Amarillo

Just tasted the batch I made with Amarillo.

Recipe for 10 gals: 24# pale malt, 2# Crystal 40L.

Hops:
1.5 oz Magnum 14.1% @ 60 min
2.5 oz Amarillo 6.9% @ 20 min
5.0 oz Amarillo 6.9% @ 5 min
2.0 oz Amarillo 6.9% @ dry hop into keg (1oz per corny)

Gotta say, it’s really nice. I might even like it better than an all-Centennial I did last fall, with the same grain bill and basically the same IBUs at the same times, just all Cent (even bittering).  I definitely get grapefruit and maybe a little pineapple out of Amarillo (although that may be because I just had a pineapple for breakfast), and even though the beer is attenuated pretty well (OG 1.058, FG 1.010) I almost think the Amarillo is adding some sweetness or at least fruitiness back in there and the whole thing just works. Highly recommended to anyone who hasn’t tried one.

-red

Sounds tasty. I usually get extra fruitiness with Amarillo. Definitely some grapefruit and orange.