Simple APA recipe

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@erockrph

@dkfick

That’s a lot of IBU’s for an APA… even if you were to say the steeping hops don’t give IBU’s (and they will for sure) you’re looking at over 40 IBU’s just from the boil additions in a 1.047 beer.

Personally, I think 41 IBU’s is the right ballpark for an APA that is this hoppy, even at a lower OG. That’s in the 0.8-1.0 BU:GU range that I normally shoot for.

At 165F, the utilization will be so low that you can ignore the IBU contribution for all practical purposes. I start my steeps at 185F when I’m not looking for any additional bittering, and it works well for me even starting that warm. Hop stand bitterness is quite smooth compared to boil hop additions, so even if you do measure a few IBU’s more, you won’t really taste them IME.

Recipe looks good to me. The only thing missing is the dry hops.

+1.  I don’t doubt that IBUs calculate for a 165F steep, but IME they’re not perceived the same way as even a warmer hop stand.