APA

[Rodcx500z]

Hi guys can i use melonoidin in an APA

 

[RichardM]

You can, you are the head brewer, so can do what you want. However, I wouldn't have thought it is suitable for an APA, where you expect the hops to dominate.

 

[Rodcx500z]

Never done an APA before, think i need to do some research cheers

 

[The Baron]

Hi Rod APA's do have crystal style malts in them to give a bit of backbone. If you use Melanoidin it will give you the high malt profile in my lay man terms I see it as a concentrated high malt taste.
You can just use crystals or a lesser amount of melanoidin to get the pale ale backbone you are looking for of the American style or both.
I think the most famous one is Sierra Nevada so if you look at similar clones it will point you in the right direction recipe wise

 

[Rodcx500z]

Hi Baron i think i will give it ago i do like a malty beer, the malt bill is pale malt, munich 1, melonoidin, and carapils , hops mosaic and simco

 

[The Baron]

Sounds good Rod I too use Melanoidin and Carapils albeit in small amounts in quite few brews together and the hops will be good too

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Add about 100g and that should work.

 

[Hop_it]

Based on what I have read, melanoidin, biscuit and amber malts are very similar (someone please correct me if I have been mislead). I often use 200g (~4%) of biscuit malt in one of my APA recipes together with either flaked or torrified wheat (~7%). It gives a very pleasant nutty/malty taste without adding the sweetish caramel flavours that you often get with crystal malts.

 

[Rodcx500z]

Add about 100g and that should work.

That's what i put in brewfather 100g i was going to do it this morning but life got in the way

 

[HarryFlatters]

FWIW, I use the grain bill that Sierra Nevada publish for their APA, just ale malt and 4% crystal 60.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

FWIW, I use the grain bill that Sierra Nevada publish for their APA, just ale malt and 4% crystal 60.

Thanks for that my Sierra Nevada recipe had MO and 6% Carapils, now amended it.

 

[HarryFlatters]

Thanks for that my Sierra Nevada recipe had MO and 6% Carapils, now amended it.

They're pretty decent posting this sort of thing

https://sierranevada.com/blog/pale-ale-homebrew-recipe/
I use less crystal than they do because I think my ale malt is darker than their two row. I also don't use cascade, I use falconer's flight, but whatevs

 

[Clint]

They're pretty decent posting this sort of thing

https://sierranevada.com/blog/pale-ale-homebrew-recipe/
I use less crystal than they do because I think my ale malt is darker than their two row. I also don't use cascade, I use falconer's flight, but whatevs

That sounds exactly the same but different!

 

[Clint]

Sierra NEvada...on the list!

 

[Rodcx500z]

The beers side by side, to be honest I find mine has more mouthfeel mine has Munich melonoidin and carapils in small amounts

 

[Clint]

The beers side by side, to be honest I find mine has more mouthfeel mine has Munich melonoidin and carapils in small amounts View attachment 56934

Yours looks much nicer..

 

[phettebs]

I use it in my double IPA and it's nice.