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Spiegelau Beer Classics IPA Glass, Set of 6 + Hands on Review

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Set of six IPA beer glasses produced by Spiegelau the class of glass
Produced in lead-free crystal
Glass capacity of 19-ounces each
Dishwasher-safe
Arrives in an attractive giftbox

These glasses are great… Check out my Hands on Review

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GigaYeast Double Pitch Vermont IPA Yeast [Conan Yeast Strain]

From the product description: “The Vermont IPA strain from Giga has a strong, growing following if you search the web. The problem is the supply has not been able to keep up with demand. MoreBeer! worked with Giga to get all they could produce and was able to offer this product via mail order for the first time.”

Some Heady Topper clone recipes suggest this yeast. Although the official description doesn’t say this… many believe that this is the Conan strain of yeast.

This is a double pitch (200 Billion cells) pouch. Read more about that and this strain on the product page.

Idea: Brew MoreBeer’s Brewmaster Series Pliny the Elder Recipe [See: Brewing Pliny] and use GigaYeast Double Pitch Vermont IPA Yeast as your yeast or use this yeast with MoreBeer’s Heady Topper Clone Recipe – “Topped With Hops” available in both all grain and extract.

GigaYeast Double Pitch – Vermont IPA Yeast GY054 – Shipping is free with a $59 order

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Brewing MoreBeer’s Pliny the Elder Kit!

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GigaYeast Double Pitch Vermont IPA Yeast [Conan Yeast Strain]

Some Heady Topper clone recipes suggest this yeast. Although the official description doesn’t say this… many believe that this is the Conan strain of yeast.

This is a double pitch (200 Billion cells) pouch. Read more about that and this strain on the product page.

GigaYeast Double Pitch – Vermont IPA Yeast GY054 – Shipping is free with a $59 order

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Brewing MoreBeer’s Pliny the Elder Kit!

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Spiegelau Beer Classics IPA Glass, Set of 6 + Hands on Review

Set of 6 IPA Glasses by Spiegelau

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Set of six IPA beer glasses produced by Spiegelau the class of glass
Produced in lead-free crystal
Glass capacity of 19-ounces each
Dishwasher-safe
Arrives in an attractive giftbox

These glasses are great… Check out my Hands on Review

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Limited Release North Coast Red IPA from Northern Brewer

Northern Brewer has announced availability of North Coast Red IPA. This is an extremely limited release of 500 kits. It features 5 varieties of artisanal hops from Hop Head Farms, Superstructure IPA Malt Extract and uses a limited edition Wyeast West Coast IPA Yeast Strain.

From the description: “Deep ruby with a stunning hop profile, North Coast is a home-grown red IPA that bridges the brewing gap between the Great Lakes and the Pacific Ocean. Brilliant notes of citrus fruit and herbals arise from artisanal-grown hops of Michigan’s Hop Head Farms. Exclusive Superstructure IPA syrup from barley malted in the heart of Wisconsin adds caramel and raisin flavors between complex layers of nutty, slightly sweet base malt.” (keep reading)

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News!: I’m excited to relay the information that ZX Ventures has sold it’s stake in Northern Brewer, LLC (also Midwest Supplies’ parent company)

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Juno Choi’s Patagonia IPA + Finding Patagonia Malts

Juno Choi With a PIle of Hops

One of the homebrews that stood out to me while attending a past Homebrewer’s Conference, homebrewcon in Grand Rapids, Michigan was an IPA that was served by Brewer’s Supply Group (BSG) at their booth at the Conference. It was… delicious. Roasty, great hop character and easy to drink. I swung by for two samples and shortly returned… for a third and it was gone. After the conference, I got a hold of BSG to ask about the beer. I learned that it was formulated and brewed by Juno Choi. Juno kindly shared the recipe with me and I’d like to share it with you. Thank you Juno!

The recipe features 100% Patagonia Malts from Chile. Those were new to me and I think relatively new to the homebrew market here in the US, because… I had a very difficult time sourcing the grain for this recipe. After looking around a bit, I contacted Bryan at Great Fermentations. They already carried Patagonia, just not not all three varieties that this recipe calls for. Bryan kindly sourced the remaining grains and has stocked them at Great Fermentations. Thank you Bryan!

Grab the recipe: Juno Choi’s Patagonia IPA

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Columbus IPA Extract Kit – $28.99

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Columbus IPA – Extract Beer Kit KIT162 – $28.99 + Free Shipping with $59 Order

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Brewing “1 Hour” IPA – from grain to glass

Great Fermentations has a number of great Recipe Kit Offerings. Included in the bunch is their continuously hopped “1 Hour IPA”. I was excited to see that as I am a huge fan of Dogfish Head’s 60 Minute IPA and generally cannot get that beer where I live. The recipe features Simpsons Crystal Malt, Carapils, Amber Malt and Warrior, Amarillo and Simcoe Hops. It’s available in both all grain and extract versions. Here’s a overview of the beer from grain to glass.

