I used to hate IPA's...now it is all I crave!

I posted months ago in regards to buying a Stone IPA and basically hating it enough to dump it...it was way to strong for me. I have slowly weened myself off of the mellow beers and began to purchase nothing but pale ales and IPA's. I just brewed an Orange Coriander APA recipe I found on here and am interested in another middle of the road IPA or APA that is good and not too complicated...since this is only my 3rd AG batch on my RIMS I am still learning how to use.

I bought a widmer bros drifter pale ale and think it is a delicious beer...does anyone have a clone recipe for this?

Thanks
Joe

 

Hops are like hot peppers.

 

yep....I cannot get enough of this type of beer...probably because it reminds me of...well....beer

 

+1 on the Drifter. I bought some Nelson Sauvin hops for the occasion.

 

I think drifter gets it's distinctive aroma from summit hops

 

Yea, it's an acquired taste. but once you acquire it... look out! Several years ago I was drinking porters and bocks and other maltier beers when I heard all this hype about dogfish head. So I bought me some 90 minute. drank one (barely) and gave the other 3 away. Then I go out to Cali to visit my son and he takes me to a local brew pub. Says a gotta try this IPA and I say "no, I don't like IPAs." But I tried it, and the difference between west coast ipa style and the dogfish head was all it took. Now I drink about 75% IPAs and even like dogfish head, even though it's still much different than west coast.

I haven't tried drifter. How does it compare to broken halo? Just not as hoppy?

Also, Widmers Brrrr is one of my favorite seasonals. Nice and hoppy!

 

+1 on the amarillo/simcoe IPA......Just tried a no chill with that.
+1 on the cascade IPA as well.....have one on tap that is great.
I have been adding more Munich to my IPA's recently as well for a more "chewy" beer.
Cheers

 

I'm in the same boat. I used to hate IPA's. My cousin was always an IPA fan, and I couldn't understand why. He brought over a mixed case of beer he brewed at a "brew your own" facility which got me started on homebrewing, as well as IPA's. Harpoon IPA, Stone IPA, Stone Ruination, Ballast Point Big Eye IPA, etc, etc. Commercial brews as well as homebrews. I keep brewing other types of beer, just to have something on tap for those friends that are not IPA fans, but man, I need my hops!!

 

Yooper,

A few questions if I may:

How does an IIPA get its high alcohol content?

I have looked for a Simcoe IPA recipe...any chance you can share one?

Thank you

 

Just use more malt. If you want to keep it drier, mash at 148 or so. I made a big IPA (I think about 8% ABV) by using a ton of malt and adding two pounds of jaggery. I fermented it a bit high, combined with the lower mash temps, making it taste thin and hot out of the fermenter. After six months, it's now really come into it's own. Glad I didn't pitch it.

As most everyone else, I found hoppy beers to be an acquired taste. Then I went through a period of a year or so when I wanted nothing else but IPA's. In the last six months, I've come back to the maltier beers and the belgians and like to mix it up. I think I got a little burned out on hops.

 

I am in this club too. I use to and still enjoy malty beers and really started with porters but man I can't get enough of a good American bitter beer :rockin:

 

What are they called? I'm interested in looking at these but I can't seem to identify your IPA recipes in your recipe pull-down. Probably staring me right in the face but I just don't see them.