What to do with 3oz of Amarillo Hops

[bolus14]

I have 3 oz of Amarillo hops that I want to use for a summer beer, may be my last "warm weather" brew before I start switching towards getting fall/winter beers going. Since getting the hops I've read they range from orange/tangerine to grapefruit in taste, not bitter grapefruit like Cascade though. I'm hoping to get more of the orange taste/aroma than grapefruit. I would also like to stay away from Cascade as it's not a hop I care for now that I can identify it.

I'm not a hophead but wouldn't mind doing an APA or IPA that isn't tongue ripping. I already have a Belgian Blonde, Saison and American Wheat for Spring/Summer drinking so something outside of those styles would be preferred too. I like Lagunitas Little Sumpin Sumpin Ale, but something a little more sessionable would be good. Sam Adams Summer Ale would be ok, don't want a clone though. And, I do understand that both of those are wheat beers, and I said I already have one and want something different. Widmer's Drifter Ale is another commercial example of what's in the direction I'm thinking.

I currently have the following yeasts that I could use as well, I'm not opposed to buying a different strain if someone has a good recipe though. I have WLP002, WLP566, WY3522, and harvested Ommegang. I'm not sure how good the Ommegang is, it's been in the fridge for about 7 months or so, I've been thinking of dumping it.

Any ideas are welcome, hoping to possibly brew this coming weekend.

 

[bolus14]

Meant for this to go into the recipe forum. If it could be moved that would be great, I think it's a better fit there.

 

[duboman]

8 lbs of Maris, 8-10 oz of c60, enough Amarillo to get 30 IBU at 60 minutes and then use the rest from 10 minutes to flame out, save two oz for dry hop and use a clean yeast fermented low to mid range, just a quick thought off the top of my head


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[TheZymurgist]

What about a SMaSH Pale Ale? That could be fun. Maybe some Golden Promise or Maris Otter for the malt. I'd do something around 4-5%, and keep the IBU:OG ratio around 1:1. Save an ounce for dry hopping.

 

[hunter306]

Personally, I'd say use a cheaper hop maybe .3oz or so at 60min, then add in 1.5oz of Amarillo at 20min, and another 1.5oz in at 5minutes.

Dryhop with 2oz of Citra and enjoy.

 

[passedpawn]

Meant for this to go into the recipe forum. If it could be moved that would be great, I think it's a better fit there.

done

 

[shelly_belly]

My favorite use of Amarillo hops...

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f66/lake-walk-pale-ale-32939/

 

[bolus14]

That recipe looks good. Many say that grapefruit comes across a lot which I would prefer to avoid. Is that coming more from the Simco or the Amarillo. I can of course ask in that forum too.

 

[TheZymurgist]

Amarillo is definitely a citrusy hop, so you're going to get some grapefruit regardless. However, it does tend more towards the orange/lemon than the grapefruit side, but it's still present. Just not as much as something like citra.

 

[bolus14]

Ok, that's kind of what I've been looking for. I know everybody's taste is different and some may perceive more orange and some more get more grapefruit. I just didn't want it to be as strong as Cascade, to me that gives off a lot of grapefruit, especially the bitter aspect of it.

 

[Jayhem]

If you don't like too bitter go with an American Amber ale style and dry hop with 1-1.5oz of the Amarillo. You could always pair it with a more floral/earthy hop like Willamette or Something similar to tone down the "grapefruit"

 

[Ramitt]

Gumballhead clone.
http://www.brew365.com/beer_three_floyds_gumballhead.php

Comes pretty close