Taking the temperature of the recently crushed malt bill.

I brewed this beer BIAB style. Here’s a look at the mash.

Stirring to get everything mixed up well.

The mash is settling in at around 152 deg F.

Here we are at the end of the mash. If you take a look at the thermometer on my BoilerMaker G1 kettle (GF has a great deal on some slight cosmetic damage G1s right now) you’ll notice I’m up in the 170 deg F range doing a direct fired mash out. That’s one of the dandy parts about BIAB. Easy step mashes and mash outs.

Hey that’s wort!!

This recipe features 5 total kettle hop editions. A 60 minute Warrior bittering addition starts it off followed by 4 Amarillo/Simcoe blend additions. Those start at 15 minutes and happen every 5 minutes up until and including knock out. There is one dry hop addition of the hop blend.

After an early hop addition

After a late hop addition

It’s kegging time. Beautiful clear beer going into one of my kegs.

The finished product. Of course, in a Spiegelau IPA Glass.

I wish that I could have done a side by side comparison of 60 minute vs 1 hour. I did some searching, even out of state, and didn’t come up with any.

This beer, much like 60 minute, is a tasty and drinkable IPA. IBU and alcohol-wise it’s on the lighter end of the scale for current push-the-limit American IPAs (that I also enjoy). The keg went quickly, I almost did not get the finished in-the-glass picture at the end. I think this was the second to last pint. I enjoyed it very much and the speed at which the keg was depleted is a testament to that.

The taste that I walk away with, from 60 minute, more than hops is the great nutty, roasty flavor of the British Amber Malts. I do get that in 1 Hr IPA. As I said, I like that flavor, so, next time I would add another quarter lb or so. Not that this beer needs it to be more like 60 minute. It’s been a while since I’ve had one of those, so I can’t tell you that for certain. I just like the flavors that that malt adds.

Check it out – All Grain and Extract

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American IPA Recipe Kit from MoreBeer – $30.99

American IPA – Extract Beer Brewing Kit (5 Gallons) KIT160. About from MoreBeer: “(Makes 5 gallons) An IPA is like a Pale Ale on steroids – take a pale ale and add more malt, more grain, and more hops. Our version, with 9 lbs of malt extract and 5.5 oz of Magnum and Cascade, is big. IPA is drinkable right away but gets better with 1-2 months of aging, as the alcohol mellows and the different flavors mix together.”

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Russian River Blind Pig Double IPA Extract Kit from MoreBeer – $33.99

Russian River’s Blind Pig IPA Recipe Kit from MoreBeer. Also: Pliny the Elder Recipe Kits || Brewing Pliny

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About: “The original Double IPA! Vinnie Cilurzo began homebrewing in 1989 while in college. In 1994 Vinnie started the Blind Pig Brewing Company in Temecula, CA, a small, low-budget mico-brewery known for their extremely hoppy IPA – an IPA which won silver medals at both the Great American Beer Festival and the World Beer Cup. Vinnie sold his share in Blind Pig and was hired to manage and brew at the Russian River Brewing Company, a start-up brewery by Korbel Champagne in Guerneville, CA. In late 2002 Korbel decided to get out of the beer business and sold the Russian River name and brand to Vinnie who is moving the brewery to Santa Rosa, CA, 90 miles North of San Francisco, where he and his wife Natalie are opening a brew-pub which will serve homemade pizza and, of course, all of the Russian River Ales. Vinnie has won 10 awards at the Great American Beer Festival in the past six years and was named Small Brewing Company Brewmaster of the Year in 1999. Almost every beer that Vinnie makes commercially started out as a homebrew recipe at one point or another. Even as a professional brewer, Vinnie still homebrews at least 5 or 6 times a year.

This is the original homebrew recipe that was the basis for Blind Pig IPA which won Silver Medals at the World Cup of Beer and the Great American Beer Festival in 1996, the last year Vinnie brewed it. Two ‘dry hop’ additions along with 1 oz of American Oak are added directly to the fermenter after the first week of fermentation. To say it is a very unique, extremely flavorful IPA is an understatement. Vinnie recommends using White Labs California yeast, WLP001.” (keep reading)

Russian River’s Blind Pig IPA – Extract Beer Kit KIT770 – ~~$39.99~~ $33.99 + Free Shipping with a $59 order

Consider Using GigaYeast’s Double Pitch Vermont Style IPA to ferment this beer

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Spiegelau Beer Classics IPA Glass, Set of 6 + Hands on Review

Set of 6 IPA Glasses by Spiegelau

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Set of six IPA beer glasses produced by Spiegelau the class of glass
Produced in lead-free crystal
Glass capacity of 19-ounces each
Dishwasher-safe
Arrives in an attractive giftbox

These glasses are great… Check out my Hands on Review

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20% Off Big Little Guy IPA, Inspired by Founder’s All Day IPA – from $21.59

Great Fermentations has marked down their new “Big Little Guy” Session IPA Kit by 20%. This recipe is inspired by Founder’s All Day IPA with lower alcohol and high levels of hopping. The description says it has load s of Amarillo, Simcoe and Crystal.

