I have no problem with the actual beers like that which Green King, Caledonian, and a host of others produce, which are pleasant enough, and in Deuchars case, very good indeed. They have their place.....but in what conceivable way are they IPA's? That is the problem I have - a beer being called something it isn't because it's a name that the public recognises and is therefore marketable.
Like 'Old' this and 'Old' that are anything but old. 'Strong' bitters...at OG 1045, etc.
Next we'll have a stout with no roast grains in it. Bitter with barely any hop presence....mild with no alcohol in at all...
It's British Brewing Heritage being P1ssed away by governments, accountants, and sometimes by the brewers themselves.
Like Steve_flack points out, Belgium is a good example of a place where beers are still widely brewed, and consumed, at the strengths of yesteryear.
IBU's for IPA's
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mysterio
Don't forget to leave the keg in your car boot for a year to immitate the conditions of a ship passage to indiaSteveD wrote: If you want to recreate a true IPA then use a grist of 100% LOW COLOUR Maris Otter pale, as opposed to the normal one. This is available from Hop & Grape, for one. Use 3.8LB per gallon (@61% efficiency- the intention is to sparge until enough is extracted, rather than max it out). Crystal malt was never used in IPA. Mash at 66c, stiff mash, for 3Hrs, in well burtonised liquor, you're aiming for max fermentability. Then raise to 77c for 30 mins. Sparge at 82-85c to collect enough wort for a SG of 1070 at your desired FV volume. Copper hop with 2.5oz goldings per gallon. (whahey! 12.5 oz for a 5 gallon brew). Cool, strain off, and rinse hops. Ferment with a good well attenuating Ale yeast. Dry hop with goldings at 0.5oz per 5 gal. Give it minimum 8 and ideally 18 months maturation.
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Orfy
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SteveD
Did you know that that actually happened, or was that a jokey guess? Becasue, if you didn't already know.. you are bang on. They experimented with a Cornie of IPA in the boot of a car, driven around London for a hot summer.mysterio wrote:
Don't forget to leave the keg in your car boot for a year to immitate the conditions of a ship passage to india
Superchill! Gah!!
We don't want you to taste this, because it's rubbish, so we'll make it REALLY cold, and cold is a nice effective flavour substitute...they'll never know...the yanks have been doing it for years!-
mysterio
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