NEIPA

I think this is my 3rd time making this beer, and I’m making it again because I think it’s great hazy ale. In the past, I’ve had issues around oxidation for these hoppy and oaty beers, but now I’m at a comfortable place with controlling oxidation through use of preservatives and techniques like closed transfers. When I ordered this beer, I could only get a hold of golden oat malt, which I decided to use. [Read More]

After my last pacific/wheat ale, and success using sodium metabisulfite and ascorbic acid, I’ve decided to take another crack at a Hazy IPA. This beer will feature Nectaron, which I’m trying for the first time, as well as BRU-1 and El Dorado, which I’ve had good results with in the past. As with my other Hazies, I’m aiming for a 2:1 chloride to sulfate ratio, heavy whirlpool and dry hop additions, and I’m looking to reduce oxidation as much as possible. [Read More]

Decided to have another crack at a hoppy hazy with this recipe from some dude on Facebook. For this brew, I’m trying out suspending the hops in a bag using magnets.. as a final effort to avoid oxidation. Closed transfers don’t seem to be working well enough, and I figured it may be due to opening the fermenter for dry hop additions, so we’ll see how this goes. I kinda screwed it up though because the hop bag is too big for the fermenter headspace. [Read More]

This is a recipe I took from Hoppy Days Brewing Supplies (Brisbane), which is a session NEIPA. This beer features low bitterness, heavily fruity/critrus hops and a full body with plenty of high-protein malts. This brew makes use of Verdant IPA yeast, which will aid in creating this hazy, hoppy fruit bomb. Although i’ve brewed this beer before, the first time was a dump due to heavy oxidation. This time around, I’m utilising the Fermzilla 27L to do a pressurised, closed transfer ferment, to avoid any oxidation. [Read More]

This recipe is adapted from the HoppyDays Hazy Crusher IPA, a hazy session IPA with low bitterness, low ABV and a large dry hop addition. The yeast being used for this beer is the new Verdant IPA yeast. Target mash pH: 5.4 (need 5ml lactic acid) Target water profile: Approximately 2-1 chloride to sulfate Hazy Session IPA Brew Method: All Grain Style Name: American IPA Boil Time: 60 min Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume) [Read More]

For my second attempt at BIAB, after the Stone & Wood replica, I decided to go with a popular NEIPA recipe. The beer is meant to be cloudy orange, with big juicy fruity notes and a nice thickness to it. This time around, I decided I needed to control the fermentation temperature a little better. I picked up an Inkbird ITC-308 Wifi digital temperature controller and hooked it up to an old bar fridge with a heating element in order to keep the temperature stable. [Read More]