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Small Batch Homemade IPA: Citrus Hops Project

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Follow this straightforward recipe to brew your own India Pale Ale at home, focusing on bright citrus hop flavors perfect for National Homebrew Day.

Ingredients

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  • 5.5 lbs Pale Malt Extract (DME)
  • 1 lb Munich Malt Extract (DME)
  • 4.0 oz Cascade hops (for bittering, 60 min boil)
  • 2.0 oz Citra hops (for flavor, 10 min boil)
  • 2.0 oz Mosaic hops (for aroma, 5 min boil)
  • 1.0 oz Citra hops (dry hop, 3 days)
  • 1 packet American Ale Yeast (e.g., Safale US-05)
  • 5 oz Priming Sugar (Dextrose)

Instructions

  1. Sanitize all your beer making kit equipment thoroughly.
  2. In your brew kettle, dissolve the Pale Malt Extract and Munich Malt Extract in 2.5 gallons of water, heating to a boil.
  3. Once boiling, add the 4.0 oz of Cascade hops. Maintain a steady boil for 60 minutes. This is your bittering addition.
  4. After 60 minutes, turn off the heat. Add the 2.0 oz of Citra hops and 2.0 oz of Mosaic hops. Stir gently.
  5. Cool the wort rapidly to 68 degrees Fahrenheit using an ice bath or wort chiller.
  6. Transfer the cooled wort to your sanitized fermenter. Top up with cold, clean water to reach a 5-gallon batch volume.
  7. Aerate the wort well by shaking the fermenter or using an aeration stone.
  8. Pitch the American Ale Yeast onto the wort. Seal the fermenter with an airlock.
  9. Ferment at 67-70 degrees Fahrenheit for 7 days.
  10. After 7 days, carefully transfer the beer to a secondary fermenter or bottling bucket, leaving the yeast cake behind. Add the 1.0 oz of Citra hops for a 3-day dry hop.
  11. After dry hopping, prepare your priming sugar by dissolving 5 oz of Dextrose in 1 cup of boiling water. Cool this solution.
  12. Gently mix the cooled priming sugar solution into the beer. Bottle immediately into sanitized bottles, leaving about one inch of headspace.
  13. Condition at room temperature for 2 weeks before chilling and serving your homemade IPA.

Notes

  • For a true small batch brewing experience, you can scale this recipe down to a 3-gallon batch, adjusting hop amounts proportionally.
  • If you are new to homebrewing for beginners, consider using a bottling wand for easier filling without disturbing the sediment.
  • Maintaining a consistent fermentation temperature is key to clean flavor development in this India Pale Ale recipe.

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