Both Extract and All Grain Versions are marked down by 20%. Bundles with Flat Rate Shipping.

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A First Look at M-80 IPA

I received a recent More Beer order yesterday afternoon. That order included the all grain version of More Beer’s newer M-80 IPA. That recipe features American Pale Malt, Crystal 15, Columbus for bittering, followed by Simcoe, more Columbus, more Simcoe and a generous dose of Centennial for dry hopping. I’m using WLP-001. More Beer’s recipes also come with Priming Sugar, and a Whirlfloc tablet.

The directions call for three medium sizes oranges to be added a couple of days into fermentation. That’s both the zest and the fruit (discarding as much of the pith as possible). Sounds delicious to me.

From the beer description: “… Because of the similarity of hops, one MoreBeer! staffer dubbed it a mini “Pliny The Elder... but with orange”. High praise indeed.”

M-80 was designed by fellow homebrewer Carlos Musquez. Carlos is also a graphic designer and designed matching labels to go along with M-80.

M-80 is available in both All Grain and Extract Versions

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More Beer: 10% Off All IPAs for IPA Day! – Pliny the Elder, Blind Pig, M-80 and More

To celebrate IPA Day More Beer is offering 10% Off ALL IPA Recipes. Selections include Pliny the Elder, Blind Pig, M-80, DOZE Black IPA and many more. All Grain and Extract Kits are on Sale.

Use promo code IPADAY14 during checkout to get this discount.

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Spiegelau Beer Classics IPA Glass, Set of 6 + Hands on Review

Set of 6 IPA Glasses by Spiegelau

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Set of six IPA beer glasses produced by Spiegelau the class of glass
Produced in lead-free crystal
Glass capacity of 19-ounces each
Dishwasher-safe
Arrives in an attractive giftbox

These glasses are great… Check out my Hands on Review

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MoreBeer M-80 IPA [Pliny-like IPA + Fresh Oranges] – $27.95

The extract version of More Beer’s M-80 IPA is their deal of the day. I’ve brewed the All Grain Version of this beer and it’s delicious. It has a similar hop bill to Pliny (See: Brewing Pliny) along with the suggestion to add three fresh oranges. Very tasty beer.

Product Description – Here – Use coupon code BEERDEAL to get this discount.

M-80 IPA – Extract Beer Kit KIT880 – ~~$34.99~~ $27.95 + Free Shipping with $59 Order

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Juno Choi’s Patagonia IPA Recipe

Juno Choi With a PIle of Hops

On to the recipe…

Fermentables:
10.8 lbs Patagonia Extra Pale Malt
.6 lb Patagonia Caramel 90L
.6 lb Patagonia Caramel 190L

Hops:
60 Minutes – 2 OZ Motueka
10 Minutes – 2 OZ Pacifica
1 Minute – 2 OZ Nelson Sauvin

Mash for 60 Minutes at 152 deg F

Ferment with Safale US-05 at 68 deg F

About The Beer, Estimates:
OG: 1.061 at 70% Efficiency
FG: 1.017
ABV: 5.76%
IBU 73.31
SRM 17.78

Extract:
The all grain recipe features Patagonia Malts from beginning to end. Extract Patagonia Extra Pale Malt doesn’t exist. You could still get the same idea by substituting 8 lbs of Liquid Malt Extract for the Extra Pale and steep the caramel malts. That gets you the same gravity and pretty well everything else, although the SRM does go up to 18.74. Again, not the exact same beer, but you will get a lot of the great roasty flavors from the Patagonia Caramel Malts and all of the hop character.

Beautiful and Delicious! Mash on the left (BIAB) – Close up of the Grain Bill on the right

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Columbus IPA Extract Kit – $29.99

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Columbus IPA – Extract Beer Kit KIT162 – $29.99 + Free Shipping with $59 Order

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Two Free Nonic Pint Glasses with Mongoose IPA Purchase

Get two Mongoose Nonic Pint Glasses for free when you purchase Mongoose IPA from Northern Brewer.

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Valuebrew:IPA Extract Kits on Sale – from $26.99 + Flat Rate Shipping

Valuebrew has all extract IPA kits on sale. That includes 5 and 10 gallon versions of Hop Aholic Double IPA, Hop Smack IPA and Voracious IPA. Kits start at $26.99.

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