Discovery IPA

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Imagine if Christopher Columbus’ exploring prowess extended to brewing. Chances are he would have toasted his discovery of the Americas with an IPA to acknowledge his bold undertaking. Our Recipe of the Month is a nod to the intrepid seafaring explorer with an American-inspired IPA dubbed Discovery IPA. Thanks to the abundance of American Columbus and Centennial hop varieties, this beautiful India Pale Ale is awash with bold citrus, spice and floral notes, along with a shipload of malty flavours and a spicy, bitter finish. Columbus would undoubtedly agree — our American-inspired Discovery IPA is definitely worth discovering.

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Recipe Contains

1 × Mr Beer Long Play IPA (1.3kg)
2 × Mr Beer Unhopped Malt Extract - Pale (250g)
1 × Centennial Hops (25g)
1 × Mr Beer Carbonation Drops (72g)

You'll Need

1 × 25g Columbus Hops
1 × 11.5g Safale US-05 Dry Yeast

Beer Style: Ale

Colour (EBC): 20
Volume: 8.5L
Difficulty: Intermediate

ABV 7.2%

Alcohol by Volume

60 IBU

International Bitterness Units

EBC 20

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Ingredients

1 x 1.3kg Mr Beer Long Play IPA
2 x 250g Mr Beer Unhopped Malt Extract - Pale
1 x 25g Columbus Hops
1 x 25g Centennial Hops
1 x 11.5g Safale US-05 Dry Yeast
1 x 72g Mr Beer Carbonation Drops

Mix

Clean and sanitise all equipment that will come in contact with the brew.
Bring the contents of a 250g Pale Unhopped Malt Extract to the boil in 3 litres of water.
Add approximately ½ of both the Columbus Hops and Centennial Hops and boil for 10mins.
Remove from the heat and set the pot in a cold/ice water bath to cool.
Strain the malt/hop liquid into the Fermenting Vessel (FV).
Add the contents of the Long Play IPA and the remaining Unhopped Malt Extract to the FV (no need
to stir).
Fill the FV with cold water to the 8.5 litre mark.
Sprinkle the US-05 and Long Play IPA brew can yeast then fit the lid.

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Discovery IPA

Imagine if Christopher Columbus’ exploring prowess extended to brewing. Chances are he would have toasted his discovery of the Americas with an IPA to acknowledge his bold undertaking. Our Recipe of the Month is a nod to the intrepid seafaring explorer with an American-inspired IPA dubbed Discovery IPA. Thanks to the abundance of American Columbus and Centennial hop varieties, this beautiful India Pale Ale is awash with bold citrus, spice and floral notes, along with a shipload of malty flavours and a spicy, bitter finish. Columbus would undoubtedly agree — our American-inspired Discovery IPA is definitely worth discovering.

Discovery IPA
Beer Style Ale
Flavour Profile Hoppy, Fruity, Spicy
Alcohol Content 7.2%
Colour (EBC) 20
Bitterness (IBU) 60
Volume 8.5L
Difficulty Intermediate

Ingredients

1 x 1.3kg Mr Beer Long Play IPA
2 x 250g Mr Beer Unhopped Malt Extract - Pale
1 x 25g Columbus Hops
1 x 25g Centennial Hops
1 x 11.5g Safale US-05 Dry Yeast
1 x 72g Mr Beer Carbonation Drops

1. Mix

Clean and sanitise all equipment that will come in contact with the brew.
Bring the contents of a 250g Pale Unhopped Malt Extract to the boil in 3 litres of water.
Add approximately ½ of both the Columbus Hops and Centennial Hops and boil for 10mins.
Remove from the heat and set the pot in a cold/ice water bath to cool.
Strain the malt/hop liquid into the Fermenting Vessel (FV).
Add the contents of the Long Play IPA and the remaining Unhopped Malt Extract to the FV (no need
to stir).
Fill the FV with cold water to the 8.5 litre mark.
Sprinkle the US-05 and Long Play IPA brew can yeast then fit the lid.

2. Brew

Place the FV in a location out of direct sunlight and try to ferment at 18C.
Fermentation should take 10 to 14 days.
At about day 10 or once the foam has died down (whichever comes first), add the remaining
Columbus and Centennial Hops - we recommend wrapping them in a mesh cleaning cloth, pulled
straight from the wrapper.
A couple of days later, check the specific gravity (SG).
Check the SG again the following day and so on.
The brew is ready once the SG has stabilised over a couple of days, expect about 1008 to 1012.

3. Bottle

Gently fill clean PET bottles to about 3cm from the top.
Add 2 carbonation drops per bottle and secure the caps (use only one carbonation drop for bottles
intended to be stored for a longer period).
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 7.2% ABV.

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