Beer Style: Imperial, or Double, India Pale Ale is a modern American extension of traditional English and American IPA's. They are much stronger and hoppier than their standard strength cousins.

Dominant Ingredients and Characteristics: Idaho 7, Chinook and Amarillo aroma hops bring pine, tropical fruit and citrus, while specialty malts bring notes of bread, honey and light fruit character.

Timeline
Brew Day: 5 - 6 hours
Total Days from Brew Day to Drinking
If Bottled: 4 - 6 weeks
If Kegged: 2.5 - 4.5 weeks

Consider The Ideal Environment For This Beer

Fermentation: 60 – 72° F
Bottle Conditioning: 60 – 70° F
Keg Conditioning: 32 – 45° F
Storage and Drinking: 32 – 55° F

Dwarfing all others, the California Redwood is the tallest of all trees. It's that immense size that inspired us to call our big Imperial IPA, Mighty Redwood. Imperial, or Double, India Pale Ale is a modern American extension of traditional English and American IPA's. They are much stronger and much hoppier than their standard strength cousins, but the best examples---like ours---still have good balance between hops and malt. With 50 IBU's of "clean bittering" from HOPDROP™ - Supercritical CO2 Hop Extract, and 4 oz. of flavor and aroma hops (3 oz. for dry hopping), this beer packs about 80 gravity points of malt extract and 80 IBU's of hop bitterness. Want to tower above the rest with piney greatness? Brew a batch of Mighty Redwood.

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