Old World India Pale Ale
English India Pale Ale.
This recreated the epic IPAs that were sent on monumental ocean voyages from England to India by sea in the 1800s. Medium bodied with a complex malt profile, backed up with intense bitterness and a woodsy, earthy rich English hop character.
Malt: Maris Otter Extra Pale (6.25 kilograms) Malt: Amber (0.25 kilograms) Malt: Crystal 150 (0.25 kilograms) Hops: Bramling Cross (62.5 grams) - start bitter Hops: First Gold (50 grams) - end flavour Hops: Bramling Cross (50 grams) - end flavour Yeast: Wyeast 1272 - American Ale II™
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In beers like this with a hefty malt bill, it pays to check a spoonful of the mash with some iodine solution. This will indicate if the mash has converted all of the starch into fermentable sugars. If the colour is very dark, just extend the mash rest by 10 mins and check again.