Weyermann® Almanac Beer Recipe

Indian Pale Ale (West Coast Style)

We are excited to share beer recipes from the Weyermann® Almanac of World Beers with our audience. First, try them out, then enjoy, and also tag or contact Weyermann® with your finished brew. This month, we feature an Indian Pale Ale, West Coast American style, adapted from the original English IPA. Brewers first crafted this ale along the West Coast of the United States, creating the style that set the standard.

Hops in the beer recipe

Cascade hops are used within the bittering process, while Amarillo® is used for flavour and a 50/50 split of Simcoe® and Crystal for aroma

Amarillo® brings flavours of citrus, stone fruit and tropical, while the Simcoe® and Crystal bring aromas of grape fruit and tangerine.

When these hops are used together within this West Coast Indian Pale Ale Recipe to produce a thrist-qurnching refreshing brew, accompained with a brilliant malt bill.

Fermented using Fermentis SafLager™ US-05 an American ale brewer’s yeast producing neutral and well-balanced ales, clean and crispy. Forms a firm foam head and presents a very good ability to stay in suspension during fermentation. Ideal for American beer types and highly hopped beers.

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Indian Pale Ale

The classic British version of the IPA often had an original gravity of 1.070 or higher, but American Indian Pale Ale versions usually come in slightly lighter. Moreover, New World IPAs feature aggressive hopping, often delivering bold bitterness from citrusy or resinous—sometimes even catty—Pacific Northwest hop varieties. In fact, the rise of American IPA-suitable hop varieties has fueled the growing dominance of IPAs in the American craft beer sector. As a result, many New World beer bars and brewpubs dedicate half their tap lines to different IPA substyles.

If you want to explore more, you can purchase the Weyermann® Almanac of World Beer Recipes via the link below. Each month, we release another brilliant new recipe for you to try.