STRANGE DREAMS
8.0% ABV
OG: 17.5P
FG: 3.2P
ABV: 8.0%
IBU: 68
malt: 86% Coopers Ale Malt, 7% Weyermann Carared, 4% Weyermann Caramunich II, 3% Simpsons DRC, 1% Carafa III
hops: NZH109 and Nelson Sauvin at 10min and whirlpool, then again at dry hop with and addition of Mega Motueka.
yeast: US-05
water: 1:3 chloride heavy
other: Grapefruit Terpenes
I had originally wanted to make this beer earlier in the year as the first red of 2025, but I was speaking with Molly Rose about a collab and suggested a grapefruit RIPA. Old mate thought it was a good idea, so we put together a recipe and he made it for Pint of Origin. I didn’t get a chance to try it though! It was all destined for Victorian tongues.
Obviously I wanted to tweak it a little, and recently bought a bunch of fresh hops from Freestyle Hops, so the rest was obvious.
Oh, also - this is the anaglyph 4 pack. I made the 3d images on a large screen, and realised now that the effect isn’t as great on a tiny label as it was on my ultrawide. I have included a copy of the image below, so fang it on the big screen to have a look if you are so inclined.
Enjoy.