Authentic IPA?

[Chicken Dipper]

Am reading Pete Brown's Hops and Glory at the moment, so am thinking about doing a proper, authentic as I can IPA.

But I was thinking, what would Allsop and others have used as the original hop and grains? What would the ratios be to last all those months at sea, and would it be possible to recreate such a beer with today's ingredients and would it suit a modern palate?

Any ideas?

[piet_v]

Start looking here for answers to your questions.

[Chicken Dipper]

That's a really interesting site, thanks very much, so much information

I had assumed that an IPA would have had to have been around or above about 7% abv, but it seems 5% would be closer to the original strength.

I guess Goldings would be the hop choice then, and lots of them, and loads for a dry hop.

Then all I've got to do is put it in a barrel and paddle to Mumbai!!!

[piet_v]

Then all I've got to do is put it in a barrel and paddle to Mumbai!!!

Remember to pack some sandwiches.

[Eadweard]

I did this, it's good stuff: http://edsbeer.blogspot.com/2011/03/mccrorie-ipa.html

[Chicken Dipper]

2 1/2 OZ PER GALLON AND DRY HOPPED?

NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!

Thanks mate, will give this a go

Chris

[critch]

these guys know what theyre talking abouthttp://www.durdenparkbeer.org.uk/from my own research grains were normally just attributed to the individual farmer(i.e. tanners grain , smiths grain).a lot of breweries at that time had their own maltings so the amount of roast and styles of roast(coke or charcoal firing) would differ a lot from brewer to brewer. quite a few of the hops used then are completely extinct, fuggles and differing varieties of goldings existed but who can say how theyve evolved in the proceeding 200 odd years, use the hopping rates given in these sites and hope for the best!

[Chicken Dipper]

Thanks very much, that's very interesting. I suppose it's impossible to hit it spot on, but I guess it's possible to get fairly close. These guys seem pretty into it!

Thanks again, reckon these are on the to do list as well!

[Birdman]

I have this and a couple of the others from the series which are pretty good for getting original recipes
http://www.matchlesshomebrewing.co.uk/m ... ct/&ID=194

I won them at some 50p a go game at the Norwich beer fest a few years ago (one of those game you pretty much win everytime), was well chuffed.

[Chicken Dipper]

Cool Bananas! Good Old Norwich Beer Festival, was probably staggering around somewhere nearby to you! Top win at 50p, will get searching on Amazon

Ta

[pantsmachine]

Chicken dipper, The book Birdman has linked to is a cracker. Well worth a read indeed.