Style: Double IPA
All StylesStyle Profile based on 1,350 recipes
BU:GU
1.06
Hops
14.1 g/L
Mash pH
5.55
Dry hop
0.9 g/L
Description
An intensely hoppy, fairly strong pale ale without the big, rich, complex maltiness and residual sweetness and body of an American barleywine. Strongly hopped, but clean, dry, and lacking harshness. Drinkability is an important characteristic; this should not be a heavy, sipping beer. History: An American craft beer innovation first developed in the mid-late 1990s reflecting the trend of American craft brewers “pushing the envelope” to satisfy the need of hop aficionados for increasingly intense products. Became more mainstream and popular throughout the 2000s, and inspired additional IPA creativity. Style Comparison: Bigger than either an English or American IPA in both alcohol strength and overall hop level (bittering and finish). Less malty, lower body, less rich and a greater overall hop intensity than an American Barleywine. Typically not as high in gravity/alcohol as a barleywine, since high alcohol and malt tend to limit drinkability.
Examples: Avery Maharaja, Fat Heads Hop Juju, Firestone Walker Double Jack, Port Brewing Hop 15, Russian River Pliny the Elder, Stone Ruination IPA, Three Floyds Dreadnaught
Typical Grain Bill
- 64%
- 16%
- 5%
- 5%
- 4%
- 4%
% of total grain weight across all recipes · sums to ~100%
Common Additions
- 89%
- 70%
- 33%
- 28%
- 22%
- 20%
% of Double IPA recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)
Hop Usage by Addition Type
g/L · median with IQR range
Common Hops
- 35%
- 28%
- 27%
- 23%
- 23%
- 17%
- 15%
- 15%
- 10%
- 9%
% of Double IPA recipes using each hop
Common Fermentables
- 22%
- 15%
- 13%
- 9%
- 7%
- 7%
- 6%
- 6%
- 5%
- 5%
Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes
Common Yeasts
- 28%
- 9%
- 5%
- 3%
- 3%
- 2%
- 2%
- 2%
- 1%
- 1%
% of Double IPA recipes using each strain
Typical Water Profile
median across recipes with a declared water profile
Similar Styles
Ranked by similarity across OG, IBU, ABV, hop rate, and grist composition.