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Brewing New England-Style IPAs

Craft Beer & Brewing Course

Brewing New England-Style IPAs

Learn the ins and outs of making the hottest style to hit the market in years.

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In this course, you'll learn:

  • What is a New England-Style IPA and what makes it different
  • The fundamentals of brewing a NE-Style IPA
  • How to treat the water for hop juiciness
  • Constructing the grain bill for a high protein beer
  • What hops to add and when
  • Yeast selection for the perfect juicy IPA
  • Packaging this delicate brew

Course contents

15 chapters, 42 lessons, 23m of video

Chapter 1

About the Instructor & the Course

Chapter 2

Calcium Sulfate, Calcium Chloride, and Water pH

  • Water Chemistry video1:11
  • More About Water Chemistry
  • Making Do with Hard Water

Chapter 3

Grain-Bill Design

  • Malt & Adjuncts video0:51
  • More About Malts

Chapter 4

Flavor, Aroma, and Bittering Hops

  • Hops Selection video1:41
  • More About Hops Selection

Chapter 5

Choosing the Right Yeast

  • Yeast Selection video2:20
  • More About Yeast Selection

Chapter 6

Crushing the Grains

  • Crushing the Grain video1:14

Chapter 7

Mash Temperature, Mash pH, and Mashing

  • Mashing In video1:37
  • Brew In a Bag
  • Adding Oats and Salts video1:21
  • John Palmer tips for all-grain brewers
  • Monitoring Temperature and pH0:44
  • Mash Out Video0:28

Chapter 8

Sparge & Boil

  • Sparge video1:00
  • Boil video0:55

Chapter 9

Whirlpool, Chill & Pitch the Yeast

  • Whirlpool & Chill video2:08
  • Whirlpool additions
  • Whirlpool for Homebrewers
  • Aerate & Pitch the Yeast1:13
  • Oxygenate the Yeast
  • Blow-Off Tubes

Chapter 10

Fermentation

  • Fermentation video0:49

Chapter 11

Dry Hopping

  • Dry Hopping Video1:20
  • Ryan Brooks on Dry Hopping
  • Neil Fisher on Dry Hopping
  • 3 Ways to Dry Hop

Chapter 12

Kegging

  • Kegging video1:16

Chapter 13

Cold Crashing & Carbonating

  • Cold crashing & Carbonation video1:23
  • Cold Crashing
  • Final Thoughts on Brewing a NE Style IPA

Chapter 14

Pro Brewer Recipes

  • WeldWerks Juicy Bits
  • NoDa Brewing New England–style IPA Recipe
  • Door County Brewing New England–Style IPA Recipe
  • All Recipes PDFs

Chapter 15

Thank You!

  • Thank You!0:17

What students say

5.0 from 3 reviews
  • Great presentation easy to follow. Presenter appears to be a natural teacher. Great for beginners as well as a refresher for advanced brewing.
    Rick Fernandes
  • Really helpful to zero in on the techniques necessary for the style.
    Bill Fischer
  • The thoughts, strategies, and tips were very easy to follow and helpful in better understanding New England Style IPA's. This style of beer is now at the top of my brew day list. Thanks!
    Josh Ganz