“We brew all our DIPAs to be as pale and hazy as possible,” says Derrick Robertson, cofounder of BreWskey in Montreal. “New Zealand hops really help in this regard, since they always help make that milky haze we look for. There is something magic about Rakau and Riwaka that we absolutely love—but if you can’t find Riwaka, Nelson also works great.”
For details on Robertson’s approach to hazy IPA and much more, be sure to check out CB&B Podcast Episode 416. Plus, for deep dives into the particulars of New Zealand hop varieties—as well as brewing IPA with haze that stays—crack into our fresh Summer 2025 issue.
ALL-GRAIN
Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.083 (20°P)
FG: 1.020 (5°P)
IBUs: N/A (or 30-ish IBUs)
ABV: 8.6%