Double IPA

We have just finished brewing the last hoppy beer of the summer, a double IPA. The OG was 1092, and if the yeast does well, we should have a beer that finishes at around 9.5% alcohol. As a comparison of prices on some recent batches, it only cost us $40 to brew 8 gallons of Pale Ale, and $41 for 5 gallons of IPA. This DIPA cost $55 for only 5 gallons. The differences in price are mostly related to the amount of hops that are needed in each batch, and this DIPA will have 8 ounces total, 6 in the boil, and another 2 ounces for dry hopping. Elise made this beer somewhat darker than normal to try and have it look like one of her favorite beers, Great Divide's Hercules Double IPA. With the high alcohol content, we probably wont be trying this beer for about 2 months, hopefully we can wait that long.

As mentioned, this was the last hoppy beer we have planned. Next up is a Belgian Dubbel followed by a Belgian Dark Strong Ale that we are going to split in half and age some of the beer on some figs or dates. After that is one of our winter beers, and then an Imperial Stout, a porter, and a Belgian Tripel, and our Christmas beer.

This summer to date we have brewed 6 batches (36 gallons), and of the four batches that have been bottled, we have 216 bottles of beer. We have tried the Red and the Wit, although they both need some more time. The Wit was not tasting as "witty" as we would like right now, but as time passes the taste is getting better. As for the Red, all we can really say is 'meh.' Hopefully it gets better with time, but as of right now, it is an easy drinking light-bodied beer, and at $22 for 5 gallons, we cant complain too much.