If you're tired of the subtly hopped but off-puttingly sweet, full-bodied, horny NEIPAs available today, you've come to the right place Cold IPA is for those who want to go back to the roots of IPAs. Bitter, dry, crisp, easy to drink, yet succulently hopped and literally drinkable. Its bitterness makes it drinkable, like a good Czech pilsner.
Warning, the IBU level of this beer is around 60+. This combined with the dry, thin body will result in a distinctly bitter beer over and above the residual sweetness of the rice flakes. This is not for the faint hearted, we can only heartily recommend it to true IPA fans. Anyone who prefers sweet, awesome beers would do well to stay away from this recipe.
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Malt:
4.3 kg Viking Pilsner malt
1 kg Rice flakes
Hops (+ boiling time):
15g Columbus - 30 min
55g Columbus - 5 min
50g Centennial - 5 min
80g Columbus - 2 days
100g Simcoe - 2 days
Yeast:
1 pc Brewline German Lager 34/70 (room temperature fermented!, 19-20C) If you can't ensure a constant fermentation temperature of 18-20C, you may want to warm ferment with yeast instead. Also prefer the more pure fermenting strains such as Spro, Skare, Opshaug, or possibly Voss strains.
Recommended water profile (ppm):
Ca2+ |
Mg2+ |
Na+ |
Cl⁻ |
SO₄²- |
HCO3- |
65 |
15 |
30 |
100 |
100 |
<100 |
The full recipe can be found HERE.
You can make 21 litres of beer from the recipe pack.