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Knock Off Session IPA
Knock Off Session IPA is a West Coast IPA you can have three of on a school night: Centennial, Cascade and Amarillo over caramalt and wheat, 20L at 3.9%.
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Knock Off Session IPA
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The details
Low alcohol IPAs usually go thin, because once the alcohol drops there is nothing left holding the beer up. This one carries 500g of caramalt and 500g of wheat dry malt for exactly that reason. The caramalt gives it body and a touch of sweetness to stand against 125g of hops, and the wheat holds the head. Well-hopped, not bitter. Dry, not watery.
A West Coast IPA you can have three of on a school night.
Pine, grapefruit and a crisp, snappy finish, all at 3.9%. This is the beer for when you want proper hop character but still want to get up in the morning.
What's in the box
- Mangrove Jack's Light Liquid Malt 1.5kg
- Light wheat dry malt 500g: holds the head and keeps it from going thin
- Caramalt 500g: body and a touch of sweetness against the hops
- Centennial 50g, Cascade 50g, Amarillo 25g
- Fermentis Safale US-05 yeast
- Full step-by-step recipe card
Makes 20L. You add water, carbonation drops and a bit of patience.
How it drinks
Golden with a tight white head. Centennial and Cascade in the boil give you the classic citrus and pine, Amarillo in the hop stand adds a soft orange edge, then a double dry hop finishes it off. Caramalt and wheat keep it from going thin, which is the trap most low-alcohol IPAs fall into.
Well-hopped, not bitter. Dry, not watery.
Brew day
Steep the grain, stir in the malts, 60-minute boil with two hop additions, 20-minute hop stand, top up to 20L and pitch. Dry hop for 3 to 5 days once fermentation is done. About 2 hours hands-on, then the yeast does the rest.
Ready to drink in 5 weeks. Best within 2 months of bottling while the hop aroma is at its peak.
Good to know
The boil fits a standard 5L kitchen pot. You'll need a fermenter, bottles and carbonation drops (1 per 375ml, 2 per 750ml). Ferment between 18 and 22C for the cleanest result. If you're landing here without gear, a starter kit gets you the fermenter, hydrometer and bottling essentials in one box.
Specifications
| Style | West Coast session IPA |
|---|---|
| Batch size | 20L |
| ABV | 3.9% (bottle conditioned) |
| O.G. | 1.036 |
| Hops | Centennial, Cascade, Amarillo |
| Yeast | Fermentis Safale US-05 |
| Ferment temp | 18C to 22C |
| Ready in | 5 weeks |
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What's In The Kit
- Mangrove Jack's Light Liquid Malt 1.5kg
- Light wheat dry malt 500g: holds the head and keeps the body up
- Caramalt 500g: body and a touch of sweetness against the hops
- Centennial 50g: classic West Coast citrus and pine in the boil
- Cascade 50g: grapefruit, in the boil alongside the Centennial
- Amarillo 25g: soft orange in the hop stand and the dry hop
- Fermentis Safale US-05 yeast: clean, forgiving American ale strain
- Full step-by-step recipe card
- Carbonation drops are NOT included: sold separately
Brew Specs
- Style: West Coast session IPA
- Batch size: 20L (around 50 bottles)
- ABV: 3.9% (bottle conditioned)
- Original gravity: 1.036
- Hops: Centennial and Cascade (boil), Amarillo (hop stand), double dry hop
- Yeast: Fermentis Safale US-05
- Fermentation temp: 18C to 22C
- Ready to drink: 5 weeks
- Best within: 2 months of bottling, while the hop aroma peaks
Flavour Profile
Aroma: Grapefruit and pine from the Centennial and Cascade, with a soft orange edge from the Amarillo in the hop stand and dry hop
Appearance: Pale gold with a tight white head
Flavour: Proper West Coast hop character, citrus forward, with caramalt underneath keeping it from thinning out
Mouthfeel: Light to medium, held up by the wheat and caramalt rather than by alcohol
Finish: Crisp and snappy. Well-hopped, not bitter
Appearance: Pale gold with a tight white head
Flavour: Proper West Coast hop character, citrus forward, with caramalt underneath keeping it from thinning out
Mouthfeel: Light to medium, held up by the wheat and caramalt rather than by alcohol
Finish: Crisp and snappy. Well-hopped, not bitter
Who it's for
For anyone who wants proper hop character but still wants to get up in the morning
Brewers working with a standard 5L kitchen pot: the boil fits
Anyone who has been disappointed by thin, watery low-alcohol IPAs and wants one with body
Brewers working with a standard 5L kitchen pot: the boil fits
Anyone who has been disappointed by thin, watery low-alcohol IPAs and wants one with body
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