Description
These wort kits are made on a Speidel 500L Braumeister Brewery from grain and brewed true to style. They are especially suited to time poor brewers or those who simply want an excellent beer with a minimum of effort.
NOTE: Supplied in a 16.5 litre HDPE cube. these kits are generally designed to add 3 litres of water immediately prior to fermentation to achieve the ideal balance. You may if you wish, not add the extra water for a richer, higher gravity version.
Yeast not included.
DESCRIPTION:
The beer that brought the brewing world to attention, IPA literally stands for India Pale Ale and the West Coast variety of this beer indicates that you can expect a beer that is deep golden yellow to light amber golden in colour, clear in appearance, hoppy, clean and STRONGER than your average old pale ale. Our Keg King Brewing West Coast IPA Beer Kit delivers on all these expectations just on its own or go ahead and treat yourself to some extra hops so you can dryhop this kit and get extra flavour and aroma.
If you are a lager drinker, if you like light beers with subdued character then when you first try a West Coast IPA it’s either going to explode your head or you’ll dive head first into your newest flavour fixation. This beer is brewed to be a touch stronger with a fresh hop aroma of citrus, grapefruit and pine.
Our ‘Westy’ is a genuine example of the beer style that California breweries like Anchor, Sierra Nevada, Stone and Karl Straus made popular in the late 1980s to early 1990s. While the beer style itself was derived from English Ales that were brewed stronger and hopped heavier to preserve them in barrels during long sea voyages in the late 1700’s, the brewers of the first West Coast IPAs matched that very same strong ale style paired with the emerging new world West Coast variety hops being grown in Northern California up into Oregon and Washington. With this new craft brewing revolution there were suddenly a wealth of IPAs on offer that balanced a heavier malt backbone to hang the resinous, piney, citrus hop flavours from while still maintaining a clean, bitterness that’s satisfying to complete the full spectrum of sensations in your glass.
West Coast IPA is big enough to enjoy with the spiciest of curries or the richest slow cooked food as well as a full spectrum of hard and soft cheeses. From smoked brisket to breaded chicken and from one side of the globe to the other, West Coast IPA is the right choice for a huge variety of cuisine.
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS:
Approximate cube volume: 16.5L.
Starting Gravity: 1.064 undiluted, 1.054 with 3 litres of water added.
Bitterness: 61 IBU’s using Magnum hops for bittering.
Grist make up: BB Ale 49% Signature PIls 49%, Best Carahell 2%.
Flavour hopped with Centennial, Columbus and Chinook.
Dry hopping suggestions include: Citra, Centennial, Columbus, Chinook and Amarillo
