ZeMadMonkey
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My latest brew was the Stone IPA recipe from Mitch Steele's IPA book. For the most part I have been brewing recipes from Randy Mosher's Radical Brewing and Brewing Classic Styles. Last year I brewed a Pliny clone, and while it came out wonderful, I do not have Pliny in my area so I was not able to make a comparison. December of last year, I took my first shot at brewing the Stone IPA recipe from Mitch Steele's IPA book. It was a rough brewday in general and it did not come out to where I wanted it. I have been super busy with work this year and haven't been able to brew. Three weeks ago, after brewing a Belgian Pale Ale the previous month, I took a second crack at brewing this recipe. I got to say I am really impressed with the beer that I brewed. In complete honesty, I can detect small differences, but they are so close that I am really happy with the outcome.
My brew is slightly darker as I used C20 rather than C15 as the recipe called for. The dry hop aroma is a dead on match in terms of the aroma itself and the intensity or the aroma. The bitterness is a dead match. The flavor is just slightly off, but I could not tell you why it is off. I will have to figure that out.
I have been looking to have a house brew for some time now and I think Stone IPA is going to be it. Now we will see how good I am...can I reproduce this? Can I brew this the same way twice? I am really looking forward to trying. Also, by making Stone IPA my house brew, I am looking to explore yeast washing and repitching.
If your are a fan of Stone or IPAs in general and haven't given Mitch's IPA booking a read, I highly recommend it. It provides a lot of information and is a great read in general.
I am going to brew Stone IPA again and then it's on to Ruination recipe from the book. Rock On! :rockin:
~ZeMadMonkey
COMPLICATION: So the keg I stored my brew in went south, the diptube clogged. I tried replacing the diptube and the poppet but they were not compatible with the other keg I have...so I siphoned the carbed beer to new sanitized keg and hooked it up to the gas and liquid line tubes. Despite the keg juggling the brew came out great. It is not a perfect clone but it is close. Next time I brew this it will be on point and be a perfect clone of Stone IPA.
My brew is slightly darker as I used C20 rather than C15 as the recipe called for. The dry hop aroma is a dead on match in terms of the aroma itself and the intensity or the aroma. The bitterness is a dead match. The flavor is just slightly off, but I could not tell you why it is off. I will have to figure that out.
I have been looking to have a house brew for some time now and I think Stone IPA is going to be it. Now we will see how good I am...can I reproduce this? Can I brew this the same way twice? I am really looking forward to trying. Also, by making Stone IPA my house brew, I am looking to explore yeast washing and repitching.
If your are a fan of Stone or IPAs in general and haven't given Mitch's IPA booking a read, I highly recommend it. It provides a lot of information and is a great read in general.
I am going to brew Stone IPA again and then it's on to Ruination recipe from the book. Rock On! :rockin:
~ZeMadMonkey
COMPLICATION: So the keg I stored my brew in went south, the diptube clogged. I tried replacing the diptube and the poppet but they were not compatible with the other keg I have...so I siphoned the carbed beer to new sanitized keg and hooked it up to the gas and liquid line tubes. Despite the keg juggling the brew came out great. It is not a perfect clone but it is close. Next time I brew this it will be on point and be a perfect clone of Stone IPA.