India Pale Ale - First Recipe

Brewmeister 1.6Kg IPA Extract Kit
3 lbs. Light Amber Malt Extract
1 oz. Cascade Hops
2 tsp. Gypsum
1 tsp. Irish Moss
½ lb. Crystal Malt Barley

Add ½ lb. Crystal Malt in bag to 2 ½ gallons cold water
Turn up heat, remove Crystal Malt just at boiling is evidenced
Add ½ oz. Cascade Hops, 1 ½ lbs. Of Light Amber Extract, and 1.6 Kg extract kit at the boil start. Mix ingredients well.
At 30 minutes past boil start add additional 1 ½ lbs. Light Amber Malt Extract.
At 40 minutes past start of boil add an additional ½ oz. Cascade Hops.
At 45 minutes, end boil.

Pour hot wort through screening funnel into primary fermenter containing 2 ½ gallons of cold water. Add additional water to reach the 5 gallon mark.

Specific Gravity Readings:

1.055 O.G. 11/18/97
1.020 E.G. 11/27/97

Racked 11/29/97 with ¾ cup priming sugar dissolved in 1 pint of boiling water.

Racked into 30 sixteen ounce bottles.

Comments:

A very tasty ale, with good body and dark amber color. Perhaps less extract (or more water) would produce a more realistic IPA. A great first effort!