Modern Homebrew Recipes: Mosaic Double IPA

This article originally appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of Zymurgy Magazine

By Gordon Strong

Editor’s Note: The following includes an excerpt from Modern Homebrew Recipes, recently published by Brewers Publications (BrewersPublications.com).

It’s almost cheating to use Mosaic in a single-hop IPA because it has a more complex aroma and flavor than many hops, featuring several trendy characteristics like fruity, piney, citrusy, and floral. It’s like instant IPA in a single hop varietal. This recipe uses some of my favorite modern techniques, such as first wort hopping and hop bursting, to reduce harshness while giving a smooth bitterness. It also uses honey to increase complexity and attenuation.

While on a recent trip to Brazil, I brewed a commercial scale (10 hL or 8.5 bbl) batch of this beer with Leonardo Sewald and his crew at Cervejaria Seasons (cervejariaseasons.com.br) in Porto Alegre. They already produce one of my favorite beers in South America, Green Cow IPA, so I was thrilled to get a chance to brew a double IPA with them. We made a few minor grain…