JA's Honey Orange

[DanC]

I have brewed this beer twice and really like it. JA have you ever brewed it with Amarillo hops?

 

[J A]

I sort of remember coming up with a recipe as a suggestion but I wouldn't have brewed it. Share a link to your recipe and I'll see if it rings a bell.

 

[DanC]

HOME BREW RECIPE:
Title: Honey Orange
Author: J A
Brew Method: All Grain
Style Name: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.031
Efficiency: 75% (ending kettle)

STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.043
Final Gravity: 1.007
ABV (standard): 4.68%
IBU (tinseth): 16.69
SRM (morey): 4.13
FERMENTABLES:
3 lb - American - Pale 2-Row (35.3%)
3 lb - American - Pale 6-Row (35.3%)
2 lb - Flaked Corn (23.5%)
0.5 lb - Canadian - Honey Malt (5.9%)
HOPS:
0.5 oz - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 6, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 12.25
0.5 oz - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 6, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 4.44
1 oz - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 6, Use: Aroma for 0 min
MASH GUIDELINES:
1) Infusion, Temp: 150 F, Time: 60 min, Amount: 11.7 qt
2) Sparge, Temp: 168 F, Time: 20 min, Amount: 19.1 qt
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.375 qt/lb
OTHER INGREDIENTS:
1 oz - orange peel, Time: 5 min, Type: Spice, Use: Boil
YEAST:
Fermentis / Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

I used all 2-row because my LHBS doesn't carry 6-row

 

[J A]

Nice! I think I purged some old recipes at some point. I think Amarillo would work great, adjusting for AA's. Other choices might be Centennial and I'd definitely try Lemon Drop for this recipe. I brew a Saison with Sorachi Ace and Lemon Drop and it's always very nice. The Sorachi brings an interesting herbal lemon/dill flavor and a lot of Lemon Drop in the dry hop gives very nice sweet citrus/orange blossom lemony aroma and flavor. the orange zest would really make that pop.

 

[DanC]

Thanks JA. My plan is Amarillo and will try the Lemon Drop in secondary.

 

[DanC]

As a follow up, I brewed this beer with Amarillo hops and a dry hop of 1 oz of Lemon Drop. The ending result is okay but I screwed up by making two changes to the original recipe. I'm not sure I appreciate the dry hop. In a few weeks I am gonna make it again with only the Amarillo hops and then move forward.