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Amarillo IPA

Vital Statistics: Batch Number: 41 Style: IPA Brew Date: 2 April 2011 Original Gravity: 1.051 (12.62 °Plato) Final Gravity: 1.006 (1.54 °Plato) ABV: 5.9% ABW: 4.6% Calories per pint: 218 Estimated IBU (Rager): 79.3 Estimated IBU (Tinseth): 77.9 Mash Temperature: 149° Mash Efficiency: 73% Days in Primary: 15   Days in Secondary: 0 (kegged on 17 April 2011) Ferm. Temp. Notes: 61-64° with an early spike to 68° Yeast Used: 1272 American Ale II Apparent Attenuation: 88% Real Attenuation: 72% Rating: 3.90 Entirely Consumed: Yes (finished 29 July 2011) Availability: 103 days	Recipe: 9 lb 2-row pale malt 12 oz Victory malt 8 oz Cara-Pils 18 AAU (47g @ 10.7% AA) Amarillo @ 60 6 AAU (16g @ 10.7% AA) Amarillo @ 20 6 AAU (16g @ 10.7% AA) Amarillo @ 10 6 AAU (16g @ 10.7% AA) Amarillo @ 5 6 AAU (16g @ 10.7% AA) Amarillo @ 0 (flame-out) Whirlfloc tablet @ 15 Wyeast 1272 - American Ale II
General Notes:
Tasting Notes: Tasting notes taken 27 May 2011, 40 days after kegging. Poured from tap into a tulip. Appearance: medium golden hue with only the faintest touch of haze. Head is a finger of creamy ivory foam which seems to have pretty good retention. (4) Smell: big hop aroma which has piney, grapefruity, funky and floral qualities, roughly in that order of intensity. Behind that is a lightly sweet malt character which works well. Surprisingly multidimensional for a single-hop brew. I'm finding I rather like these Amarillos. (4) Taste: hop flavor is somewhat subdued in comparison to the aroma. Malt is lightly sweet, though a high bitterness gives the effect of a somewhat dry beer. Hop character is somewhat piney and resiny, but again, with a ton of bitterness. I'm thinking Amarillo works great at aroma and bittering, but could use another variety to help fill out the flavor. (4) Mouthfeel: medium body with a decent carbonation. Not precisely creamy, but getting there. I should probably kick up the pressure in my kegerator when I'm not actively dispensing brews. (3.5) Drinkability: a big mouthful of bitterness, but relatively dry and refreshing for all that. It could be a little less on the harsh side, though. (3.5) Overall score 3.9 (B+). Interestingly, this is the same score as the Hallertauer IPA, just with emphasis on different categories. Perhaps a good idea would be combining a noble hop and these Amarillos together? Could be worth a shot.
Hops Table Hop Variety Addition Time AAU AA% Quantity (g) Type IBU (Rager) IBU (Tinseth) Notes Amarillo 60 18.00 10.7 47 Whole 59.5 56.1   Amarillo 20 6.00 10.7 16 Whole 10.1 11.3   Amarillo 10 6.00 10.7 16 Whole 6.0 6.8   Amarillo 5 6.00 10.7 16 Whole 3.7 3.7   Amarillo 0 6.00 10.7 16 Whole 0.0 0.0 Flame-out.