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[Gymrat]

Y'all say APAs are good single hopped with columbus?

[Beer-lord]

Never done a single hop with Columbus but I do like them. I prefer them more for bittering but they do a great job in late and dry hop additions.
Some say they are like the other C hops but I get more pine similar to Chinook than I do with Cascade or Centennial.
I always keep some Columbus around in the freezer.

[mashani]

IMHO the best two Sam Adams Lat 48 Deconstructed beers (single hopped versions of the same beer) were:

Simcoe
Zeus

And I am not sure which I liked better. Both of those I would have consumed anytime.

Zeus = Columbus as far as I know.

So it should be good, if you like piney more then citrus.

If you like either of those single hopped, then you'd also probably like a single hopped Apollo beer.

EDIT: I should say / reiterate, if you want a lot of citrus or any kind of tropical, that's not gonna happen. It's going to be more the piney / earthy kind of vibe. But I like that.

[Kealia]

I can't say I've ever had a single-hopped beer using Columbus. The only beer I brew with it is Levitation and it's used for bittering.

[John Sand]

I made a Columbus SMaSH once and liked it. I've used Columbus as a flavor hop in other brews too, I like it.

[Beer-lord]

Avery Brewing uses Columbus in lots of their beers.
I googled 'Columbus SMaSH' and saw a few posts that mention lots of grapefruit. I never got that much grapefruit from it but I've always mixed it with other hops.

[Gymrat]

I did a single hopped IPA with Columbus once. It was actually pretty good. But that is all I remember about it. I have a couple of pounds of Columbus hops that I need to do something with before they get too old.

[Beer-lord]

Maybe we should have a Hop-Swap section of the forum where members can trade hops. Got too much of one but need another......swap 'em!

[Ibasterd]

My only experience with Columbus was with my most recent "Spring IPA". I used it for the flameout addition, and I got more Pine and Earthiness than I was expecting. If I had it to do over I would probably use it for the bittering addition. Not that there is anything wrong with pine and earthiness.

[duff]

I did an IPA with only Tomahawk hops that came out very tasty. It should be pretty good in an APA.

[Gymrat]

I just went rooting through my deep freeze and found 2oz of Cascades. They are listed as 6.2 AA. I am sure that has dropped some as I have no idea how old they are. But going by that I am thinking 0.75oz FWH, 1.25oz at 15 minutes, 1oz Columbus at 10 minutes, and 1oz Columbus at 5 minutes. My grain bill is going to be simple. 7lbs 2 row and 2lbs Munich. I looked at my yeast and all I have is S04 so this is going to be an APA with a touch of Britain.

[Gymrat]

I was working this out in Beersmith. This recipe actually is dead on for an American IPA rather than an APA. But it looks like a nice summer beer so this is what I am going to brew on Saturday.

[Beer-lord]

I've never used S04 for an IPA or an APA. I imagine it should give some fruity esters above 66 or so. Have you tried it before in an IPA and if so, what temps did you ferment?

[Gymrat]

I have never tried it in an IPA before. I would prefer Nottingham because it attenuates really well and dries an IPA out nicely but I don't have any. I have S04 so that is what I will use. I have never gotten anything fruity from it before. I use it in my Red Ales and get more of a biscuit flavor from it than a fruit flavor. My fermentation temperatures with it are 66 to 72 degrees.

[mashani]

S-04 works nicely in East Coast / Vermont style IPA/APAs.

If you want it to be dryer like using Notty, then just sub some sugar for some of the grain. It won't hurt anything.