IPA
English IPA
The original: a strong, firmly bitter pale ale with earthy and floral English hops and a bready malt base that stays in the picture. Drier and less aromatic than its American descendant.
Vital statistics
Each bar is drawn against the full range of all 98 styles
Original gravity
1.050 - 1.070
1.050 - 1.070
Final gravity
1.010 - 1.015
1.010 - 1.015
Bitterness
40 IBU - 60 IBU
40 IBU - 60 IBU
Colour
6 SRM - 14 SRM
6 SRM - 14 SRM
Alcohol
5% - 7.5%
5% - 7.5%
Colour also 12-28 EBC
What goes wrong
Brewing it as a weak American IPA. English hops and English yeast are the point, and a Cascade-hopped version is simply a different beer.
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.