Good Hop For Single Hop Ipa/apa

[Muggus]

Warrior is good. Plenty of AA and punchy US hop character.
As is Topaz, something a bit different but man! :icon_drool2:

 

[jbowers]

it's all very well making your beer with one hop, but for science sake, brew your dme/dex/xtal (or to taste), then split the batch 3 or 4 ways. A Simcoe, an Amarillo then maybe your mavericks ...enter Northdown... Pacific Gem, and maybe finish with, i know this isn't single hop/nor 'ale' style, but try B.Saaz with hersbrucker... fec... do a Rakua...
with the same grains (and maybe a neutralish yeast), you at least have a realistic comparison...

Andy - 7 bottles, MEH...

Unless you mean dry hopping, I can't really see how that would be any different to just brewing up x number of batches..?

I'll be using a similar malt bill for all of them anyway.

 

[drsmurto]

Challenger.

And a good english yeast.

 

[.DJ.]

I've got 180g of simcoe just waiting to be used... :icon_drool2:
Love this hop!

So I'm going to do an single hop IPA, looking at about 1.060 with 60IBU...

As a BIAB/grain noobie, the best grain bill to use is waaaay out of my league...

Is simple best? Would a SMASH Simcoe IPA work? or should I use some spec malts to create some complexity?

 

[Luka]

I've got 180g of simcoe just waiting to be used... :icon_drool2:
Love this hop!

So I'm going to do an single hop IPA, looking at about 1.060 with 60IBU...

As a BIAB/grain noobie, the best grain bill to use is waaaay out of my league...

Is simple best? Would a SMASH Simcoe IPA work? or should I use some spec malts to create some complexity?

I did a single ho IPA with all Simcoe recently, turned out great. I used 21 grams for dry hop, but I'd reccomend going up to 30-35 for more hop blast.

 

[WarmBeer]

After experiencing the wonderful Renaissance MPA, I want to do a big, malty, single-hop IPA using only Rakau hops from over the ditch.

Check the sponsors. I thought they had them in whole hops, but can only find pellets at the moment.

Drool :icon_drool2:

 

[argon]

I've got 180g of simcoe just waiting to be used... :icon_drool2:
Love this hop!

So I'm going to do an single hop IPA, looking at about 1.060 with 60IBU...

As a BIAB/grain noobie, the best grain bill to use is waaaay out of my league...

Is simple best? Would a SMASH Simcoe IPA work? or should I use some spec malts to create some complexity?

I did a bit of research about Mikkeller IPA after trying one at the Platform Bar I think it was on Beer Advocate I found the recipe which was handed down from a brewer at a tasting night. Not a SMASH but simple enough.

So give this a go albeit change the hops to whatever you want Simcoe in your case and make sure they get to 100IBU thats right 100IBU. :beerbang: Apparently thats what was said. (98.8 was close enough for me) schedule here is for No Chill, assume minus 15 mins for hop additions, ie 15 min hops into cube

Just keep the vital stats the same, ie OG, IBU, SRM

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Chinook IPA (Mikkeller)
Brewer: Argon
Asst Brewer:
Style: American IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 23.00 L
Boil Size: 26.33 L
Estimated OG: 1.069 SG
Estimated Color: 8.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 98.8 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
------------
Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.87 kg Pilsner (Barrett Burston) Au (2.0 SRM) Grain 67.00 %
0.80 kg Caramalt, BB (21.5 SRM) Grain 11.00 %
0.80 kg Munich I (7.6 SRM) Grain 11.00 %
0.80 kg Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 11.00 %
45.00 gm Chinook [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 49.6 IBU
45.00 gm Chinook [13.00 %] (Dry Hop 5 days) Hops -
90.00 gm Chinook [13.00 %] (15 min) Hops 49.2 IBU
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [Starter Yeast-Ale

 

[.DJ.]

Just keep the vital stats the same, ie OG, IBU, SRM

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Chinook IPA (Mikkeller)
Brewer: Argon
Asst Brewer:
Style: American IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 23.00 L
Boil Size: 26.33 L
Estimated OG: 1.069 SG
Estimated Color: 8.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 98.8 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
------------
Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.87 kg Pilsner (Barrett Burston) Au (2.0 SRM) Grain 67.00 %
0.80 kg Caramalt, BB (21.5 SRM) Grain 11.00 %
0.80 kg Munich I (7.6 SRM) Grain 11.00 %
0.80 kg Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 11.00 %
45.00 gm Chinook [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 49.6 IBU
45.00 gm Chinook [13.00 %] (Dry Hop 5 days) Hops -
90.00 gm Chinook [13.00 %] (15 min) Hops 49.2 IBU
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [Starter Yeast-Ale

Perfect argon! Thanks!

Can I ask a silly question?

flaked oats? what are their purpose?

