Rebel Heart IPA Clone Beer Kit - All Grain

Description

Your Rebel Heart IPA Clone is modeled after Sam Adams Rebel IPA and gives you a bold West Coast IPA with citrus and pine notes. Brewers 2-Row Malt creates a clean crisp base while Caramel 40L adds subtle sweetness and body. Cascade hops contribute bright citrus while Simcoe adds pine earthy and tropical undertones with the dry hop addition intensifying aroma. New England Style Ale Yeast completes the fermentation.

Your Rebel Heart IPA Clone 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 providing you with the freshest ingredients for you to make your best beer.

Beer Specifications

• ABV: 6.6% - 7.1%
• Original Gravity: 1.065 - 1.073
• Final Gravity: 1.012 - 1.015
• IBUs: 48
• SRM: 8

Disclaimer: All calculations are approximate.

Ingredients

Grain Bill (combined into one bag)

• 12 lbs Brewers 2-Row Malt
• 1 lb Caramel/Crystal 40L

Hops (substitutions based on availability)

• 2 oz. Cascade Hops
• 2 oz. Simcoe Hops

Yeast (substitutions based on availability)

• 1 Packet of New England Style Ale Yeast

Also Included

• 5 oz Priming Sugar
• 1 x Yeast Energizer / Irish Moss Combo Packet - Added at the last 15 minutes of the boil

Instructions

Hop Schedule

• 1 oz Cascade (60 min)
• 1 oz Simcoe (15 min)
• 1 oz Cascade (5 min)
• 1 oz Simcoe (Dry hop, 5 days)

1. Clean and sanitize all brewing equipment thoroughly.
2. Heat 4.25 - 4.75 gallons of strike water to 159°F. *Adjust for your brew systems temperature loss.*
3. Mash 2-Row and Caramel 40 for 60 minutes at 148°F. Stirring occasionally to keep temperature consistent.
4. Sparge 4 gallons at 168°F, collect ~6.5 gallons wort.
5. 60 minute boil total.
6. 60 min: 1 oz Cascade
7. 15 min: 1 oz Simcoe
8. 5 min: 1 oz Cascade
9. Cool to ~68°F and top up to 5 gallons total. Pitch New England Ale Yeast.
10. Ferment ~2 weeks.
11. After primary fermentation (5-7 days), add 1 oz Simcoe for 5 days.

Bottle Conditioning

1. Dissolve 5 oz of priming sugar in 2 cups boiling water and let it cool.
2. Transfer the beer from the fermenter into a sanitized bottling bucket, leaving behind sediment.
3. Stir in the priming sugar solution evenly and vigorously enough to aerate the wort for healthy fermentation.
4. Bottle the beer using sanitized bottles and cap them securely.
5. Store bottles at room temperature for 2-3 weeks for carbonation.

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 before serving.