Style: Brown IPA
All StylesStyle Profile based on 47 recipes
BU:GU
0.89
Hops
7.5 g/L
Description
A substyle of Specialty IPA (21B). Hoppy, bitter, and moderately strong like an American IPA, but with some caramel, chocolate, toffee, and/or dark fruit malt character as in an American Brown Ale. Retaining the dryish finish and lean body that makes IPAs so drinkable, a Brown IPA is a little more flavorful and malty than an American IPA without being sweet or heavy. History: A more modern craft beer name for a style that has long been popular with US homebrewers, when it was known as a hoppier American Brown Ale or sometimes Texas Brown Ale (despite origins in California). Style Comparison: A stronger and more bitter version of an American Brown Ale, with the balance of an American IPA.
Examples: Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale, Grand Teton Bitch Creek, Harpoon Brown IPA, Russian River Janet’s Brown Ale
Typical Grain Bill
- 58%
- 25%
- 7%
- 5%
% of total grain weight across all recipes · sums to ~100%
Common Additions
- 87%
- 83%
- 55%
- 49%
- 21%
% of Brown IPA recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)
Common Hops
- 38%
- 32%
- 21%
- 19%
- 19%
- 13%
- 11%
- 11%
- 11%
- 9%
% of Brown IPA recipes using each hop
Common Fermentables
- 30%
- 30%
- 19%
- 17%
- 13%
- 11%
- 11%
- 11%
- 11%
- 11%
Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes
Common Yeasts
- 23%
- 6%
- 6%
- 6%
- 6%
% of Brown IPA recipes using each strain
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