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Looking for a good IPA kit

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  • 14-04-2013 11:24am
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    bennyineire
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    Hey gang, just wondering if anyone can recommend a good IPA kit, something along the lines of O'Hara's and Proper Job IPA, also what would I need to put in the kit to improve the taste, I'm after getting a taste for this stuff lately and would love to get a nice kit to try out


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    BeerNut
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    Coopers Draught is along those lines. Try dry-hopping with 20 or 30g of Centennial, Citra or the like.

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    bennyineire
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    Thanks for the reply, just wondering what the process is with the dry hopin, I haven't done that yet


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    BeerNut
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    Just throw them in loose a week before bottling.

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    lang
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    BeerNut wrote: »
    Just throw them in loose a week before bottling.

    Just a little addition to the above comment:

    I have found that if you put the Hops in a bit of Muslin cloth and then place this 'bag' in the fermenter as above. I sanitise the Muslin all the time and I make sure there is enough room in the 'bag' for the hops to swell a little.


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    [Deleted User]
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    The coopers IPA kit is quite good. I added 30g of cascade hops to my last batch of it. Very tasty beer.


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    joctcl
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    Pellets are better for dry hopping.
    I use the muslin if I have leaf with a big sanitised marble in the bottom to sink it.
    Try not to leave for longer than 2 weeks dry hopping in secondary otherwise you will get grassy flavours coming through


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    howamidifferent
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    Plus 1 on the Coopers IPA. Lovely sup...:)


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    BeerNut
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    The Coopers IPA is great but it's a fair bit darker than the beers mentioned in the OP.

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    viper123
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    BeerNut wrote: »
    Coopers Draught is along those lines. Try dry-hopping with 20 or 30g of Centennial, Citra or the like.

    Sorry to hijack a thread but I just put on a coopers IPA on Monday and would like to try some dry-hopping - is there any place in Dublin where you can get hops or will I just have to get them delivered from one of the online sites?


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