my single hop black dipa recipe....

my next beer is going to be a black dipa, hopped only with apollo, which i understand has huge grapefruit and orange notes. i usually name my beers and this one is going to be “showtime at the apollo”…

.75 lbs black patent
1 lb crystal 10
.5 lbs crystal 60
.25 lbs carafa ii

6 lbs extra light dme
2 lbs pilsen dme

.25 oz apollo @ 60
.25 oz apollo @ 55
.25 oz apollo @ 50
.25 oz apollo @ 45
.25 oz apollo @ 40
.25 oz apollo @ 35
.25 oz apollo @ 30
.25 oz apollo @ 25
.25 oz apollo @ 20
.25 oz apollo @ 15
.25 oz apollo @ 10
.25 oz apollo @ 5
2 oz apollo @ 0
2 oz apollo dry hop

safale us-05 x 2

estimates are: 8.4% 100 ibu

Yowza! I really want to try some single hop beers to learn more about their flavors/aromas.

I personally would use more carafa II and no black patent. The less roast, the better.

Have you seen or read this article about late hop additions. Mrmalty.com

I now save a majority of my hops for late hop additions. By using a hopstand, I personally think you get much more of the hop flavor and aroma.

thanks for the link.  i’ve heard chatter about that recently, which is what i’m hoping for here.  i’ll have to look into hopstands.  i’m not familiar.

i have de-bittered black, but no lhbs.  :frowning:

would that help?

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i have de-bittered black, but no lhbs. :frowning:

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lhbs? I’m bad at decoding.

i have de-bittered black, but no lhbs. :frowning:

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lhbs? I’m bad at decoding.

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local homebrew store

Debitter is what I would use instead of the Black paten. By using debittered black malt, a dark malt with the husk reduced, you don’t get the bitter astringency that sometimes comes with dark grains.

I use carafa sp. II because that’s what my lhbs carries.

ok.  thanks!  i’ll use the de-bittered black i have.