Expedition: El Dorado IPA Beer Kit

Description

Your Expedition: El Dorado IPA gives you a golden-colored ale built on Munich liquid malt extract and Bonlander Munich malt for a sturdy malt foundation. Caramel 60L and Biscuit malts contribute light sweetness and warmth while pale dry malt extract and brewer's crystals keep the body balanced. Cascade and El Dorado IPA hops deliver citrus and tropical fruit character, and SafAle US-05 ferments cleanly so the hop notes remain prominent.

Your Label Peelers Expedition: El Dorado IPA 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 providing you with the freshest ingredients for you to make your best beer.

Beer Specifications

• ABV: 6.4% - 6.9%
• Original Gravity: 1.063 - 1.069
• Final Gravity: 1.012 - 1.016
• IBUs: 81
• SRM: 11

Ingredients

Extracts and Brewers Crystals

• 3.3 lbs. Munich Liquid Malt Extract
• 3 lbs. Pale Dry Malt Extract
• 1 lb. Brewer’s Crystals

Specialty Grains (combined into one bag)

• 1 lb. Bonlander Munich Malt
• 6 oz. Caramel Malt 60L
• 6 oz. Biscuit Malt

Hops (substitutions based on availability)

• 1 oz. Cascade Hops
• 3 oz. El Dorado IPA Hops

Yeast (substitutions based on availability)

• Packet of Dry Yeast (SafAle US-05)

Also Included

• 5 oz. Priming Sugar
• Yeast Energizer / Irish Moss Combo Packet
• Muslin Grain Bag

Instructions

Hop Schedule

• 60 minutes: 1 oz. Cascade Hops (Bittering)
• 30 minutes: .5 oz. El Dorado IPA Hops (Flavor)
• 20 minutes: .5 oz. El Dorado IPA Hops (Flavor)
• 10 minutes: .5 oz. El Dorado IPA Hops (Aroma)
• 5 minutes: .5 oz. El Dorado IPA Hops (Aroma)
• 0 minutes: 1 oz. El Dorado IPA Hops (Aroma/Flameout)

1. Heat 2-3 gallons of water to 155°F.
2. Place grains in a grain bag and steep in the hot water for 30 minutes.
3. Remove the grain bag, sparge (rinse) with water into the kettle, and discard.
4. Stir in the brewers crystals, liquid and dry malt extract until fully dissolved.
5. Bring your wort to a rolling boil.
6. Add the hops according to the hop schedule.
7. Boil for 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.
8. At 15 minutes remaining, add the Yeast Energizer / Irish Moss Combo Packet.
9. Cool the wort to 70°F. An immersion chiller or ice bath works well for this.
10. Transfer the wort to a sanitizer fermenter and top off with clean, filtered water to 5 gallons.
11. Pitch the yeast and seal the fermenter.
12. Ferment at 68-70°F for 10-14 days or until fermentation is complete.
13. Transfer to a bottling bucket and stir in 5 oz. priming sugar. Mix until evenly distributed and bottle your beer.
14. Once bottled, allow 2 weeks for carbonation in a cool, dark room. Enjoy!