I recently got to take a tour of Oskar Blues and I was picking the tour guide's brain about some of the ingredients in Deviant Dale's IPA, (which is amazing if you haven't had it before.)
I learned at Oskar Blues they use exclusively California Ale yeast, and another interesting fact is that they ferment at 67 degrees. I have been reading a lot about fermenting at lower temperatures, but I think for my IPA's from now on, I'll use that yeast at that temp.
Lastly, he told me that in DD, they use only Columbus hops, or Zeus hops for dry hopping only, even though they are apparently identical.
So I have a recipe that I am going to make and see if I can get close. I also saw a lot of special roast and 2-row malt, so I assume those are involved in the beer. Just thought I'd share this for any other Deviant fans out there that wanna try to clone.
I learned at Oskar Blues they use exclusively California Ale yeast, and another interesting fact is that they ferment at 67 degrees. I have been reading a lot about fermenting at lower temperatures, but I think for my IPA's from now on, I'll use that yeast at that temp.
Lastly, he told me that in DD, they use only Columbus hops, or Zeus hops for dry hopping only, even though they are apparently identical.
So I have a recipe that I am going to make and see if I can get close. I also saw a lot of special roast and 2-row malt, so I assume those are involved in the beer. Just thought I'd share this for any other Deviant fans out there that wanna try to clone.