Recommend me an IPA kit :-)

[guyb]

I watched a programme on TV the other day - Industrial Revelations: Beer and Bread.
Very interesting, the history of IPA etc. So I picked up some Green King IPA to give it a try, and really liked it.

I wondered what you folks would recommend, I've been looking at:

St Peter's IPA
Coopers Brewmaster IPA + tin of malt
Muntons Gold IPA
Milestones IPA
Or even a Hamstead 'Design a Brew' hybrid extract

Any advice welcomed

I also got a bottle of St Peter's Best Bitter - just to try, I couldn't find a bottle of their IPA

 

[Aleman]

I watched a programme on TV the other day - Industrial Revelations: Beer and Bread.
Very interesting, the history of IPA etc. So I picked up some Green King IPA to give it a try, and really liked it.

Greene King IPA is nothing like a real historical IPA. . . . It's pretty much Canoe Sex Beer (*) and to duplicate it I would suggest :whistle: :whistle:

1.5kg of extra light unhopped spray malt . . . make up to 23 Litres with cold water . . . Take a packet of hops . . . don't open them but wave them in the general direction of the fermenter (careful don't want any possibility of it actually getting any hop taste . . . . it might be best to do this in another room away from the FV), then ferment at 20C using Nottingham or another bland tasteless neutral yeast.

Try Marstons Old Empire for a hint at what a Real IPA should taste like.

Unfortunately IPA has become a marketing term rather than a beer style . . . :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:























































(F*cking close to water!)

 

[guyb]

I watched a programme on TV the other day - Industrial Revelations: Beer and Bread.
Very interesting, the history of IPA etc. So I picked up some Green King IPA to give it a try, and really liked it.

Greene King IPA is nothing like a real historical IPA. . . . It's pretty much Canoe Sex Beer (*) and to duplicate it I would suggest :whistle: :whistle:

1.5kg of extra light unhopped spray malt . . . make up to 23 Litres with cold water . . . Take a packet of hops . . . don't open them but wave them in the general direction of the fermenter (careful don't want any possibility of it actually getting any hop taste . . . . it might be best to do this in another room away from the FV), then ferment at 20C using Nottingham or another bland tasteless neutral yeast.

Try Marstons Old Empire for a hint at what a Real IPA should taste like.

Unfortunately IPA has become a marketing term rather than a beer style . . . :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

(F*cking close to water!)

Hahaha, now that made me laugh for real, I like your sense of humour. :rofl:

Interesting on the Greene King opinion, I was limited in choice at Asda - however I notice that Asda sell the Marstons Old Empire, so I will try that ~ are any of the kits I mentioned close to the Old Empire (I am sure I'll like it)?

I'm still a bit of a newbie in terms of beer brewing to attempt an AG (still figuring out what I'd need anyhow - I am currently reading "How to Brew" by John Palmer. :thumb:

 

[shearclass]

Brupak's IPA, brewed short and dry hopped, makes for an expensive beer but is amazingly nice.

I used similar hops to punk ipa, and it tastes vaguely similar to it.

 

[Wraeccan]

I can only comment on the St. Peter's as it's the only beer I've done so far. I brewed it a little short to get it to 5.5%. Have to say, it's real easy and rather nice. How close to a propper IPA it is though, is not very.
The only real problem I have with it is that it appears to evaporate... :whistle:

 

[BornToRock]

I can recommend the Milestones IPA - it's what I'm drinking at the moment. Not particularly 'pale', but pretty hoppy and as I'd bottled it, it's getting better with age (week 5 after bottling now). I'd warn that the advertised 4.7% is optimistic; I'd reckon I'm more at the 3.8% mark and that was after leaving it far longer than was suggested.

So does it fall into the true definition of an IPA? No, probably not, but it's still a pretty decent beer.

Cheers!
:

I watched a programme on TV the other day - Industrial Revelations: Beer and Bread.
Very interesting, the history of IPA etc. So I picked up some Green King IPA to give it a try, and really liked it.

I wondered what you folks would recommend, I've been looking at:

St Peter's IPA
Coopers Brewmaster IPA + tin of malt
Muntons Gold IPA
Milestones IPA
Or even a Hamstead 'Design a Brew' hybrid extract

Any advice welcomed

I also got a bottle of St Peter's Best Bitter - just to try, I couldn't find a bottle of their IPA

 

[theboytony]

I had a bottle of old empire last night, bloomin lovely it was as well :

I watched a programme on TV the other day - Industrial Revelations: Beer and Bread.
Very interesting, the history of IPA etc. So I picked up some Green King IPA to give it a try, and really liked it.

Greene King IPA is nothing like a real historical IPA. . . . It's pretty much Canoe Sex Beer (*) and to duplicate it I would suggest :whistle: :whistle:

1.5kg of extra light unhopped spray malt . . . make up to 23 Litres with cold water . . . Take a packet of hops . . . don't open them but wave them in the general direction of the fermenter (careful don't want any possibility of it actually getting any hop taste . . . . it might be best to do this in another room away from the FV), then ferment at 20C using Nottingham or another bland tasteless neutral yeast.

Try Marstons Old Empire for a hint at what a Real IPA should taste like.

Unfortunately IPA has become a marketing term rather than a beer style . . . :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
(F*cking close to water!)

 

[guyb]

Many many thanks for the replies - I too tried an Old Empire, very nice it was too.

This homebrewing lark is very addictive I have to say :-)

 

[guyb]

The only real problem I have with it is that it appears to evaporate... :whistle:

Must be this hot weather! :whistle: :

 

[Pipey]

Coopers IPA Coopers win with all the brews

Conditioning

Coopers IPA
Coopers Dark Ale
Coopers Heritage lager
Coopers Real Ale
Coopers Canadian Blonde
Coopers Selection Ausralian Draft
Burton Bridge Summer Ale
Geordie Scottish Export
Muntons Nut Brown Ale
Coopers Australian Bitter