APA Thoughts?

[sleepyjamie]

Here's a recipe im thinking about for an APA.

9.5# Canadian 2-Row Malt (78%)
1.5# Melanoiden Malt (12%)
0.75# Munich Malt (6%)
0.5# Victory Malt (4%)

OG 1.055
8 SRM

Not sure what hops to go with. I have the following in my freezer:

Apollo, Nelson Sauvin, Galaxy, Cascade, Summit, Columbus

I was thinking a single hopped columbus and shoot for ~40 IBU.

Thoughts?

[akr71]

I like Victory. Here's TonyL's award winning APA recipe which also won me a medal.
http://www.brewnosers.org/forums/viewto ... ?f=3&t=866" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Edit: I agree with X - might be a little heavy handed on the melanoidin

[mr x]

I'm not so big on all the melanoiden, but columbus all the way is killer. Look at my WTF Pale Ale recipe.

[sleepyjamie]

maybe ill go a bit simpler and drop the melanoiden and stick with munich or maybe vienna instead.

what sorts of percentages of victory to use guys typically use in an APA?

[akr71]

up to 10%, tho I've seen recipes where it comes close to 20%

[mr x]

Ten percent sounds good to me.

[sleepyjamie]

Here's what I'll likely go with.

OG: 1.054
IBU: ~40
SRM: 7

78% 9# 8oz Canadian 2-Row Malt
14% 1# 12oz Munich Malt
8% 1# Victory Malt


boil 60 mins 0.5 Columbus pellet 11.1
boil 20 mins 1.0 Columbus pellet 11.1
boil 5 mins 1.0 Columbus pellet 11.1
post-boil 15 mins 1.0 Columbus pellet 11.1

[mr x]

That looks like a very good beer to me.

[NASH]

Melanoidin is fabulous malt and will add great complexity to any APA IPA DIPA DOPPEL-DUNKEL-HEFE-WEIZEN-BOCK or anything else you're looking for layered structure in.

12% is way too much for an APA though. It'll make it taste a bit lager-ish, read DMS.

[sleepyjamie]

looks like ill have to make two batches and compare!

thanks!