what to brew???

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  1. xhcadamx

    xhcadamx Initiate (0) Nov 23, 2007 Maine

    I have (on hand) Maris Otter, Columbus, Cascade, Citra, Amarillo, and Zythos hops, as well as a mixed culture of London Ale III and West Yorkshire yeast. Willing to pick up specialty malts only. What do I brew???
     
    #1 xhcadamx, Sep 21, 2012
  2. MVDrinking

    MVDrinking Initiate (0) Nov 8, 2005 Virginia

    Skip the specialty malts and do a nice mixed IPA. The Maris Otter will leave a nice malt backbone to support a hop forward beer. Use Columbus for bitter, citra for flavor, cascade for late, and amarillo for dry hopping.
     
    #2 MVDrinking, Sep 22, 2012
  3. atomeyes

    atomeyes Initiate (0) Jul 13, 2011 Canada (ON)

    be whatever you want to be. we'll still love you.
     
    #3 atomeyes, Sep 22, 2012
  4. kjyost

    kjyost Initiate (0) May 4, 2008 Canada (MB)

    Sounds good to me. I'd also consider a 2:1:1, 2:2:1 of 3:2:1 (Columbus:Amarillo:Citra) blend of the hops and just use them at 10, Flameout (10 minute stand) and dryhop. MO on its own is great for a beer like this.
     
    #4 kjyost, Sep 22, 2012
  5. Mfedonczak

    Mfedonczak Initiate (0) Aug 18, 2008 Texas

    I like the idea of a 100% Maris Otter IPA. You could always toast a pound or so of it in the oven or reduce part of the first runnings if you want to change it up a bit.
     
    #5 Mfedonczak, Sep 23, 2012
  6. axeman9182

    axeman9182 Initiate (0) Aug 5, 2009 New Jersey

    I did a nice ~5% APA this past spring, all MO and Citra, and it turned out very nicely.
     
    #6 axeman9182, Sep 23, 2012
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