Fri Nov 04, 2016 6:02 am
Take your favorite APA recipe.
Take out the crystal
Sub in the same weight in Munich or Vienna malt, and convert some of the base malt too
Hop it with Citra
In your software, calculate the hop schedule.
For 5 gallons, I'd aim for something like this:
2 oz at 10, 2 oz at flame out, and then figure out how much you'll need in order to bitter it with enough at 60 mins to hit ~38 IBUs. (The lack of crystal will increase the perceived bitterness, so)
HTH-
I'd do something like this:
8 lbs 2 row
2 lbs dark Munich
1/2 oz Citra @ 60 (you'll need to adjust this weight based on the %AA of the hops you get)
2 oz Citra @ 10
2 oz Citra @ 0
US-05 or WLP-001 or WYeast 1056
Dry hop with another 2 oz of
Another way to go is to mix the Citra with something like Amarillo, Galaxy or Mosaic. IMO, Citra by itself is kind of one dimensional.
-B'Dawg
BJCP GM3 Judge & Mead
"Lunch Meat. It's an acquired taste....." -- Mylo