Beer Loving Trent Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Hi guys, I brewed a TC IPA, a month or two ago and finally got around to tasting it on the weekend. It tasted almost identical to English Bitter. So I was wondering should it taste like this? Any suggestion on this topic would be awesome. I bought it from a LHBS and used the malt mixture that the owner said to put with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 There will be some similarities. Not sure if they are identical though. Both are in the English style and both are hopped with Styrian Goldings. I haven't brewed either of them without pimping them out so I can't really comment on just the kits with malt/enhancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamB8 Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 The IPA has a lot more bitterness but apart from that an English bitter is the same as an English pale ale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewtownClown Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 The IPA has a lot more bitterness but apart from that an English bitter is the same as an English pale ale Not quite true [rightful] BJCP Cat #8 is English Pale Ale. Under this category falls 8A. Standard/Ordinary Bitter 8B. Special/Best/Premium Bitter 8c. Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) If you compare the difference in Vital Statistics between an English IPA (14a)and an ESB (8c), you'll find they overlap. So, yes an English IPA can be very similar to an ESB: Extra Special/Strong Bitter OG: 1.048 \u2013 1.060 FG: 1.010 \u2013 1.016 ABV: 4.6 \u2013 6.2% IBUs: 30 \u2013 50\t SRM: 6 - 18 English IPA OG: 1.050 \u2013 1.075 FG: 1.010 \u2013 1.018 ABV: 5 \u2013 7.5% IBUs: 40 \u2013 60 SRM: 8 \u2013 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamB8 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 [lol] Indeed they are different drinks as far as the BJCP is concerned but an IPA is still a heavily hopped bitter (pale ale), hence why Trent can detect the similarities. Similar malt profile? Similar hops? Similar kit yeast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewtownClown Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Absolutely, in an around about way I was concurring, but being slightly pedantic. With IPA being the current fastest growing beer style it is also the most developed as breweries push the boundaries of the style in order to make their product stand out (I recently had a White IPA). Most of the commercial IPA I have encountered here in Oz are more like the American IPA, so many are a little confused when served an English IPA. I've heard Mitch Stone of Stone Brewing (great IPAs) has published a new book on IPA in which he spent a lot of time researching the history in an effort to resolve to true story behind the style. I look forward to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Loving Trent Posted September 24, 2012 Author Share Posted September 24, 2012 Thanks guys, I wasn't sure, I actually thought I may have picked a can that had be labeled wrong. I still love the beer, either way, and will/do enjoy drinking them, although I will miss drink my brews when I go on holiday to Bali early next month[biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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