Stone Brewing Enjoy By Brut IPA

I do not have specific details on exactly what the Stone brewers are doing but the concept for brewing Brut IPAs is that you add an enzyme (amylase enzyme) while brewing to eliminate the vast majority of sugars. This results in a beer that is super dry.

For the interested reader: http://www.thebeerscholar.com/beer-...cisco-is-it-the-next-big-thing-how-to-make-it

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I may actually pick up this one. I've been enjoying a few brut IPAs lately, including one last night at a local brewery. It was their first go at the style and I think they did well.

 

What was the bitterness level of that beer?

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I am uncertain how to respond to "usually". The originator of the Brut IPA 'style' chose to solely add hops at the end of boil and dry hopping so that beer had lower bitterness but I have not had enough Brut IPAs to know if the other brewers are doing the same.

Take note of the question I posed in post #5 above.

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P.S. There are no style guidelines for the Brut IPA 'style' so there is no definition for brewers to follow.

 

Bitterness was low. Big tropical fruit in the aroma, with a smaller showing of tropical fruit in the flavor profile, cut by a very dry finish. The finish was the most bitter, and seemed to be driven more by exposed malts vs. bitter hops.

I also asked them how they brewed it (I've been curious what makes a 'brut' IPA different from a standard American IPA). He said they used an enormous amount of galaxy hops late in the brewing process (I'm still learning about the brewing process) to dry it out, and then added a little pineapple puree to bring back some of the sweetness.

 

There was no mention of an enzyme (amylase enzyme) used?

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He mentioned one in passing, but admittedly, it went over my head. It could very well be amylase. He emphasized the large galaxy dry hopping throughout the conversation though.

 

Yeah, that is where the bulk of the aroma/flavor of the beer is coming from. Plus that is a large cost factor for a smaller production brewery.

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Maybe @StoneBrewing will join in this thread discussion?

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I'm in for one if I come across it.

 

Another Stone release, another IPA.

 

I am unsure if brewers ‘follow’ what is listed on Beer Advocate but perhaps this is a harbinger this ‘style’ will appear in the Brewers Association 2019 Beer Style Guidelines?

If so, it will be interesting to see what the Brewers Association Style Guideline lists for bitterness.

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I've had a Homebrewed version and 2 commercial versions of Brut IPA. A Homebrewed version of my own is in the plans.

It is a very drinkable style. This Stone version would be super bitter on paper. I might see if my local multitap has it. They percieved bitterness might be fine with the fruity dry hops.

The Alpha and Beta Amylase enzymes that are present in malt break 1-4 bonds in the sugar and starch molecules, do no break the 1-6 bonds. The enzyme used for Brut IPAs is amyloglucosidase, which breaks the 1-6 bonds and creates fermentable sugars. This product is popular with distillers that can use it to maximize the sugar, even in unmalted grains. Using this enzyme Brut IPAs can get down to a final gravity of 1.000 or 0.998.

This is one of the products used in Brut IPA. https://www.whitelabs.com/ultraferm

 

I was excited to try this as I’ve never had a brut IPA. I saw it on the shelf just a little while ago and was about to pick it up until I saw that its 9.4%, wtf!!! Why is this a normal thing now? I don’t want to drink beers that get me smashed and make me pass out, that’s not fun.

 

Just gave a local shop a call and they said they have it now. I'll be picking it up tonight and reviewing it as early as tonight.

Very curious on this one, as I've very much enjoyed most of the brut IPAs I've had so far.

 

Knowing Stone off the charts bitterness is probably what they were going for. This is out in my area but I didn't pick it up, if I can get a single or see it on tap I would try it. I had the opportunity to try New Belgium's Brut IPA and I enjoyed it and open to trying more of this style.