GCB NEIPA Comp

[nigel_c]

First pic in that article looks horrific



There are tasty looking NEIPAs, his own nice yellow beer looks good but that looks like a turbid mess. Haze is fine, turbidity is just poor brewing IMO.

I just don't get. Why would you want your beer to look like a hopped starter. You can have a super late hopped beer with big mouthfeel / body without having to drink it through your teeth.

[Leann ull]

[Leann ull]

Folks additional comment put in OP re timing, collections and for those that are bottle conditioning.

[SlugTrap]

Folks additional comment put in OP re timing, collections and for those that are bottle conditioning.

Good stuff, CH.

The option to condition after submission should help ensure fresher beer.

[mick02]

Brewed my first attempt at one of these yesterday. It was bubbling away this morning so I threw in about 150g of hops. Came home this evening to see hops debris everywhere. The blow off tube couldn't handle the pressure! Looking forward to trying this one.

[Leann ull]

Lads I've had a few kind offers from BJCP judges to help on the day I'll be using the list above.
I'll know a couple of weeks out where we need to be in terms of numbers but your offers are very much appreciated!

[mick02]

I brewed one of these for the first time last week and I found that it was incredibly incredibly bitter when I tasted the sample from the trial jar. Turns out that the bitterness is due to all the hop matter in suspension in the beer.

I crash cooled a sample and tasted the beer once everything had settled out to the bottom and it was perfect. I've seen a few posts by people talking about this bitterness. Hopefully the reason is the same as above.

Just an observation that should help others out.

[Leann ull]

My first bittering addition for this style is usual 5 mins from flameout

[mick02]

My first bittering addition for this style is usual 5 mins from flameout

All my hop additions were at flameout. 20 minute hop stand with additions at flameout and 10 minutes after flameout. First dry hop addition was 12 hours after pitching yeast.

[irish_goat]

The Yanks have an article up on the importance of oats in this style.

https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/how-to-brew/impact-flaked-oats-new-england-ipa/

[Vermelho]

Had the Kinnegar Big Bunny NEIPA. It was pretty bad and had nothing that you would expect of a NEIPA. It was closer to a lowly hopped IPA. If you see it don't bother with it.

[BrewDorg]

I had O'Hara's "NEIPA" - 51st State last night. Couldn't be further from an example of the style. Again, avoid at all costs. Brewdog/Cloudwater still the best example I've had. As in, it conforms best to the style descriptors.

[nigel_c]

I honestly think this style is still far too ting for people to know what they are brewing and tasting.

[BrewDorg]

Agree with that. But I was specifically talking about the BJCP guidelines that we have above.

[Paul B]

Had the Kinnegar Big Bunny NEIPA. It was pretty bad and had nothing that you would expect of a NEIPA. It was closer to a lowly hopped IPA. If you see it don't bother with it.

Couldn't disagree more, I found it to be a great beer and IPA