Belgian Apa

[Reviled]

Bit of a stuff up as I designed this beer for us-05 but the local brew shop had none the day after I brewed so I had to go with T-58, but the beer turned out quite balanced, well, you be the judge..

Ran out on the 16th bottle so unfortunately someone has a rogue NZ amber, be interesting to see if you can spot it ;)

Pour hard cos I carbonate low

20 litre batch

2.5kg Golden Promise
600g kolsch
600g wheat
200g caramunich 2
80g caraamber
80g caraaroma

30 - 15g centennial 9.2%
20 - 40g ahtanum 4.8%
15 - 15g amarillo 8.2%
5 - 20g ahtanum 4.8%
0 - 20g centennial, 10g amarillo

OG - 1.047
FG - 1.014
IBU - 40

[vdog]

Looking forward to it Rev, those hops look damn tasty.

[Reviled]

"those hops look damn tasty"

 

Im just a bit gutted that they don't 'pop' like a really good APA, however, that could be a quality of Ahtanum, Glen said that it was quite subtle.

[JoKing]

Ahtanum is very subtle. It's a great hops to substitute noble varieties to make new world type pilsners etc... but it doesn't really stand up against a heavy caramel / melanoidin type backbone....

 

.... unless you use heaps.

 

.... like David Wood.

 

Ahtanum has a rather low oil content - I believe this to be the main contributor to its subtlety.

[Tilt]

Definitely keen to try Ahtanum in a belgian APA Rev - and to see what T-58 adds to the package.  Sometimes those serendipitous discoveries only come when the brew doesn't quite go to plan!

[Reviled]

Someone drink this already!!!

[Haish]

Drinking it now, feedback coming...

[Haish]

Tiniest bit of sediment at the bottom of the bottle, a careful pour yields a thin off white head. Appearance is slightly hazy pale amber. Intriguing nose, juicy fruit esters from the yeast, citrus and stonefruit (apricot/peach) come through as the pint warms. Belgian phenolics come through in the taste, a firm bitterness lingers into the dry finish.Thin mouthfeel.

 

An interesting stuff up/ experiment. Definitely a well brewed beer, I'd drink another. Thanks for sharing!

[vdog]

When you say there's a random NZ Amber in there is that code for NZ Draught?

[Reviled]

Lol of course not

[vdog]

I'm stumped about what I got then - carbonation is definitely not the usual Rev special! This bad boy was leaping out of the glass even on a relatively gentle pour... 

 

Either my nose/palate are rooted or this beer was subtler than I'm used to because I really struggled to pick out flavours/aromas that stood out. Carbonation aside it's definitely a quaffer though - pretty light mouthfeel with a mild biscuity malt flavour in the middle and a gentle, crisp bitterness to finish things off. A good clean ferment.

 

I'm not totally sure what to make of it - I'm certain it's not the belgian APA though!

[Reviled]

Sounds like you got the NZ amber mate..

Matt - Are you serious? That sucks, must have been an infected bottle (what was the old label on it out of interest?) :( sorry about that

[Matt Smith]

Yeh sorry man, no worries though. The old label is "Test Subject Pale Ale"