Amarillo IPA Brew Day

Today is another brew day and I am going to be making an India Pale Ale or IPA. An IPA is a version of a pale ale or a beer that is brewed with light or pale malts. IPAs add a significant amount of hops to the pale malt to create a beer that is bitter and has significant flavor and aroma from the hops utilized. The history of the IPA style can be traced back to the British colonization of India and the East India Company. The brewers added extra hops to the wooden casks (a process called dry hopping) in order to preserve the beer during the long voyage.

This IPA recipe features usage of Amarillo and Simcoe hops. Amarillo imparts a citrus aroma and flavor similar to a grapefruit/mango/peach. Simcoe gives more of a floral and pine-like aroma and flavor. The recipe uses 5 ounces of Amarillo hops and 1 ounce of Simcoe.

Here is the recipe:

6.0 lbs of Light Liquid Malt Extract

2.0 lbs of Light Dry Malt Extract

1.0 lbs of 20L Caramel Malt

0.5 lbs of Cara-Pils Malt

Hops

1.o oz of Amarillo at 60 min

1.o oz of Amarillo at 30 min

1.o oz of Amarillo at 15 min

1.o oz of Amarillo at 2 min

1.o oz of Amarillo (dry hopped into secondary)

1.0 oz of Simcoe (dry hopped into secondary)

Yeast

White Labs California Ale Yeast - WLP001