Red & Dead (Fanzine)
Imperial Red IPA.
A Fanzine release, this imperial red IPA is part of a Halloween inspired issue. Big rounded sweet character drawn from a range of malt varieties, while an apple-like character is hinted at through the fermentation profile.
Malt: Pale Ale (3.55 kilograms) Malt: CaraRed Malt (1.2 kilograms) Malt: Munich Malt (0.83 kilograms) Malt: Extra Dark Crystal Malt (0.09 kilograms) Malt: Medium Crystal Malt (0.55 kilograms) Hops: Hallertauer Taurus (12 grams) - 90 Bitter Hops: Citra (6 grams) - 10 Flavour Hops: Simcoe (6 grams) - 10 Flavour Hops: Citra (9 grams) - 0 Aroma Hops: Simcoe (9 grams) - 0 Aroma Hops: Huell Melon (15 grams) - 0 Aroma Hops: Simcoe (71 grams) - Dry Hop Aroma Hops: Citra (71 grams) - Dry Hop Aroma Hops: Cascade (71 grams) - Dry Hop Aroma Hops: Amarillo (47 grams) - Dry Hop Aroma Hops: Huell Melon (47 grams) - Dry Hop Aroma Yeast: Wyeast 1272
- Toffee Apples - Pumpkin Pie - Sugared Doughnuts
The malt backbone of this brew would easily allow for creating a dank red ale by changing the hops for West Coast hops, columbus, chinook, cascade and centennial.