More balanced than an American IPA, a nice English pub beer.
This beer won a silver medal in the English Ales category at the 2016 Bluegrass Cup. Its a nice, easy to drink yet interesting, English pub ale. Not as in-your-face hoptastic as the typical American IPA, the English hops are more earthy and floral. With a firm bitterness, this beer also accentuates an interesting malt profile, with bread and caramel notes.
English IPA
Grain Bill
Pale Malt 82.8%
Wheat Malt 6.9%
Biscuit Malt 3.4%
Caramel 40L 3.4%
Caramel 120L 3.4%
Hop Schedule
1.5 oz Challenger (8.5% AA) 60 minutes
1.5 oz. East Kent Goldings (7.0% AA) 10 minutes
1.5 oz East Kent Goldings 5 minutes
2.0 oz East Kent Goldings dry hop
1.0 oz Challenger dry hop
Other
Wyeast 1318 London Ale III
Irish Moss
Process
Single Infusion Batch Sparge - 150F Mash
Fermentation @ 65F for one month
Dry hop for one week
Cold Crash for three weeks
The Numbers
Original Gravity: 1.058
Final Gravity: 1.010
Bitterness: 54 IBU
Color: 10 SRM
