[madscientist]

I am looking for something that plays well with Columbus in a pale ale.  Thinking Citra, Amarillo maybe? 

[denny]

Yeah, those are fine, but think outside the box, too.  My rye IPA recipe uses Columbus and Mt. Hood.

[bo]

All Columbus is good too.

[denny]

All Columbus is good too.

Yes, it is, but the question was what goes with Columbus.

[bo]

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?

[bluesman]

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.

[hoser]

chinook, amarillo, simcoe, cascade, centennial, citra, apollo, zythos, falconers flight all should work well.

[Pinski]

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.

listen to the bluesman.

[madscientist]

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.

[gmwren]

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.

[majorvices]

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.

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.

[kmccaf]

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.

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.

[pyrite]

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.

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.

[bluesman]

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.

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.

[bluesman]

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.

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.

I'd like to try it with Mt hood someday. Maybe we should ask Denny to bring a sample to Seattle.