New England IPA "Northeast" style IPA

[Dgallo]

Is that the overripe cantaloupe that people try to avoid or is it a nice melon character? I should be able to ferment in that range no problem

If you under pitch and really stress the yeast to produce esters it’s certainly possible. Also hop quality is in play also.

 

[VirginiaHops1]

Good being the keyword lol I’ve always been scared of the green pepper thing so I’ve never tried it

Yeah I've gotten green pepper too often to ever use it again, with so many other options. I've heard allegedly it can be fruity

 

[anteater8]

@Dgallo Brujos Brewing, the hot new brewer in Portland who made the best NEIPA I've ever had, is our in your neck of the woods doing collabs with Fiden's and Root & Branch. Keep an eye out, I'd love to hear how they are!

 

[Dgallo]

@Dgallo Brujos Brewing, the hot new brewer in Portland who made the best NEIPA I've ever had, is our in your neck of the woods doing collabs with Fiden's and Root & Branch. Keep an eye out, I'd love to hear how they are!

I am impatiently awaiting the release. I had a few beers from brujos, including the first fiden’s and brujos collab. Def solid, I’d put him in the top 5 for sure and possibly even top 2 or 3 (haven’t had enough to justify it with confidence lol)

 

[Ulisses4677]

@Dgallo Brujos Brewing, the hot new brewer in Portland who made the best NEIPA I've ever had, is our in your neck of the woods doing collabs with Fiden's and Root & Branch. Keep an eye out, I'd love to hear how they are!

He has been around for a while. I know he was brewing for great notion.

 

[Dgallo]

He has been around for a while. I know he was brewing for great notion.

He still is with great notion. He just has his own side project going and LLC. I think he’s been doing it for 1.5-2 years. Kinda similar to what Jason from timber ales is doing, though he never “worked” professionally with 12%

 

[Ulisses4677]

He still is with great notion. He just has his own side project going and LLC. I think he’s been doing it for 1.5-2 years. Kinda similar to what Jason from timber ales is doing, though he never “worked” professionally with 12%

He first started at black market brewing and left to do contract brewing and yeah for the last 2 years he has been doing R&D work for great notion. I first had a beer from him back in 2019/20

 

[anteater8]

He has been around for a while. I know he was brewing for great notion.

He still is with great notion. He just has his own side project going and LLC. I think he’s been doing it for 1.5-2 years. Kinda similar to what Jason from timber ales is doing, though he never “worked” professionally with 12%

Yep he's just recently made a few NEIPA cans available to the public for the first time, the last few were brewed and sold at Living Haus. They just announced the physical brewery/taproom space for Brujos in Portland which will start doing can releases in October and open to the public in spring '24.

 

[Dgallo]

Yep he's just recently made a few NEIPA cans available to the public for the first time, the last few were brewed and sold at Living Haus. They just announced the physical brewery/taproom space for Brujos in Portland which will start doing can releases in October and open to the public in spring '24.

Good for him, he definitely has a great product. I’ve been floating the idea around of contract brewing. It’s a big decision, with having 3 under 5 years old and being the insurance carrier for the family, not to mention the facility is like 50-60 minutes from my house. It would certainly be a great opportunity but with the way life is right now, there’s been quite the back and forth with how feasible it would be for us as a family currently

 

[Dgallo]

He first started at black market brewing and left to do contract brewing and yeah for the last 2 years he has been doing R&D work for great notion. I first had a beer from him back in 2019/20

Thanks for the info. I hadn’t heard he was anywhere besides great notions, or especially that he was doing his own thing earlier. Def makes great beer

 

[Ulisses4677]

Good for him, he definitely has a great product. I’ve been floating the idea around of contract brewing. It’s a big decision, with having 3 under 5 years old and being the insurance carrier for the family, not to mention the facility is like 50-60 minutes from my house. It would certainly be a great opportunity but with the way life is right now, there’s been quite the back and forth with how feasible it would be for us as a family currentl

Good for him, he definitely has a great product. I’ve been floating the idea around of contract brewing. It’s a big decision, with having 3 under 5 years old and being the insurance carrier for the family, not to mention the facility is like 50-60 minutes from my house. It would certainly be a great opportunity but with the way life is right now, there’s been quite the back and forth with how feasible it would be for us as a family currently

I would totally buy your product. You are a far superior brewer than most I know. And I’m referring to procesional brewers.

 

[Ulisses4677]

Yep he's just recently made a few NEIPA cans available to the public for the first time, the last few were brewed and sold at Living Haus. They just announced the physical brewery/taproom space for Brujos in Portland which will start doing can releases in October and open to the public in spring '24.

I visit Portland every summer.

 

[DonT]

My collab the warbler is out in cans. Can’t lie, feels good to see my logo on the label.

It is out in distro through Uptown Beverage. Keep an eye out
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Would you mind sharing the hop rate and schedule for this? Looks Awesome!
I'm brewing this weekend and was going to go 100% Nelson but was thinking about splitting it with citra or nectron then I saw this!
Perfect! Actually any info about the recipe would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Ulisses4677]

Super happy with this beer.
Mosaic, citra, New Zealand cascade
Ctz in the boil.

