First go at a 10min APA

[jimmyfozzers]

Having read a few of the 10min (cube hopped) APA threads, thought I should get a few opinions on this, which is based on ingredients I currently have. Would welcome any thoughts.

10min APA (American Pale Ale)

Original Gravity (OG): 1.048 (°P): 11.9
Final Gravity (FG): 1.010 (°P): 2.6
Alcohol (ABV): 5.03 %
Colour (SRM): 5.7 (EBC): 11.2
Bitterness (IBU): 41.2 (Average)
Batch: 23 litres

85.71% Barrett Burston Ale Malt 4.2kg
6.12% Carapils (Dextrine) 0.3kg
6.12% Wheat Malt 0.3kg
2.04% Bairds Medium Crystal 0.1kg

10g (0.4 g/L) Pride of Ringwood (8.3% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) 9.5 IBU
80g (3.5 g/L) B Saaz (7.9% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Cube hop) 20.1 IBU
50g (2.2 g/L) Cascade (7.3% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Cube hop) 11.6 IBU


Single step Infusion at 65°C for 60 Minutes. Boil for 60 Minutes

Fermented at 18°C with Wyeast 1272 - American Ale II


Recipe Generated with BrewMate

 

[keifer33]

Looks good bar the 60 min POR additon. It's technically not a 10 min beer if you add bittering hops. Make up the loss of IBU with more 10 min hops.

 

[timmi9191]

You hops in the boil at 60mins.. That makes it not a real 10min apa..

Ditch the por @60 and up your 10 min addition to desired ibu..

The idea behind the 10min beers is lots of hop flavour and aroma from high amounts of late addition.

I do a 10 min ipa to 60ibu which is a local fav!! Mmm makes me want one now but not brewing it until this weekend

 

[jimmyfozzers]

OK - will ditch the 60min. That's all I have in those two hops, but do have some NS or Amarillo to add in to the mix. Either of those a goer?

 

[timmi9191]

Nelson would go nicely in that mix IMO.

 

[jimmyfozzers]

OK - amended recipe as follows:

10min APA (American Pale Ale)

Original Gravity (OG): 1.048 (°P): 11.9
Final Gravity (FG): 1.010 (°P): 2.6
Alcohol (ABV): 5.03 %
Colour (SRM): 5.7 (EBC): 11.2
Bitterness (IBU): 41.2 (Average)
Batch: 23 litres

85.71% Barrett Burston Ale Malt 4.2kg
6.12% Carapils (Dextrine) 0.3kg
6.12% Wheat Malt 0.3kg
2.04% Bairds Medium Crystal 0.1kg

80g (3.5 g/L) B Saaz (7.9% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Cube hop) 20.1 IBU
50g (2.2 g/L) Cascade (7.3% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Cube hop) 11.6 IBU
25g (1.1 g/L) Nelson Sauvin (11.3% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Cube hop) 9.9 IBU

Single step Infusion at 65°C for 60 Minutes. Boil for 60 Minutes

Fermented at 18°C with Wyeast 1272 - American Ale II

 

[timmi9191]

Looks the goods - report back to us on how it turns out

 

[jimmyfozzers]

Certainly will. Hot on the heels of trying the Argon method, I'll be interested to see the difference this makes.

 

[Midnight Brew]

Certainly will. Hot on the heels of trying the Argon method, I'll be interested to see the difference this makes.

That method works well for me. The aroma does tend to die off after about 4 weeks (if it lasts the long for ya) but still has its flavour I've found.

 

[micblair]

Carapils and wheat malt I'm assuming for head retention is probably excessive. You're going to have fine head retention just from the amount of hops in there alone, and depending what temp. you mash at, body will also be fine. I'm a big fan of thinner sessionable beers. I even find beers which finish in above 1.010 to be sticky and sweet even with a shed load of bitterness (say up to 60 IBU's). Nice hop combination tho! NZ pale ale?