RobW
The Little Abbotsford Craftbrewery
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Bacchus brewing dropped one a few weeks ago:
https://www.bacchusbrewing.com.au/collections/ipas-double-ipas/products/brutforceiipa
I haven't been able to really find a supplier of the alpha amylase enzyme in Australia as yet.
It's been available in home brew shops for a few years that I know of, packaged as low carb enzyme, probaly in the fridge with the yeasts.
I'm sure the hipsters will love it. Trends in beer, good grief. I tried a can of Heady Topper at the height of the "haze craze" and was unimpressed. I thought it was high in hop astringency - to the point that I would have been disappointed if one of my brews turned out like that. So since that experience I won't be jumping on any new trend in a hurry.
I also listen to TripleM more than TripleJ
As someone who recently imported half a dozen heady topper cans in a suitcase I'm not going to share your opinion of it but that's the nature of subjective topics.
Having just spent a month in New England I don't think the haze craze has peaked yet... Personally I think the haze craze will remain far more prevalent than the Brut IPA trend for a while yet.
I haven't tried Bacchus's offering but was talking to Ross about it just before they launched. I am interested in potentially making a small batch of this style in future, assuming I can get the enzyme when I need it. This is much more appealing to me than potentially infecting my home brewery with Brett, which was possible with the other approach I'd investigated for making a super-dry late-hopped experimental IPA.
I've taken to making 50L no chill batches recently, divided into cubes of 20/20/10L and taking more creative licence with the 10L brew. Most recently I've gone with lactose and sour cherries in a black IPA with Bavarian wheat yeast at 24 degrees. We'll see how that turns out...
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