west coast ipa

My new year's resolution for 2025 was to make an effort to brew some slightly lower ABV beers; I've been homebrewing about five years now averaging about a batch every 5 weeks and I can count the beers <5% that I've brewed on the fingers of one hand. As I've been getting back into weightlifting...

At least two batches taste great at bottling day and develop "off flavours" after 2 week of bottle conditioning. I brewed pinapple ipa and raspberry philly sour. All tasted great from the FV. Added fruit in the end of fermentation. At bottling day both tasted fine. After 5 days in bottles i...

Let's start this one with some gratuitous use of thematically appropriate AI generated art: And maybe a picture of the beer in question? I've been on a bit of a Westie kick for probably six months now, and one of the things it's taught me is that I'm very particular about the WCIPAs I...

I'm in the process of designing a West Coast IPA that's gonna use Lutra as yeast. For now, the malt bill is as follows: 65% Pilsner malt 15% Pale malt 10% CaraMunich II 5% Carapils 5% Acidulated malt But the real question is the hops. I've heard Lutra can eat up a lot of hop flavor. I've...

As someone who is embedded in the craft beer world I am asked almost on a daily basis what I think the next big trend in the craft beer world will be. In this article we will take a look at what I would consider to be the current craft beer trends as well as what will be the next big "thing" in...

This West Coast IPA is designed to taste just how I like them - crisp with a smooth bitterness and a hop saturated flavor & aroma balanced with equal parts citrus, pine, tropical fruit and dankness. Specs: 6 gallons O.G. = 1.070 F.G. = 1.012 ABV = 7.6% Grain Bill: 7.5 lb 2 Row (46%) 7.5 lb...

15 gallons 35lbs Pilsen (or Pale Malt) 2lbs, 1 oz Caramel light (10) 1lb, 8oz Carapils Mash @ 152 for 60 min .75 Summit @ 60 min 1.5 Cascade @ 30 min 1.5 Cascade @ 10 min 2.25 Citra @ 5 min 2.25 Citra @ flameout/whirlpool 2.25 Citra + 2.25 Cascade dry hop in secondary S-04 1 liter starter

This batch will be a birthday present for one of my closest friends. I would love to get some feedback. I am hoping to make a twist on a West Coast IPA. In addition to the usual citrus, floral, and pine, I want to have a very strong, fruity nose with hints of tropical. I am concerned I am...