Beer Style: Double IPA
Russian River Brewing Co.’s Pliny the Elder clone
We first made Pliny the Elder in 1999, initially for a Double IPA festival at The Bistro in beautiful downtown Hayward, California. Previous to that, in 1994 I had made what is now considered to be the first modern double IPA in recent brewing history. So making a big, over-the-top IPA was not something new to me. In 2004, after Natalie and I took over Russian River Brewing Company . . . Pliny the Elder became a year-round beer and quickly became our top selling beer, which it still is today. – Vinnie Cilurzo
Aussie-Style DIPA
This dip-hopped double IPA is one of the most unusual flavor profiles I have ever made. The dip hop mix produces flavors very much like white wine.
Kinsmen Brewing Co.’s Pollendrome DIPA clone
“We knew we wanted to try to make a honey DIPA because of the thiol boost, so we designed it to be as much of a ‘hazy DIPA’ as possible.”
Brewing Balanced DIPAs: Tips from the Pros
Double IPAs are big, bold beers, but they also require balance and a careful touch. Get tips for brewing DIPAs from three pros churning out award-winning hop bombs.
Victory Brewing Co.’s DirtWolf clone
A spectacular double IPA that fuses all the exciting flavors of modern hops in a way that does not focus on any one particular aroma, but rather the symphony of tropical fruits, citrus, pine, and wood.
Tips for Brewing Hazy Beers
Hazy beers are all the craze. Brew Your Own Magazine’s Technical Editor Ashton Lewis walks through his favorite tips for brewing hazy beers.
Star Gazer Hazy Double IPA
Star Gazer Hazy Double IPA (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.064 FG = 1.012IBU = 35 SRM = 4 ABV = 7% This hazy double IPA was formulated to showcase the minty and
Drekker Brewing Co.’s Hyper Scream clone
Drekker Brewing Co.’s Hyper Scream clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.076 FG = 1.013 IBU = 25 SRM = 6 ABV = 8.4% This imperial New England-style IPA has a silky mouthfeel
Knotted Root Brewing Company’s Perpetually Unimpressed clone
Perpetually Unimpressed is a double dry hopped, unfiltered double IPA whose flavors focus on one of the Head Brewer’s favorite hops: Nelson Sauvin from New Zealand.
Bell’s Brewery’s Hopslam Ale clone
Starting with six different hop varieties added to the brew kettle and culminating with a massive dry hop addition of Simcoe® hops, Bell’s Hopslam Ale possesses the most complex hopping schedule in the Bell’s repertoire.
The Tri-Centennial DIPA
A big honker of a DIPA with strong orange/grapefruit, character of Centennial hops coming out in this classic West-Coast style DIPA.
Pacific Coast Brewing Co.’s Megalodon Imperial IPA clone
West-coast IPAs are known for two things, huge hop character and a dry finish. Here is an extract-based recipe for those looking to create a big west-coast IPA without the hassle of an all-grain brewday. Pacific Brewing Co. may no longer be brewing beer, but the legacy of Megalodon lives on.
