All Cube-hopped APA Critique

[rbtmc]

Having never done this before (usually chill hoppy ales) I'd appreciate a critique.

Hoping to retain a decent level of hop flavour:

2kg Pale Malt
2kg Wheat
2kg Munich
250g Acidulated

20g Galaxy (cube)
40g Mosaic (cube)

Repeat above for dry hop

est og: 1.060
est ibu: 40 (calc'd cube additions as 20min)

Bringing this puppy to the boil now. How am I looking?
Have I got enough hops going in considering I've opted to omit a bittering addition?

Cheers

 

[Black n Tan]

Looks nice rbtmc. What is the wheat for?

 

[rbtmc]

Wheat flavour? I dunno I just nicked the malt bill from Yob's post in the no-chill IPA thread. To clarify it is malted wheat.

 

[Yob]

Ha!! Was gunna say that it looked like something I'd brew

Wheat = fantastic lacing head

Personally, I'd up the mosaic to 60g, with an OG of 1060, it'll handle it ok.

Cheers

 

[Black n Tan]

Ha!! Was gunna say that it looked like something I'd brew

Wheat = fantastic lacing head

Personally, I'd up the mosaic to 60g, with an OG of 1060, it'll handle it ok.

Cheers

Can you taste the wheat at that level?

 

[Yob]

Not really mate, and I've never had anyone pick it either.

 

[IsonAd]

I agree with yob about upping the mosaic. Would even consider upping it to 80. Though I do enjoy my beers on the hoppy side

 

[rbtmc]

Ended up upping the mosaic. Cheers gang

 

[Batz]

I had a go at this, the brew was full of flavor and aroma, but it was not balanced IMO, lacked some bitterness. With a small addition of Magnum or Horizon at the beginning of the boil it would have been perfect.

Batz

 

[Yob]

Was wondering the other day how you went with that one Batz.

 

[Batz]

Was wondering the other day how you went with that one Batz.

It was a good experiment Yob, and a nice drinkable beer. Just seemed to be miss that little bit a bitterness for me.
I will be doing it again but with a 60 minute addition next time.

Batz

 

[Yob]

Agree totally, I will often add a third total desired bittering at 40 with magnum or some such, seems to round out better for my tastes too.

 

[mxd]

I do my 0 min additions by using 10 minute as the hop addition, so I think with the amount of malt, you'll could do with another hand full of Mosaic or add some simco, they go beautifully together,

 

[Yob]

Is that cubing as well mxd?

I love that for mostly cube hopping, losses to kettle are next to nil.

 

[Dan Pratt]

I love that for mostly cube hopping, losses to kettle are next to nil.

Right on Yob!

With the amount of hops i have been throwing into my APA and AIPA's these days that make me consider the no chill option again, losing at least an additional 1-2 litres per batch.