 

[Dazza_devil]

Well I bottled an AIPA near two weeks ago and my first taste at one week in the bottle was a good indication that Crystal hops are fantastic for flavour and aroma. Previously I have tried all Cascade in an APA, all Amarillo in a AAA, Simcoe and Willamette in a ABA and Magnum and Cascade in an APA but the Crystal hops have topped them all as far as flavour and aroma are concerned for my tastes. I bittered with Magnum and used 20min, 5min and dry-hop additions of the Crystal but I don't see any reason you couldn't try an all Crystal brew. That said, Magnum is my favourite bittering hop so far and may even be pretty good as a one hopper.

 

[argon]

Perfect argon! Thanks!

Can I ask a silly question?

flaked oats? what are their purpose?

yeah not really sure... haver to go direct to Mikller for that one... never used them outside a stout or porter... tends to give a nice creamy silkiness to mouthfeel. I reckon it's in there to balance some of the harshness of the 100IBU.

This is the standard grain bill for all their single hop IPAs so i guess it's made to be versatile with all varieties.

 

[.DJ.]

my version.... erring on the DIPA side of things I think...

mmmm, simcoe... :icon_drool2:

Type: All Grain
Date: 4/09/2010
Batch Size: 22.00 L
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: My Equipment

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.87 kg Pilsner (2 Row) UK (2.0 EBC) Grain 66.99 %
0.80 kg Caramalt (21.5 EBC) Grain 11.00 %
0.80 kg Munich Malt (17.7 EBC) Grain 11.00 %
0.80 kg Oats, Flaked (2.0 EBC) Grain 11.00 %
30.00 gm Simcoe [12.20 %] (Dry Hop 5 days) Hops -
60.00 gm Simcoe [12.20 %] (25 min) Hops 42.3 IBU
60.00 gm Simcoe [12.20 %] (10 min) Hops 22.1 IBU
30.00 gm Simcoe [12.20 %] (5 min) Hops 6.1 IBU
1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.074 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.018 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 7.42 %
Bitterness: 70.4 IBU
Est Color: 12.4 EBC

 

[argon]

my version.... erring on the DIPA side of things I think...

mmmm, simcoe... :icon_drool2:

Type: All Grain
Date: 4/09/2010
Batch Size: 22.00 L
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: My Equipment

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.87 kg Pilsner (2 Row) UK (2.0 EBC) Grain 66.99 %
0.80 kg Caramalt (21.5 EBC) Grain 11.00 %
0.80 kg Munich Malt (17.7 EBC) Grain 11.00 %
0.80 kg Oats, Flaked (2.0 EBC) Grain 11.00 %
30.00 gm Simcoe [12.20 %] (Dry Hop 5 days) Hops -
60.00 gm Simcoe [12.20 %] (25 min) Hops 42.3 IBU
60.00 gm Simcoe [12.20 %] (10 min) Hops 22.1 IBU
30.00 gm Simcoe [12.20 %] (5 min) Hops 6.1 IBU
1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.074 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.018 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 7.42 %
Bitterness: 70.4 IBU
Est Color: 12.4 EBC

Looks good mate... didn't want to go to 100 IBU then?? Don't blame you... i've tried it in the mikkeller and was good :icon_drool2: but not too sure if i'd do it myself.

I'm still settling on my first IPA hop schedule at the moment... still a bit wary of pushing 60 with Centennial and Cascade

Good luck with it mate... i'm sure it'll be tasty with all that simcoe

 

[Lord Raja Goomba I]

OP - Just finished off (with a considerable amount of help) a very light pale ale with Nelson Sauvin hops (well it had some Saaz at dryhop, but it was overcome by the NS). Fantastic fruity hop, with surprisingly low perceived bitterness. Had a 40 IBU ale, and my wife was saying that it has no bitterness at all.

Also just bottled a SMASH ale with Citra, and it smelled and tasted wonderful

 

[eddy401]

Citra is the hop i just tried, couple of days off carbonation but it tasted great from the fermenter, i just did 20g at 20mins with some LDME and BE2 and a cheap can, and its my first hop so no warranty on this advice but its worth a go in my opinion halfway through ferment i got lychee flavour but now more passionfruity

 

[.DJ.]

Looks good mate... didn't want to go to 100 IBU then?? Don't blame you... i've tried it in the mikkeller and was good :icon_drool2: but not too sure if i'd do it myself.

I'm still settling on my first IPA hop schedule at the moment... still a bit wary of pushing 60 with Centennial and Cascade

Good luck with it mate... i'm sure it'll be tasty with all that simcoe

thought about it by adding some galaxy early, but the last IPA i made was fantastic with a GU:BU ratio of approx 0.9 - 1.0 so I stuck with that...