Episode 140 - West Coast, Old School vs New School
The West Coast IPA is back—but it isn't the same beer that dominated the craft beer boom of the 2000s. In this episode of The Hop Addition, we explore how one of the world's most influential beer styles has evolved from crystal-heavy, piney bitterness bombs into today's ultra-pale, dry, hop-saturated modern classics.
We compare old school and new school recipes, discuss the evolution of malt bills, water chemistry, yeast selection, whirlpool hopping, dry hopping, Cryo and hop extracts, and debate whether Magnum really is the perfect bittering hop. Along the way we review some classic…
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