Beer Style: India Pale Ale
English IPA: Yes, you can call this India pale ale
Many view their India pale ale to require certain character
istics, but those may not come close to what the classic rendition looked like. Gordon Strong takes us back to the prototypical IPA; the English IPA.
Gordon Strong’s English IPA
OK, this is about as simple as it gets: One malt, one hop, and single infusion mash. When you only use a small number of ingredients and you don’t do extra work to transform them, you really have to make quality choices. So, don’t skimp with your ingredients selection.
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.’s Hoppy Anniversary Ale clone
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.’s Hoppy Anniversary Ale clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.056 FG = 1.011IBU = 65 SRM = 6 ABV = 6.0% A tribute to the best of the West
Root Down Brewing Co.’s Bine clone
Bine should be near brilliant clarity and a burnished golden color with moderate high carbonation. The hop aroma and flavor are intense and feature passion fruit, papaya, grapefruit, lemon rind, pine, and resin. The strong hop bitterness is firm but not abrasive while the dry finish keeps you coming back for more.
The Evolution of IPA
Dramatic shifts in the IPA style is nothing new, even though they are happening more frequently as of late. Review where this style came from, where it is today, and the stops along the way, while also getting advice on brewing a modern IPA. But don’t get too comfortable, this style likely won’t stop evolving any time soon.
Sapwood Cellars’ Cheater X clone
Sapwood Cellars’ Cheater X clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.079 FG = 1.026IBU = 80+ SRM = 4.5 ABV = 7.1% This is the culmination of what we learned during
Sapwood Cellars’ Western Shore clone
Sapwood Cellars’ Western Shore clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.070 FG = 1.017IBU = 80+ SRM = 4 ABV = 7.1% Our take on a West Coast IPA, through the
Boulevard Brewing Co.’s Single-Wide IPA clone
Boulevard Brewing Co.’s Single-Wide IPA clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.056 FG = 1.012IBU = 57 SRM = 8 ABV = 5.7% Single-Wide IPA is Boulevard’s take on a West Coast-style IPA,
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery’s Burton Baton clone
Mark Sarfarik, Dogfish Head’s Brewmaster, provided us with all the juicy details about this beer. “Burton Baton is a 10% ABV imperial IPA that is a blend of 90 Minute IPA with an English old ale that is aged in our 10,000-gallon (380-hL) oak foeders. Since most people don’t have the ability to wood-age beers at home, this recipe is more of a composite of the two threads.”
Janish’s New England IPA
A NEIPA recipe straight from Scott Janish, co-founder of Sapwood Cellars and author of “The New IPA: Scientific Guide to Hop Aroma and Flavor.”
Reuben’s Brews’ Bits and Bobs (2018) clone
Reuben’s Brews’ Bits and Bobs (2018) clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.066 FG = 1.012IBU = 50 SRM = 5 ABV = 7% “For our first release of Bits and Bobs
Sierra Nevada’s Resilience IPA
Resilience. Webster defines it as “an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change.” The Camp Fire that spread through Butte County, California beginning on November 8, 2018, was
