Humboldt Clouds Double IPA Beer Kit - All Grain

Description

Your Humboldt Clouds Double IPA gives you a resinous West Coast double IPA with earthy pine, a dank edge and subtle citrus brightness. The 2-Row Brewer's Malt provides a clean firm base while Carapils adds body and a soft mouthfeel and Caramel 20L contributes a touch of sweetness. Magnum, Columbus, Simcoe, Chinook, and Amarillo hops build intense bitterness and flavor, and the dry hop of Mosaic, Cascade, and Nelson Sauvin saturates your beer with berry, tropical, grapefruit, and white wine-like aromatics. The American Ale Yeast ferments clean for a crisp finish.

Your Humboldt Clouds Double IPA kit never sits on a shelf. Your grains are crushed to order, your ingredients are packed fresh, and you don't pay for a flashy box. It's all about giving you the freshest ingredients to make your best beer.

Beer Specifications

• ABV: 8.0% - 8.4%
• Original Gravity: 1.074 - 1.084
• Final Gravity: 1.014 -1.017
• IBUs: 100+
• SRM: 6

Disclaimer: All calculations are for approximation purposes only.

Ingredients

Grain Bill (combined into one bag)

• 14 lbs 2-Row Brewer's Malt
• 1 lb Carapils (Dextrin) Malt
• 12 oz Caramel 20L Malt

Hops (substitutions based on availability)

• 1 oz Magnum Hops (60 min)
• 1 oz Columbus Hops (30 min)
• 1 oz Simcoe Hops (15 min)
• 1 oz Chinook Hops (10 min)
• 1 oz Amarillo Hops (0 min)
• 2 oz Mosaic Hops (Dry Hop for 5 days)
• 2 oz Cascade Hops (Dry Hop for 5 days)
• 2 oz Nelson Sauvin Hops (Dry Hop for 5 days)

Yeast (substitutions based on availability)

• 2 packets American Ale Yeast (SafAle US-05)

Also Included

• 5 oz Priming Sugar
• 1x Irish Moss/Energizer Combo Packet

Instructions

Hop Schedule

• 1 oz Magnum at 60 minutes (bittering)
• 1 oz Columbus at 30 minutes (bittering/flavor)
• 1 oz Simcoe at 15 minutes (flavor)
• 1 oz Chinook at 10 minutes (flavor/aroma)
• 1 oz Amarillo at flameout (aroma)
• Dry Hopping: Add 2 oz each of Mosaic, Cascade, and Nelson Sauvin hops directly to the fermenter after primary fermentation. Let the beer sit for 5 days before packaging.

1. Sanitize all brewing equipment thoroughly.
2. Heat 4.25 - 4.75 gallons of water to 165°F. *Adjust for your brewing systems temperature loss.*
3. Add crushed grains to your mash tun and mash at 150°F for 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Heat 4 gallons of water to 170°F for sparging.
5. Slowly rinse the grains, collecting about 6.5 gallons of pre-boil wort.
6. Bring the wort to a rolling boil.
7. Add hops at the following times: 1 oz Magnum at 60 minutes (bittering). 1 oz Columbus at 30 minutes (bittering/flavor). 1 oz Simcoe at 15 minutes (flavor). Add the Irish Moss/Energizer at this stage as well. 1 oz Chinook at 10 minutes (flavor/aroma). 1 oz Amarillo at flameout (aroma).
8. Boil for a total of 60 minutes.
9. Cool the wort rapidly to 68°F using an immersion or counterflow chiller.
10. Transfer the cooled wort to a sanitized fermenter and top off with water to exactly 5 gallons.
11. Pitch the 2 packets of yeast into the fermenter.
12. Ferment at 68°F for 10–14 days.
13. Add 2 oz each of Mosaic, Cascade, and Nelson Sauvin hops directly to the fermenter after primary fermentation.
14. Let the beer sit for 5 days before packaging.

Bottle Conditioning

1. Transfer to a sanitized bottling bucket and stir in 5 oz. priming sugar. Mix until evenly distributed and bottle your beer.
2. Once bottled, allow 2 weeks for carbonation in a cool, dark room. Enjoy!

Kegging

1. Transfer the beer into a sanitized keg.
2. Seal and purge oxygen by burping the keg with CO₂.
3. Set the CO₂ regulator to 12 PSI and store at 38°F for 2-3 weeks.