Explore the evolution of one of craft beer's most popular styles, India Pale ale. Loaded with brewing tips from some of the country's best brewers, IPA covers techniques from water treatment to hopping procedures. Included are 47 recipes ranging from historical beers to recipes for the most popular contemporary IPAs made by craft brewers such as Deschutes Brewery, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Firestone Walker Brewing Company, Pizza Port Brewing and Russian River Brewing Company.
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By Terry
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This book uses IPAs as a catalyst for discussion about all beers. It has so much useful history, technical detail and general brewing advice and experience it is a must for any brewing anything - not just an IPA. The history of the IPA in the UK and in the US is fascinating. Recipes are also included which is a great way to create your own recipes. It discusses complex processes in a level of detail that keeps it interesting and entertaining. Will be referring back to this book a lot in the next year or so.
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Well written but average information
5 Oct 2012
By Brian LeBaron
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If you like beer history, you'll like this book. About half of it is history of the IPA from 1800 to present. The history is well written and extremely well researched. If you are the sort who reads the beer history blog Shut Up about Barclay Perkins, you will enjoy the book.
Unfortunately, I found the book lacking in real tips for brewing better (modern) IPAs. There is good recipe information for brewing historical IPAs circa 1800-1850 (including water chemistry), but none of the recipes are scaled for the standard 5 gallon homebrewer setup. I myself am looking forward to using the information to brew a heavily hopped Burton IPA in the near future. There are also excellent recipes for some of the best-known modern IPAs in the country. All in all, about 50 pages of recipes. These recipes are from the horse's mouth, so to speak, and should be much more accurate than anything you find on the internet.
There is some style discussion for double IPAs, black IPAs (or dark cascadians, whatever you want to call them), and Belgian IPAs, but it really doesn't amount to much and is more of a side note than a main focus.
There is good brewing information in the book, but if you have already read Palmer's How to Brew and Yeast by White and Zainesheff (both of which are excellent books all homebrewers should read), I don't think there will be anything new to you. In the end, it is a nice addition to the interested brewer, but definitely not a must-have. Cheers.
Unfortunately, I found the book lacking in real tips for brewing better (modern) IPAs. There is good recipe information for brewing historical IPAs circa 1800-1850 (including water chemistry), but none of the recipes are scaled for the standard 5 gallon homebrewer setup. I myself am looking forward to using the information to brew a heavily hopped Burton IPA in the near future. There are also excellent recipes for some of the best-known modern IPAs in the country. All in all, about 50 pages of recipes. These recipes are from the horse's mouth, so to speak, and should be much more accurate than anything you find on the internet.
There is some style discussion for double IPAs, black IPAs (or dark cascadians, whatever you want to call them), and Belgian IPAs, but it really doesn't amount to much and is more of a side note than a main focus.
There is good brewing information in the book, but if you have already read Palmer's How to Brew and Yeast by White and Zainesheff (both of which are excellent books all homebrewers should read), I don't think there will be anything new to you. In the end, it is a nice addition to the interested brewer, but definitely not a must-have. Cheers.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not what I expected
23 Oct 2012
By G. Larsen
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If you're interested in the british origins of IPA, you might love this book. A huge portion of the book is dedicated to history. While the recent American history (from 1960s to present) was very interesting, the older British history was pretty dry for me. What I was really hoping for was the end-all technical book on how to brew the perfect IPA. The technical portion of the book is surprisingly short and I haven't learned a lot i didn't already know (keep in mind that I have already read a lot about brewing hoppy beers.) I also feel that some of the information is vague. He doesn't say "do exactly this and your IPA will improve." Also, the recipes are a little tricky to follow, with some not clearly stating hop amounts. So, if you're looking for technical how-to, you might be a little disappointed.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Excellent read
25 Nov 2012
By David
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Very in depth read about the history and development of a very popular beer style. I like to brew with a mind towards more traditional styles and techniques, and found this book provided a good deal of information on the history of not only IPA, but of many traditional styles. Lots of time and research went into this effort. I applaud Mitch Steele, and enjoy many of his brew creations. Job well done!
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