Any good ideas to “spice” up a basic APA recipe? I’m doing an APA with some 2 row, crystal 10 and 20, with a little bit of munich. Cascade hops. Looking for ideas using wood chips, different spices…etc. to make something totally drinkable but in the specialty category.
Maybe some citrus rind to complement the hops. A tiny tiny tiny bit of cardamom could work. Maybe lemon grass or Thai lime leaves or both. Mango. Ginger. Spanish cedar.
Small amounts of fruit like raspberry, blackberry or pomegranate. Tequila soaked oak. Chardonnay soaked oak maybe. Cinnamon (esp if you use Amarillo)
+1 to the citrus rind/zest. I have been wanting to do an APA with the zest of a grapefruit or two added.
I had a really nice pale ale from a brewery in Vermont that had jasmine flowers added. it gave a nice floral note to the aroma and a slight perception of sweetness in the flavour