Make IPA Clear Again

[NeoBrew]

Interesting. A common ingredient in New England IPAs is oat malt (or flaked oats) which "slickness" may be the primary descriptive. As a rather hard core "hazy" brewer I would say that is by design.

And, fwiw, I use a 50/50 blend of Golden Promise and Weyermann Pilsner base malts for all of my neipas. Base malts that are not lacking in character or pedigree. And I don't think that's novel - I bet many home brew hazy aficionados don't skimp on base malt quality

Cheers!

I think you are trying to justify slickness as a positive quality? I certainly wouldn't want beer that felt oily in my mouth!

It's true that base malt has it's own character, I believe the point that was being made is that it's not very much when you compare it to some more robust specialty malts that would be used to make a traditional IPA. For most all things that one would put across their tongue, more flavor is better.

Just in case you didn't look at the subject of this thread, it's about down with the NEIPA!

 

[day_trippr]

I'm going to give ^that^ the response it deserves:

 

[dbsmith]

As a self-professed pilsner snob, I say instead of making IPAs clear again, let's just make them all disappear. Stop ruining my bar experience by taking over half of the damned tap handles! Also, while I'm at it, I'm turning 40 soon, so get off my lawn!

 

[lumpher]

I agree with getting rid of ipa's altogether. The definition of an ipa has so been changed, spread out, and altered there is no class for it anymore. There's Black, neipa, west coast, Hazy, froot loop, dark, tree bark ash ipa, athletes foot fungus ipa, belly button lint ipa, etc. Forget it all and go back to the original IPA... and pass me an Irish Stout or a Scottish 80.

 

[Nagorg]

I agree with getting rid of ipa's altogether.

 

[bwible]

Here are all the IPAs listed on Wyeasts site under the beers that 1056 can make. Yeah - why is all this necessary?

 

[NewJersey]

Try a good Rye IPA and you'll see why that exists

 

[Group W]

HB WCIPA
Not clear enough in my book. But tastes great.

 

[Nagorg]

HB WCIPA
Not clear enough in my book. But tastes great.
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Looks delicious from here... And, pretty darn clear!

 

[NewJersey]

Interestingly I'm seeing more labeled West Coast IPAs in stores and breweries near me.
I've also seen Founders advertising West Coast all day (a west Coast session IPA)
Hopefully the pendulum is swinging the other way and we can finally be rid of all these sludge IPAs