Batch #3 - First attempt at an IPA
Onto batch #3...one of my favorite types of beer is the India Pale Ale or IPA. Originally brewed in the eighteenth century as a beer for the English officers stationed in India at the time. It was higher in alcohol and heavily hopped, both preservatives, to make sure that it didn't spoil on the long outward journey. I thought that since it's one of my favorite types to drink I should give brewing it a go and so I went to my local brewing supply shop, Dan's Homebrewing Supplies, and picked up the ingredients for an IPA. The recipe that I used was off of Dan's website and was for a traditional English IPA. Malt 8.5 lb Pale Malt Extract Grain 10 oz Carastan malt Hops 15 AAU - Centennial bittering hops .75 oz Willamette finishing hops .75 oz Centennial or Cascade finishing hops 1 oz Willamette/centennial or Cascade dry hops Yeast Ale yeast - Nottingham Brewing yeast (Danstar) The brewing process was exactly the same as my last batch. See the post for Batch #2, Nut Brown Al...