Reddish iPA

I took some influence from the Red IPA that I brewed back in October 2018 but was going for something a little bit lighter in colour, bitterness and AVB. I also took some influence from the recently brewed NE IPA and Lazy Hazy by including some of my new favorite hops – Mosaic. Is it a Pale Ale? Is it an IPA? Is it a Red IPA? I think it’s somewhere in the fuzzy area where these pseudo-styles overlap, so let’s call it Reddish iPA! (note the lower-case ‘i’)

Style Information

Name: American Pale Ale
Recipe Type: All Grain

Grains & Extracts

Name Amount Notes
Pale Ale Malt 3.5 kg
Vienna 1 kg
Gladfield Light Crystal 0.3 kg
Caraaroma 0.2 kg
Gladfield Toffee Malt 0.2 kg

Hops

Name Amount Alpha Acid % AAU Time Notes
Chinook 0.022 kg 12.3% 0.2706 30
Chinook 0.03 kg 12.3% 0.369 10
Mosaic 0.03 kg 11% 0.33 10
Mosaic 0.03 kg 11% 0.33 0
Mosaic 0.04 kg 11% 0.44 0

Yeasts

Name Amount Notes
US-05

Mash Steps

Name Step Type Step Time Temperature
Saccharification Rest Infusion 45 68 C

Boil

Amount: 27.95 liters
Water Description:
Time: 30 minutes
Target Batch Size: 26 liters

Profile

Estimated OG: 1.047
Estimated FG: 1.012
Estimated ABV: 4.58%
 
Actual OG: 1.046
Actual FG: 1.012
Actual ABV: 4.45%
 
Bitterness: 38 IBU

Tasting notes

Tastes like a lighter PA/IPA. Well it is just 4.5%. Easy drinking. Good!

1 comment

    • Paul on 12 March 2019 at 5:56 pm
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    I had a go at a Red IPA. Next one I do I’ll use different hops with some lower AA varieties.
    Although it is still very drinkable it’s just a bit too bitter.

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