
Craft Beer & Brewing Course
Mastering Cold IPA
The brewer who invented and defined cold IPA—Kevin Davey of Heater Allen and Gold Dot Beer—shares the tips and techniques needed to brew one that shines.
4 chapters · 22 lessons · 54m
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Kevin Davey
Co-owner and brewmaster, Heater Allen and Gold Dot Beer
“I loved California West Coast IPA when I first started in the industry,” Davey says. “And so I’m like, ‘What if we just take that further? Let’s make it even clearer. Let’s make it even less caramel-y. Let’s make it even drier.’ That’s why—on the can—we say it’s ‘wester than West Coast,’ because we’re taking all the things that are already West Coast and we’re just pushing them a little bit further.”
Course contents
4 chapters, 22 lessons, 54m of video
Chapter 1
Intro
Chapter 2
What is Cold IPA?
- What Defines Cold IPA?Free preview3:34
- Kevin Davey on the Thinking Behind “Cold IPA”
- How is Cold IPA Different?7:39
- Compared to Brut IPA1:23
- IPL vs Cold IPA1:42
Chapter 3
Brewing Your Best Cold IPA
- Embracing American Two-Row3:45
- Considerations with Adjuncts4:56
- Brewing with Rice, Corn, and Syrups6:06
- Hopping for Cold IPA7:05
- Hop Creep1:47
- Fermentation and Cold Conditioning9:00
- Make Your Cold IPA Stand Out3:14
Chapter 4
Conclusion, Further Reading & Listening, and Recipes
- Final Thoughts2:27
- Podcast Episode 334: Hot Takes on Cold IPA with Firestone Walker, Hop Butcher, and Heater Allen
- More Perspectives: Homebrewing Cold IPA
- Recipe: Wayfinder Original Cold IPA, Illustrated
- Recipe: Wayfinder Relapse IPA
- Recipe: 21st Amendment Woolen Socks Cold IPA
- Recipe: Green Cheek It Just Works
- Recipe: Firestone Walker Another Life Cold IPA