Hi all,
Having completed a couple of BIAB brew days I want to step things up a notch and I'm planning to start with NRB's Amarillo apa recipe. I want to brew this with a slow chill step for a couple of reasons. Firstly, I don't have an immersion chiller and secondly I want to be able to eliminate as much 'faff' from the brewing process as I can. It's not so much about cutting corners, it's more because I have to juggle a busy family life and I don't want to be brewing into the early hours of the morning while I chill a brew in the sink.
So, having read up on the site I have a bit of an idea what I should be aiming for. My question to all the slow chillers out there. With the Amarillo apa recipe, should I add the same bittering hop addition but hold back the aroma addition and use this to dry hop after primary fermentation?
I'm planning on sanitising a towel to put over the kettle and leave it to chill overnight, siphon off into the fermenter and pitch my yeast in the morning.
Thanks for taking the time to read this, any comments are welcome.
Post #2 made 11 years ago
We did a side by side here a few years ago on either that recipe or maybe a hoopy recipe of Aces-High's. and on a taste test, basically no one could tell the difference so I would just do the recipe as is. Smaller batch sizes will be less affected as well as they will cool naturally fairly quickly to 'inert' hop temperatures.
Flavour and aroma hops don't work well on formulas.
What you are looking for in this beer is a less harsh version of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale or Little Creatures Pale Ale. Mind you, depending on the batch, those beers can be soft as well. The NRB All Amarilo Ale though should be focussed on the passionfruit flavour and aroma without an aggressive bitterness.
Brew as is I reckon and see how you go.
PP
* This recipe is massively affected by the year and quality of the Amarillo hops. I bought a heap a year or so ago and was really disappointed in them. Hopefully your crop is not the same.
Flavour and aroma hops don't work well on formulas.
What you are looking for in this beer is a less harsh version of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale or Little Creatures Pale Ale. Mind you, depending on the batch, those beers can be soft as well. The NRB All Amarilo Ale though should be focussed on the passionfruit flavour and aroma without an aggressive bitterness.
Brew as is I reckon and see how you go.
PP
* This recipe is massively affected by the year and quality of the Amarillo hops. I bought a heap a year or so ago and was really disappointed in them. Hopefully your crop is not the same.
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First attempt at a 'slow' chill...advice needed.
Post #3 made 11 years ago
Thanks pat, this is all great news! I haven't bought my hops yet so hopefully they will be ok! It's also great to get an idea of what the apa recipe should taste like in comparison to a beer that I have tasted. I am mainly focusing on this recipe as I know it has high integrity. Any errors will more than likely be mine and mine alone so I can at least learn from my experience.
