21A American IPA

Strata Single Hop IPA

Name: Strata Single Hop IPA
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 75 min
Yield: 24 litres
Cuisine: Beer
Ingredients: 4.2kg Gladfield American Ale Malt; 1.2kg Gladfield Munich Malt; 0.4kg Gladfield Supernova Malt; 20g Strata (60min boil); 30g Strata (20min boil); 40g Strata (10min boil); 60g Strata (whirlpool); 150g Strata (dry hop); LalBrew Pomona — 2 packets

Brewed 2025-08-02 Batch · 24 L Matt Paterson

ABV7.0% OG1.065 FG1.012 IBU85

Grain bill

Gladfield American Ale Malt	4.2 kg	72.4%
Gladfield Munich Malt	1.2 kg	20.7%
Gladfield Supernova Malt	0.4 kg	6.9%

Hop schedule

Hop	60 min	20 min	10 min	WP 75°C	DH#1
Strata	20g	30g	40g	60g	150g

Yeast

LalBrew Pomona

2 packets

Water additions

Calcium Chloride	4 g
Magnesium Sulfate	2 g
Calcium Sulfate	1 g
Lactic acid	—

Tasting notes

2025-08-14

Decent aroma and clean west-coast leaning profile.

Fermentation profile

RAPT Pill·1,515 readings over 13d 22h·OG and FG as measured·

Gravity

1.065OG

1.012FG

82%Attenuation

8d 6hTo terminal

Temperature

22.5°CPeak

19.0°CMean

2.8°CMin

19.7°CRange

Time—Gravity—Temp—

About This Beer

A single-hop study built around Strata from Indie Hops, an Oregon-bred variety known for a dank, passionfruit and cannabis-forward character. Running it solo is the clearest way to map what the hop actually contributes.

The grist was designed to stay out of the way: American Ale as a clean fermentable base, Munich for roundness and malt depth without crystal sweetness, and a small charge of Supernova for biscuity complexity.

Strata all the way through, across boil, whirlpool and a heavy day-3 dry hop. The dry hop rate was deliberately high, to push the dank tropical aromatics to the front.

Fermentation

Pomona pitched at 18°C. Dry hop triggered on gravity at day 3, using active fermentation to biotransform the hop compounds. Raised to 20.5°C then 22°C for cleanup, then crashed to 3°C ahead of transfer.

Packaging and tasting

Kegged 12 days after brew day, carbonated to 2.4 volumes.

Tasted at kegging: decent aroma and a clean, West Coast leaning profile, with Strata’s dank and passionfruit character coming through clearly. A useful data point on how this hop behaves on its own.