The beer that brought the brewing world to attention, IPA literally stands for India Pale Ale and the West Coast variety of this beer indicates that you can expect a beer that is deep golden yellow to light amber golden in colour, clear in appearance, hoppy, clean and STRONGER than your average old pale ale.

The KegKing ‘Westy’ is a genuine example of the beer style that California breweries like Anchor, Sierra Nevada, Stone and Karl Straus made popular in the late 1980s to early 1990s, the brewers of the first West Coast IPAs paired the traditional strong ale style with the emerging new world West Coast variety hops being grown in Northern California up into Oregon and Washington. This new craft brewing revolution fostered a wealth of IPAs that balanced a heavier malt backbone to hang the resinous, piney, citrus hop flavours from while still maintaining a clean, bitterness to complete the full spectrum of sensations in the glass.

We’d suggest Safale US 05, BRY97, Verdant or Mangrove Jack’s M66 Hophead Ale Yeast.

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

Approximate cube volume: 16.5L.

Starting Gravity: 1.064 undiluted, 1.054 with 3 litres of water added

Bitterness: 61 IBU’s using Magnum hops for bittering.

Grist make up: BB Ale 49% Signature PIls 49%, Best Carahell 2%

Flavour hopped with Centennial, Columbus, Chinook 

Dry hopping suggestions include: Citra, Centennial, Columbus, Chinook, Amarillo.

These wort kits are made on a Speidel 500L Braumeister Brewery from grain and brewed true to style. They are especially suited to time poor brewers or those who simply want an excellent beer with a minimum of effort. NOTE: Supplied in a 16.5 litre HDPE cube. these kits are generally designed to add 3 litres of water immediately prior to fermentation to achieve the ideal balance. You may if you wish, not add the extra water for a richer, higher gravity version. Yeast not included.