Additions to a basic APA

[jtconrad74]

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.

[tschmidlin]

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.

[erockrph]

Small amounts of fruit like raspberry, blackberry or pomegranate. Tequila soaked oak. Chardonnay soaked oak maybe. Cinnamon (esp if you use Amarillo)

[WDE97]

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.

+1 to the citrus rind/zest.  I have been wanting to do an APA with the zest of a grapefruit or two added. 

[morticaixavier]

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