Hop combo feedback...

[mclamb6]

Thinking of doing an IPA as follows:

6 # each of American and English Pale malt
.25 # Victory

WLP007

Bittering: Warrior (60 minutes)

Combo of Apollo, Columbus, and Simcoe at 10 minutes, FO, and dry hop.

Ratio of 1:1:.5 Simcoe, Columbus, and Apollo, respectively.

It's not a combination that I've ever used. Looking for less fruity. Thoughts?

 

[JordanKnudson]

It's going to be dank. But probably pretty dang good.

 

[JKaranka]

Sounds great to me, let know how it turns out. Isn't it still going to get quite a bit of fruit / grapefruit from the Apollo? (Nugget or Liberty come to mind as less fruity, but hey, we have to use up the Apollo too!)

 

[Jgiffin]

I agree on the dankness. It could be a powerhouse. If you want less fruit aroma/flavor, consider Nugget or Chinook instead of Apollo. That might shade it toward piney. But that thing is going to be hoppy regardless.

 

[mclamb6]

Columbus isn't available through Farmhouse, so I'm subbing in Chinook. Also decided to bitter with Apollo for cost purposes.

So now:

6 lbs each of English and American Pale malt
.25 lbs Victory

WLP013

Mash at 149 or 90 minutes

Apollo @ 60
1:1:.5 Simcoe, Chinook, Apollo @ 10, FO, and dry hop

I really want to use an English ale yeast for this, so the question is whether to use WLP007 or WLP013.

 

[JordanKnudson]

I really want to use an English ale yeast for this, so the question is whether to use WLP007 or WLP013.

I'd go with WLP007. It's a "safer" choice. I used WY1028 (which is supposedly a substitute for WLP013, although I'm not sure it's the exact same strain) on an IIPA recently, and I was not enthused with the result. The "mineral" quality from the yeast did not go well at all with the Amarillo hops that I used. Sadly for my mouth and my wallet, that became the first batch I ever dumped due to taste. I'm sure that yeast can be good, but I was turned off enough by what it did to my beer that I probably won't use it again.