I am looking for something that plays well with Columbus in a pale ale. Thinking Citra, Amarillo maybe?
Yeah, those are fine, but think outside the box, too. My rye IPA recipe uses Columbus and Mt. Hood.
All Columbus is good too.
Yes, it is, but the question was what goes with Columbus.
Let me rephrase it. Columbus goes well with Columbus. Is that better?
I like to use Columbus, Centennial, Simcoe and Amarillo for my House IPA recipe. For the dryhop I use equal proportions of Simcoe and Amarillo. I use the Columbus at 60 and 30min additions.
chinook, amarillo, simcoe, cascade, centennial, citra, apollo, zythos, falconers flight all should work well.
listen to the bluesman.
This gives me a good starting point I think. Much appreciated! I have had a few beers with Columbus in them and I really like it, I just never tried it myself.
I like Bluesman’s idea too.
My house IPA uses Columbus all the way from first wort to 30 Minute boil. This mellows the dankness which then plays nicely with some or all of the following: Chinook, Centennial, Cascade and lastly dry hopped with Amarillo.
I use all of that as well, and columbus at 20 and 10 and 0 minutes and dry hop. I love columbus. Intersting denny says columbus and mt. hood. I like columbus and french strisselspalt and/or crystal as well.
+1 I really like Columbus with Crystal. Actually, I could combine those two hops with prett much anything and would probably make a good AIPA.
If Simcoe and Amarillo were more available and affordable they too would also be used in my house IPA’s. I currently use Chinook in conjunction with Columbus for my house IPA’s; the mark-up on Simcoe and Armarillo is ridiculous. Wish I could sneak on those hop farms for a rhizome.
I got a pound of each as soon as Freshops announced the 2011 crop last year. It doesn’t last long in my house. I’ll be out before the start of summer.
I’d like to try it with Mt hood someday. Maybe we should ask Denny to bring a sample to Seattle. 8)
I will second, or third, the Mt Hood or the Crystal.
Totally convinced here
that these two Hallertauerish partners yield fantastic results.
Have fun. 8)
I am definitely leaning towards Columbus and Mt. Hood with a third in the mix, possibly one of the citrusy ones, Centennial or Citra perhaps.
I agree the Simcoe/amarillo combo is awesome. I brewed a pale ale with Simcoe/Amarillo/Cascade, but I wanted something a bit different this time around.
I am now wondering about the yeast… I always use 1056, and there’s nothing wrong with it, but what about Wyeast 1272, 1332 or 1450? Any opinions on these to help someone who’s never used them?
I’ve been using WY1272 with good results. It’s similar to 1056 but clears a little quicker.
WY1272–I really like the beer I make with this strain.
It just so happens that I’ll be brewing 5-10 bbl. of Rye IPA in conjunction with Rogue as one of the conference commemorative beers. As well as a corny of my own for club night.