IPA
Double IPA
An IPA scaled up without becoming a barleywine: still dry, still hop-driven, with the malt kept deliberately simple so the alcohol does not turn sweet.
Vital statistics
Each bar is drawn against the full range of all 98 styles
Original gravity
1.065 - 1.085
1.065 - 1.085
Final gravity
1.008 - 1.018
1.008 - 1.018
Bitterness
60 IBU - 100 IBU
60 IBU - 100 IBU
Colour
6 SRM - 14 SRM
6 SRM - 14 SRM
Alcohol
7.5% - 10%
7.5% - 10%
Colour also 12-28 EBC
What goes wrong
Letting it finish sweet. Simple sugar in the boil is the traditional fix for keeping a big beer drinkable.
Commercial examples
Reference examples of the style, as listed in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Availability varies by market and year.
Vital statistics as published in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Checked against the published guidelines.
Brew it
A recipe on this site brewed to this style
Every figure below is computed from the ingredients and checked against the ranges above before the page is built.
The rest of the ipa family
Plan a batch to these numbers.