derekp83
Well-Known Member
So I'm soon brewing an IPA for a friend's birthday, and I'm planning to soup-up a Muntons IPA Bitter. Using a website that had a range of colors, IBUs, etc for the prehopped kit, I plugged my numbers into Brewtarget, added some specialty grains and Cascade hops. I no-chill, so it might be hoppier than my numbers show, but I don't suspect that to be a problem because it seems to be pretty balanced anyway. Here it goes:
IPA (Muntons IPA Bitter plus some) - American IPA (14B)
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Batch Size 2.5 gal
Boil Size 1 gal
Boil Time 15.000 min
Efficiency 70%
OG 1.065 sg
FG 1.016 sg
ABV 6.6%
Bitterness 45.3 IBU (Tinseth)
Color 12.7 srm (Morey)
Fermentables
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Name Type Amount Mashed Late Yield Color
Muntons IPA Bitter (prehopped kit) Extract 4.000 lb No No 78% 12.0 srm
Briess DME - Pale Ale Dry Extract 11.000 oz No No 95% 6.0 srm
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L Grain 4.000 oz No No 74% 40.0 srm
Total grain: 4.937 lb
Hops
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Name Alpha Amount Use Time Form IBU
Muntons IPA Bitter (kit hops estimate) 4.5% 1.000 oz Boil 1.000 hr Pellet 27.3
Cascade 6.0% 1.000 oz Boil 15.000 min Pellet 18.1
Cascade 6.0% 1.000 oz Dry Hop 0.000 s Pellet 0.0
Yeasts
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Name Type Form Amount Stage
Muntons Ale Dry 0.00 tsp Primary (IGNORE the numbers, just a packet of yeast that comes under the lid)
IPA (Muntons IPA Bitter plus some) - American IPA (14B)
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Batch Size 2.5 gal
Boil Size 1 gal
Boil Time 15.000 min
Efficiency 70%
OG 1.065 sg
FG 1.016 sg
ABV 6.6%
Bitterness 45.3 IBU (Tinseth)
Color 12.7 srm (Morey)
Fermentables
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Name Type Amount Mashed Late Yield Color
Muntons IPA Bitter (prehopped kit) Extract 4.000 lb No No 78% 12.0 srm
Briess DME - Pale Ale Dry Extract 11.000 oz No No 95% 6.0 srm
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L Grain 4.000 oz No No 74% 40.0 srm
Total grain: 4.937 lb
Hops
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Name Alpha Amount Use Time Form IBU
Muntons IPA Bitter (kit hops estimate) 4.5% 1.000 oz Boil 1.000 hr Pellet 27.3
Cascade 6.0% 1.000 oz Boil 15.000 min Pellet 18.1
Cascade 6.0% 1.000 oz Dry Hop 0.000 s Pellet 0.0
Yeasts
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Name Type Form Amount Stage
Muntons Ale Dry 0.00 tsp Primary (IGNORE the numbers, just a packet of yeast that comes under the lid)
OG of around 1.056 (couldn't get a consistent reading, anywhere between 1.050 and 1.056). I even added 4 oz of table sugar to bring the alcohol up, and expected an OG of around 1.069. However, it tastes good. I'm going to let it sit for about 3 weeks before I bottle it all up.
