Aussie Hops APA

[Jonkl]

All right. I brewed this last night, so this is more for archival purposes. I wanted to play with some of the Aussie hops that the LHBS had, so I bought some Pride of Ringwood and Galaxy, and went to town on a gallon batch.

Bonus: After doing some research on St. Lupulin, I may be close to the grist here.

Grist:
2-row - 40%
Maris Otter - 30%
Vienna - 20%
C-40 - 10% (C-20 might have worked, too)
CaraPils - 5%
(Yes, that adds up to 105%. Round down as you see fit to make it work. It's just easier to remember that way.)

Hops:
60m - PoR - 10.6 IBUs
15m - Galaxy - 9 IBUs
10m - PoR + G - 10.6 IBUs
5m - G - 3.6 IBUs
Steep - PoR + G - 7.2 IBUs
Dry Hop - PoR + G - 4 days

Yeast: WLP008 (It was in stock, and seemed like it would work.)

We'll see how it turns out.

I'll probably do something similar in a month or two with NZ hops. Then build an IIPA or Red with both sets of hops.

 

[Jonkl]

I'm sort of on this kick where I like the idea of balancing big, modern, fruity hops with spicier, old-school hops.

Does anyone want to talk me out of that?

 

[Jonkl]

Just put it in secondary. The sample I tasted didn't have the bitterness I expected, considering the stuff I'd read on PoR. It was still really good. I don't know if I'm personally a fan of the Galaxy aroma, but the flavor is really good. Maybe leave it out of the dry hop next time, and only use it in the kettle. The WLP008 was annoying. The krausen never dropped (which sounds common for this strain) and I "only" got 77% apparent attenuation. I guess the Kolsch yeast I've been using spoiled me.

The grist is definitely a keeper. It's an amazing base for an APA, and probably an ESB.