Cold Front IPA

  • HoppyHoppy
  • FloralFloral
  • ResinousResinous
  • CitrusCitrus
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There’s a storm brewing! A new front in craft beer is on the horizon. This cold IPA is an Indian Pale Ale but brewed with lager yeast in cooler conditions; forecasting a crisp outlook with less cloudiness. It drops bright pale gold with a cloud-white head. Old-school west coast IPA aromas of citrus, pine forest, floral notes, and passionfruit roll on in. Then the thundering flavours of resinous pine, and citrus – especially grapefruit – arrive on the palate, before clearing to a crisp, cool, invigorating finish.

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Recipe Contains

1 × Mr Beer Golden Ale (1.3kg)
1 × Simcoe Hops (25g)
1 × Centennial Hops (25g)
1 × German Lager Yeast (15g)
1 × Mr Beer Carbonation Drops (72g)

You'll Need

1 × 100g Carahell Malt

Beer Style: Ipa

Colour (EBC): 10
Volume: 8.5L
Difficulty: Advanced

ABV 5.4%

Alcohol by Volume

30 IBU

International Bitterness Units

EBC 10

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Ingredients

1 x 1.3kg Mr Beer Golden Ale
1 x 100g Carahell Malt
1 x 25g Simcoe Hops
1 x 25g Centennial Hops
1 x 11g Coopers German Lager Yeast
1 x 72g Mr Beer Carbonation Drops

Mix

Place the Carahell Malt in a plastic zip-lock sandwich bag and crack it using a rolling pin.
In a good size pot (around 5 Litres) bring 1 litre of water to approximately 60-70°C, add the crushed
Carahell Malt (we recommend wrapping in a mesh cleaning cloth, pulled straight from the wrapper),
and let steep for about 30 minutes.
Remove the Carahell Malt by gathering up the corners of the mesh cloth and lift, allowing the liquid
to drain from the malt back into the pot.
Add pot to the stove and bring to the boil.
After 5 minutes remove from heat and add half the Centennial Hops.
Let the hops steep for 20 minutes then set in an ice bath to cool.
Strain the wort into your Fermenting Vessel (FV) and add the Mr Beer Golden Ale, stir to dissolve.
Fill the FV with cold water to the 5 litre mark.
Check the temperature and top up to the 9 litre mark with hot or cold water to get as close to 18°C as
possible.
Sprinkle the Coopers German Lager Yeast and fit the lid.

Home Recipes COLD FRONT IPA

Cold Front IPA

There’s a storm brewing! A new front in craft beer is on the horizon. This cold IPA is an Indian Pale Ale but brewed with lager yeast in cooler conditions; forecasting a crisp outlook with less cloudiness. It drops bright pale gold with a cloud-white head. Old-school west coast IPA aromas of citrus, pine forest, floral notes, and passionfruit roll on in. Then the thundering flavours of resinous pine, and citrus – especially grapefruit – arrive on the palate, before clearing to a crisp, cool, invigorating finish.

Cold Front IPA
Beer Style Ipa
Flavour Profile Hoppy, Floral, Resinous, Citrus
Alcohol Content 5.4%
Colour (EBC) 10
Bitterness (IBU) 30
Volume 8.5L
Difficulty Advanced

Ingredients

1 x 1.3kg Mr Beer Golden Ale
1 x 100g Carahell Malt
1 x 25g Simcoe Hops
1 x 25g Centennial Hops
1 x 11g Coopers German Lager Yeast
1 x 72g Mr Beer Carbonation Drops

1. Mix

Place the Carahell Malt in a plastic zip-lock sandwich bag and crack it using a rolling pin.
In a good size pot (around 5 Litres) bring 1 litre of water to approximately 60-70°C, add the crushed
Carahell Malt (we recommend wrapping in a mesh cleaning cloth, pulled straight from the wrapper),
and let steep for about 30 minutes.
Remove the Carahell Malt by gathering up the corners of the mesh cloth and lift, allowing the liquid
to drain from the malt back into the pot.
Add pot to the stove and bring to the boil.
After 5 minutes remove from heat and add half the Centennial Hops.
Let the hops steep for 20 minutes then set in an ice bath to cool.
Strain the wort into your Fermenting Vessel (FV) and add the Mr Beer Golden Ale, stir to dissolve.
Fill the FV with cold water to the 5 litre mark.
Check the temperature and top up to the 9 litre mark with hot or cold water to get as close to 18°C as
possible.
Sprinkle the Coopers German Lager Yeast and fit the lid.

2. Brew

Place the FV in a location out of direct sunlight and try to ferment between 12C-15C, but it can go as
high as 22C.
Fermentation should take 5 to 10 days.
Once fermentation slows down, approximately day 5, add the Simcoe Hops and the remaining
Centennial Hops (we recommend wrapping them in a mesh cleaning cloth, pulled straight from the
wrapper).
Leave for 3 days and then check Specific Gravity (SG).
Check the SG again the following day and so on.

3. Bottle

The brew is ready once the SG has stabilised over a couple of days, expect about 1009 to 1014.
Gently fill clean PET bottles to about 3cm from the top.
Add 2 carbonation drops per bottle and secure the caps.
Store the bottles upright in a location out of direct sunlight at or above 18C.

4. Enjoy

After at least two weeks, check for sufficient carbonation by squeezing the bottles.
Bottles kept unrefrigerated should improve with age.
When ready to drink, chill the bottles upright.
The chilled beer may be poured into clean glassware, leaving the sediment behind.
Expect the alcohol content to be approximately 5.4% ABV.

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