Steropes strikes their own path using a Belgian yeast strain adding bolts of spice & pear to ride the hops, without need to conform to the confines of any one style.
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Ingredients
Fermentables:
- 69.2% American Pale Malt: Great Western Organic Premium 2-Row or
- 23.1% another American Pale Malt: Proximity Organic Pilsen
- 7.7% Refined Cane: Itajá Organic Sugar
Hops:
- First Wort Hop 0.65#/bbl Organic Pacific Gem
- Whirlpool 0.65#/bbl Organic Nelson Sauvin,
- Dry Hop 0.65#/bbl Organic Taiheke
Yeast:
abv range:
- 8.9-9.1
Process Notes
- Mash for dryness; rests at 62 C and 68 C
- Cane added to whirlpool, before hops
- Half dry hops added day 11, and half day 13
- RO water plus 50:50 CaCl & CaSO4 in mash, NaCl & MgSO4 in kettle
- Pitch temp 62-64 F, keep below 69 F for 48 hours, then let free rise
- Final gravity ~ 2 P
tasting notes
A variation of our Double IPA made with an expressive Belgian yeast. Dank, herbal hops lead, a clear grapefruit notes cuts through and a complex pear, floral, and white pepper opens up beneath. Light grainy malt, crisp bitterness, high carbonation and a dry finish. This beer continues to unfold sip by sip.