oz each Amarillo at 30, 15, 5, and dry hop.
I'm thinking of a high IBU/gravity ratio, maybe around 1.050 gravity and 38-39 IBUs.
I want a very clean flavored, highly hopped summer APA.
I want this to be very hoppy, but I don't want to get too carried away. I recently did a very successful IPA that was about 1.065 and about low 50s IBUs (similar ratio), but that was with Wyeast British Ale, which makes a more malty/balanced beer.
Thoughts? I've heard that Columbus yields a very intense but excellent dry hop, but that seems like it might be over the top for an already very hop-dominated ale.