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Guinness nitro IPA

Discussion in 'General Homebrew Discussion' started by jascar, Jan 22, 2016.

 

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    jascar

    Member

    Posted Jan 22, 2016
    I'm not an IPA person but I love Guinness nitro ipa wondering if anyone knows of a clone or something close.
    Guinness Nitro IPA
    ABV/Bitterness/Color: 5.8% ABV; IBU 44; EBC 25
     
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    Spartan300man

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Jan 22, 2016
    There are a few recent threads about what a terrible representation of an IPA that beer is. The general consensus is that it is basically a nitro black and tan, with a miniscule hint of hops aroma. I think they waved some hops over the top of the batch, as their cost-savings version of dry-hopping.

    Being a Guinness fan, and being a major IPA hop-head, I bought a 6-pack a few months ago. This week, I think I saw a couple left, pushed to the back of the fridge. I think duplicating the Nitro portion would be the tough part if you don't have a tap system, but using a very mild IPA, most likely just a basic Pale Ale, would be the easier part.
     
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    Spartan300man

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    KeninMN

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Jan 22, 2016
    Take your favorite IPA and do the syringe trick that is usually used when serving stout. Pour 12 oz of beer into a 16 oz or larger glass, draw 3 cc up into a 10 cc syringe, next draw an equal amount of air into the syringe and then shoot it all back into the glass in one quick motion. You've just infused your IPA with nitrogen. I will warn you that figuring out how much air and beer you should draw into the syringe will take some trial and error and that this should be done next to the sink in case the beer foams out over the top of the glass, as it depends on how carbonated the beer is and what the temperature it's at. Higher carbonation and higher serving temperature means less beer/air mixture will be required to achieve the desired result.
     
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