Apollo Gold

[Monkeybrew]

I am trying to create a recipe for AG#2, and want to try and produce a premium, malty well hopped pale ale that isn't too bitter, along the lines of Crouch Vale's Amarillo but with Apollo.

How does this look?

I would like to come up with a standard grain bill that I can brew with other single hop varieties in the future, including Amarillo

Anyway, I would like to hear what you seasoned brewers think.

Cheers

MB


Apollo Gold
Batch Size (L): 23.0
Total Grain (kg): 5.150
Total Hops (g): 100.0
Estimated Original Gravity (OG): 1.050
Estimated Final Gravity (FG): 1.012
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.00 %
Colour (EBC): 16.0
Bitterness (IBU): 35.0 (Tinseth)
Estimated Mash Efficiency (%): 75
Boil Time (Minutes): 60
Mash (Minutes): 90 @66C
Mash Liquor (L): 12.90

Grain Bill
4.300 kg Maris Otter Pale Malt 5.0 EBC (83.50%)
0.750 kg Munich Malt 20.0 EBC (14.60%)
0.100 kg Crystal Malt 120.0 EBC (1.90%)

Hop Bill
5.0 g Apollo Whole 19.50%AA @ 60 Minutes (10 IBU's)
35.0 g Apollo Whole 19.50%AA @ 10 Minutes (25 IBU's)
60.0 g Apollo Whole 19.50%AA @ 0 Minutes (80c steep for 30mins)


Misc Bill
1 tsp Irish Moss @ 10 Minutes (Boil)

Yeast
Safale S-05 @19C

[far9410]

That'll be tasty!

[floydmeddler]

Looks great. I dry hopped 60g of Apollo a few months back and it was amazing. Blackcurrant and pine - big time!

[seymour]

There's a popular American craft beer called Magic Hat #9 which is a fairly standard pale ale, 5.1% ABV, with Apollo hops for bittering and Cascade for aroma, plus some apricot puree added to the fermentor, which nicely compliments natural fruity ale esters.

[floydmeddler]

...plus some apricot puree added to the fermentor...

Mmm... Sounds lush.

[scuppeteer]

Looks good MB.
For all my single hop brews I use pale, 8% munich and 2% flaked barley, lets the hop shine through nicely. Only ever put 100g in each brew so its a really good way to compare each hop character.
Just done a I/APA with Challenger and 100g Apollo in the last minute, its a really nice hop. I reckon you'll love it.