Hop combo for aipa

[TheRedDarren]

I'm going to make my first aipa at the weekend. I am thinking of a good combo to put together.
I have loads of hops in stock including; citra, Amarillo, cascade, centennial, simcoe, chinook, magnum, perle, columbia, and quite a few European varieties too.

I use magnum for buttering a pale ale mainly, I was thinking for an IPA I could use something a bit less smooth if I wanted to, but open to suggestions...

How about Amarillo, cascade, citra, simcoe and centennial?

 

[Covrich]

Looks great to me , really nice, which are you going to use for bittering?

 

[CreweBrewer]

I find Chinook is a great bittering hop. I'd use Amarillo, Citra and Simcoe late in the boil.

Dave

 

[TheRedDarren]

Ah thanks mate, I might just go with that then. Maybe chinook for bittering?

 

[TheRedDarren]

We posted at the same time Dave! Great minds ;-)

 

[Covrich]

Yes I missed that chinook will have a good bittering as its normally 14%.. what you aiming for 60 IBUS +?

you could then just split your other hops into say 15/10 5 and flame out (I would do a good 30 min hop stand with them flame out)

 

[TheRedDarren]

Yes I missed that chinook will have a good bittering as its normally 14%.. what you aiming for 60 IBUS +?

you could then just split your other hops into say 15/10 5 and flame out (I would do a good 30 min hop stand with them flame out)

Pretty much exactly that Covrich, except I was thinking of pushing the ibus a bit higher. I'm not sure of the bug ratio off the top of my head but I was thinking maybe 80~ ibus

 

[Covrich]

I "think" the DIPA mash kit I got from HBC was around 70-80 IBUS.. That was finsihed with centenial.. It was lovely that.

I think this will be really nice

 

[CreweBrewer]

Pretty much exactly that Covrich, except I was thinking of pushing the ibus a bit higher. I'm not sure of the bug ratio off the top of my head but I was thinking maybe 80~ ibus

Cor! You want the OG to be around 1.060 then in my humble opinion...

 

[TheRedDarren]

Cor! You want the OG to be around 1.060 then in my humble opinion...

Yup, about that. 6.5~7.5% ish...

 

[CreweBrewer]

It'll be nice that!

 

[TheRedDarren]

I hope so! It's my first attempt at my entry for the national homebrew competition!

 

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

I've used chinook as bittering in my recent one that then included centennial and Citra. Really nice. But one before I used simcoe as bittering then more simcoe and Amarillo towards the end. Dry hopped with both think 70/30g simcoe/Amarillo. That was a very nice ale!

 

[TheRedDarren]

ok, so I've finally settled on:
Bittering with Chinook and Citra.
10, 5 and FO additions of Chinook, Citra, Centennial, Mosaic and Simcoe. All of equal quantities. Aiming to hit 65 IBU ish... with a BU GU ratio of .96
I know its not very refined... I really don't know about how to use any of these hops, I just thought I'd suck it and see.

Oh, grain bill is Pale malt, Cara malt, Vienna and Carapils.


Wish me luck. I'm going in.

 

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

I'd use Citra more to the end and not waste the aroma flavour t gives by using it at start. Chinook is good at the start I've found.

 

[CreweBrewer]

Agreed. Citra is quite assertive in it's bittering too - I don't like. If you're going to couple Chinook with anything at the start, I'd suggest Mosaic. It's got a great, smooth bittering quality.

Dave

 

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

I'd just chinook it at the start. Pretty much all my recent American ales have had that as a start and all been very good. If I do say so myself.

 

[dan125]

I hope so! It's my first attempt at my entry for the national homebrew competition!

There is a passing resemblance to my APA recipe for the comp - with Chinook for bittering.:
I've settled on the recipe but just can't decide when to brew for it to be at its best

 

[CreweBrewer]

I think the comp is full...

 

[TheRedDarren]

I think the comp is full...

I think it filled up within a few days of opening...