Let's Brew Wednesday - 1898 Rose IPA

Here we are then. At the Pale Ale pinnacle. A beer called IPA. Which, in itself, is fascinating. Because it’s a case where a brewery’s IPA is stronger than their Pale Ale. Which was by no means always the case.

The grist is much the same as for the other Pale Ales. Just base malt, flakes and sugar. Though, in this case, those flakes are maize rather than rice. Not sure if that’s a deliberate choice or just random. The percentage of malt from foreign barley is lower at just 15%.

It just says “invert” in the brewing record, but I’m pretty sure it’s No. 1 invert. And the remainder is listed as sucrose. Which is nice and simple.

In this case, the three types of hops are all English. One from the 1897 harvest and the other two from 1896. No indication of origin, unfortunately.
 

1898 Rose IPA
pale malt	11.00 lb	84.10%
flaked maize	1.00 lb	7.65%
No. 1 invert sugar	0.75 lb	5.73%
white sugar	0.33 lb	2.52%
Fuggles 150 mins	1.75 oz
Fuggles 60 mins	1.75 oz
Goldings 30 mins	1.75 oz
Goldings dry hops	0.50 oz
OG	1060
FG	1016
ABV	5.82
Apparent attenuation	73.33%
IBU	66
SRM	6
Mash at	154º F
Sparge at	172º F
Boil time	220 minutes
pitching temp	58.5º F
Yeast	Wyeast 1469 West Yorkshire Ale Timothy Taylor