APA, is this a good start?

[scooterism]

I've APA'd before, so I'm really clueless and just wondering if I'm headed in the right direction?

Cheers

BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: American Pale Ale
Brewer: 
Asst Brewer: 
Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0) 

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 24.71 l
Post Boil Volume: 21.87 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 20.00 l   
Bottling Volume: 19.00 l
Estimated OG: 1.048 SG
Estimated Color: 13.2 EBC
Estimated IBU: 29.6 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 75.6 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt                   Name                                     Type          #        %/IBU         
20.00 l               Gold Coast Water                         Water         1        -             
3.00 kg               Pale Malt, Maris Otter (5.9 EBC)         Grain         2        70.6 %        
1.00 kg               Vienna Malt (6.9 EBC)                    Grain         3        23.5 %        
0.25 kg               Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (78.8 EBC)    Grain         4        5.9 %         
25.00 g               Target [7.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min          Hop           5        23.0 IBUs     
0.50 Items            Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins)        Fining        6        -             
10.00 g               East Kent Goldings (EKG) [4.60 %] - Boil Hop           7        3.0 IBUs      
10.00 g               Cascade [7.60 %] - Boil 10.0 min         Hop           8        3.6 IBUs      
1.0 pkg               Safale American  (DCL/Fermentis #US-05)  Yeast         9        -             


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 4.25 kg

 

[mofox1]

APAs are all about hop flavour & aroma.

I'd drop the bittering addition down around 1/3 your total IBU, and target more like 35 IBU. Save the EKG for an English bitter, and use lots more american hops late to get the big flavour hit from your APA's. Don't forget flame out hops, and while not necessary, consider a dry hop too.

Other than that, pretty good, grain bills can vary heaps. I'd go 85/10/5 of ale/wheat/xtal but that's just personal preference.

Ed: linky - https://byo.com/bock/item/1759-american-pale-ale-style-profile

 

[Judanero]

Personal preference but I'd swap the MO for either BB pale or Wey pils, I think the Vienna will give enough of the malty/toastiness I think you're going for.

I would also either bitter with a neutral hop (Magnum is what Sierra Nevada use for their pale ale, other options: POR, Northern Brewer) to really let the flavour and aroma additions shine or use an American hop such as Simcoe, Chinook, Centennial etc.

I'd also heavily increase the flavour and aroma additions to say ~10 ibu each and only 10 ibu or so from the battering charge.

Again, it's your beer but that is what I'd do if it were me. Oh and also dry hop, 1g/l with Cascade or Citra at 18c for 3 or 4 days.

 

[scooterism]

I always seem to create inbetweenie styles, that, and trying to use what I have on hand..

So, maybe I change it to an English bitter.

Just that, I don't go for crazy bitter beer nor do I like getting my face melted off by late hops.

I guess I just like a mello balance of everything..

 

[Judanero]

You could make a nice ESB, I've done this or slight variations of this many times and it's delicious.

23L batch:

5.5kg MO (I use GP or Bairds/TF Pale)

Mash at 66 for 80, mash out 78 for 10

9.5 ibu EKG @90
15 ibu Fuggles @90

2.5 ibu EKG @10

2hr boil.

My preference is 1187 or WLP022, but 1469, 1768 and 1882 were really nice as well. (I've also subbed Styrians and challenger instead of Fuggles and has been tasty.)