This week Mitch Steele, author of the IPA book and brewmaster at New Realm Brewing joins me to discuss new India Pale Ale beer styles.
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- This week my guest is Mitch Steele. Mitch is author of the book IPAs: Brewing Techniques, and the Evolution of India Pale Ale (Amazon affiliate link) and also the COO and Brewmaster at New Realm Brewing Company. He was formerly the brewmaster at Stone.
- Mitch briefly describes some of the new things happening at New Realm Brewing.
- Mitch wrote the book on IPAs back in 2012 but a lot of things have changed – he describes some of the changes and new styles.
- We discuss some sub-styles and trends that have taken over the IPA market.
- Mich starts with a discussion of Brut IPAs and what makes them different from your average IPA.
- We talk about how a Brut IPA is made including key ingredients and enzymes.
- He explains some of the challenges in brewing a beer that comes down to nearly a zero finishing gravity.
- Next we discuss the style of Hazy/Juicy IPAs (i.e. New England IPAs).
- Mitch provides his thoughts on how to add the haze, as well as how to best enhance the fruity/juicy flavors.
- We talk about achieving the proper balance in the IPA without creating vegetal/lawnmower flavors.
- Mitch shares his closing thoughts on IPAs and where they are going next.
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