 

[LumberZach]

I know the new crop of Galaxy just got released, but has anyone brewed with it yet or are going to brew with it soon? I'm really hoping that it gets back to where it was in 2015-2017. So much tropical fruit. I'm not willing to waste anymore money and batches of beer on a hop that's only but a shell of its former self.

 

[spersichilli]

I know the new crop of Galaxy just got released, but has anyone brewed with it yet or are going to brew with it soon? I'm really hoping that it gets back to where it was in 2015-2017. So much tropical fruit. I'm not willing to waste anymore money and batches of beer on a hop that's only but a shell of its former self.

yeah someone here needs to be the guinea pig!!! Trillium finally put headroom out again so I'm assuming that means that they're finally happy with the galaxy they got

 

[kaz4121]

Are you still running that blog and analysing beers?

I'm still planning to run the blog and continue analyzing beers but I have three kiddos now and just haven't had the time. I'm hoping to dive back into it for 2024! Thanks for reading

 

[beervoid]

I'm still planning to run the blog and continue analyzing beers but I have three kiddos now and just haven't had the time. I'm hoping to dive back into it for 2024! Thanks for reading

Ah cool, I know exactly what you mean!

 

[LumberZach]

Just got back from having Headroom on draft up here in Wisconsin and it was like I remember. Guess the Galaxy is good. Or atleast the Galaxy Trillium gets is good.

 

[Dwaynehaze]

Just got back from having Headroom on draft up here in Wisconsin and it was like I remember. Guess the Galaxy is good. Or atleast the Galaxy Trillium gets is good.

Just ordered 2 lbs of 2023 galaxy from yakima. See how it goes

 

[Dgallo]

Just ordered 2 lbs of 2023 galaxy from yakima. See how it goes

I’ll let you be my Guinea pig lol I’ve thrown out too many lbs of Galaxy in the past 3 years

 

[Dwaynehaze]

I’ll let you be my Guinea pig lol I’ve thrown out too many lbs of Galaxy in the past 3 years

Yakima is at least always pretty good to me when I need to return bad hops, hered to hoping they're fire though

 

[Dgallo]

Yakima is at least always pretty good to me when I need to return bad hops, hered to hoping they're fire though

I do really hope so. This year Galaxy is said to be good. Would be great if yvh got some solid quality

 

[beervoid]

While there was most likely a lot of bad galaxy out there I think people also tend to underestimate its power and do not hone in their dry hop practices for this particular hop which can be very impactfull even in tiny amounts

 

[Dgallo]

While there was most likely a lot of bad galaxy out there I think people also tend to underestimate its power and do not hone in their dry hop practices for this particular hop which can be very impactfull even in tiny amounts

That could be some of it but I think it’s very telling that trillium released headroom this year, probably their most sought after ipa that uses 8lb/bbl of mostly Galaxy, for the first time in 3-4 year due to the poor quality Galaxy they were receiving

 

[beervoid]

That could be some of it but I think it’s very telling that trillium released headroom this year, probably their most sought after ipa that’s 100% that uses 8lb/bbl of Galaxy, for the first time in 3-4 year due to the poor quality Galaxy they were receiving

Yes agree. I've had pretty great results from Galaxy 2022 so very curious to see if the new crop is that more amazing

 

[LumberZach]

While there was most likely a lot of bad galaxy out there I think people also tend to underestimate its power and do not hone in their dry hop practices for this particular hop which can be very impactfull even in tiny amounts

I've been brewing with Galaxy since the 2015 crop, so I'm pretty well versed. I used to brew an all Galaxy hazy on the regular that all my friends loved and won multiple comps with. It was essentially a cheat code to deliciousness. I noticed a decline around 2018. Galaxy has be crap for me ever since. I refuse to buy it until a few people have brewed with it and can confirm it's back to the explosive tropical it used to be. Headroom is a good indicator that Galaxy is back, but Trillium gets the pick of the litter when it comes to hops.

 

[beervoid]

I've been brewing with Galaxy since the 2015 crop, so I'm pretty well versed. I used to brew an all Galaxy hazy on the regular that all my friends loved and won multiple comps with. It was essentially a cheat code to deliciousness. I noticed a decline around 2018. Galaxy has be crap for me ever since. I refuse to buy it until a few people have brewed with it and can confirm it's back to the explosive tropical it used to be. Headroom is a good indicator that Galaxy is back, but Trillium gets the pick of the litter when it comes to hops.

I got alot of pineapple from my lot, def tropical and with a certain unique light dankness thats hard to describe, no diesel more good cannabis

 

[Dwaynehaze]

My 2022 galaxy from yakima smelled good but came out a bit too grassy. It was decent but not that level galaxy was at when it first blew up

 

[Strix]

Hi guys, long time reader but first time poster here! Been following the thread for a time now and wanted to say thanks for all of the great tips!

I've noticed that alot of you guys seem to be using spelt and I've been meaning to give it a try. Do you think this recipe would work? Omitting the oats all together? Or should I go for a 10% addition of oat malt as well?

80% pilsner
20% spelt

Whirlpool 7,5g/l of CTZ
Dry hop 15g/l of Citra and Citra cryo