American Pale Ale Question...

[Willie3]

I know that the use of fuggles is not considered part of the apa tradition but has anyone used just fuggles in their brew and how did it come?

I am thinking of using fuggles through out 1oz each @ 60/45/12/FO.

Thoughts?

- WW

 

[Beerrific]

Shipyard brewery has a 100% Fuggle IPA. It is pretty good. American pale ales usually have a citrus hop character but their transatlantic forefathers use them quite readily. I would use British malts and a British yeast, but you do not have to.

It will be good, do it.

 

[niquejim]

I know that the use of fuggles is not considered part of the apa tradition but has anyone used just fuggles in their brew and how did it come?

I am thinking of using fuggles through out 1oz each @ 60/45/12/FO.

Thoughts?

- WW

It sounds like a nice Bitter or ESB but not a(A)PA

 

[Hoosierbrewer]

It will be good, but I would just go ahead and switch to Maris malt and a britich dry yeast. The great thing about homebrew is that you can do what you want. Fuggles in an amaerican pale ale? why not.

 

[Bob]

It will be good, but I would just go ahead and switch to Maris malt and a britich dry yeast. The great thing about homebrew is that you can do what you want. Fuggles in an amaerican pale ale? why not.

Because then it's an English Pale Ale.

Call a thing what it is. If it quacks like a duck, walks like a duck and looks like a duck, only an ass would call it a turtle. I mean, I don't want to piss off anyone, but isn't it obvious?

If you want a classic American Pale Ale, choose one or a melange of the Four Cs and use American malts and yeast. If you want a classic English Pale Ale, use a classic English hops like Fuggles or East Kent Goldings, as well as English malts and yeast.

If you mix them up, you've still got a yummy beer - it's just taking a liberty, stylistically, and the AHA and BJCP style sheets will tell you that. Call it "WW's Pale Ale" and leave it at that.

I absolutely love the idea you're proposing. The Shipyard Fuggles IPA is a damn tasty beer! Plus, if you start exploring single-malt, single-hop beers (SMaSH), you'll be experiencing one of the most fun and educative things you can do as a brewer. Maris Otter and Fuggles...yum!

Cheers,

Bob

 

[xiang]

Go for it. I have an all fuggle on tap that is very tasty. I ran out of MO, so I decided to use US 2-row and S-05.

My hop schedule was 1oz each @ 60(FWH)/30/15/5

I'm pleased with the results and thats all that matters to me.

 

[ChuckMoney]

My post was completely off topic and was meant to be posted in a different thread, however I did also make a modified american pale ale with maris otter malt/cascades and whitelabs california v yeast.

 

[Willie3]

Because then it's an English Pale Ale.

Call a thing what it is. If it quacks like a duck, walks like a duck and looks like a duck, only an ass would call it a turtle. I mean, I don't want to piss off anyone, but isn't it obvious?

If you want a classic American Pale Ale, choose one or a melange of the Four Cs and use American malts and yeast. If you want a classic English Pale Ale, use a classic English hops like Fuggles or East Kent Goldings, as well as English malts and yeast.

If you mix them up, you've still got a yummy beer - it's just taking a liberty, stylistically, and the AHA and BJCP style sheets will tell you that. Call it "WW's Pale Ale" and leave it at that.

I absolutely love the idea you're proposing. The Shipyard Fuggles IPA is a damn tasty beer! Plus, if you start exploring single-malt, single-hop beers (SMaSH), you'll be experiencing one of the most fun and educative things you can do as a brewer. Maris Otter and Fuggles...yum!

Cheers,

Bob

I agree and am going to brew with Optic (I have free unlimited resources for this base malt and it has an extremely high yeild to boot). I have british ale yeast but I feel that northwestern or chico will bring the tastes of the fuggles out better.

Thoughts on this. I am brewing today.

It is a pale for sure just not an APA.

I will let you know how it turns.

- WW

 

[Hoosierbrewer]

Because then it's an English Pale Ale.

Call a thing what it is. If it quacks like a duck, walks like a duck and looks like a duck, only an ass would call it a turtle. I mean, I don't want to piss off anyone, but isn't it obvious?

If you want a classic American Pale Ale, choose one or a melange of the Four Cs and use American malts and yeast. If you want a classic English Pale Ale, use a classic English hops like Fuggles or East Kent Goldings, as well as English malts and yeast.

If you mix them up, you've still got a yummy beer - it's just taking a liberty, stylistically, and the AHA and BJCP style sheets will tell you that. Call it "WW's Pale Ale" and leave it at that.

I absolutely love the idea you're proposing. The Shipyard Fuggles IPA is a damn tasty beer! Plus, if you start exploring single-malt, single-hop beers (SMaSH), you'll be experiencing one of the most fun and educative things you can do as a brewer. Maris Otter and Fuggles...yum!

Cheers,

Bob

Sorry, not overly concerned about adhering to styles. Most american styles are created from their counterparts from somewhere else in the world.

I use the malt profile of an English IPA and use American Hops. I do not know if that would be considered an American IPA or not. I do not care what AHA and BJCP would call it. As long as it is tasty, I will drink it. no one cares unless you are in a competition. :rockin:

I plan to use Pacman as my main yeast now They use it on their beers and I love all of them. Let us know how the yeast works for you.