Hello,
New here and looking forward to soaking up knowledge from this forum! I will be starting my first batch of home brew very soon. I am a long time craft brew lover. However, I’ve never made my own. I have been stocking up over the years on equipment. I’m finally ready to give it a go. I want to start fairly easy, so that’s why I’m thinking of using a kit.
I would really like to make a Citra Pale Ale or a solid IPA. I am a hop freak so I’m looking for something with a minimum of 65 ibu’s. I would love to do a Citra Pale Ale with some intense citra hop character. I know beggars can’t be choosers, though.
Any ideas on a solid starter kit with the above mentioned criteria that will not disappoint?
Thanks!!!
NB’s Dead ringer[/url] is a popular IPA, it’s a clone of Bell’s Two Hearted Ale, in fact NB used to call the kit Three Hearted Ale but the lawyers didn’t like that. [url=http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/brewing/recipe-kits/extract-kits/extract-ale-kits/denny-s-wry-smile-rye-ipa-extract-kit.html]Denny’s Rye IPA
is wildly popular too.
Dead ringer should be a good choice, but also try the chinook IPA or sinister warrior IPA. Sounds like you really need to check the inventory sheets and see what best suits your tastes.
I’ve made the Chinook IPA twice now…the first time, I went through it so fast I was left wondering where it had gone! Good stuff! I have a batch of it in the fermenter now…I’m sure the other mentioned kits are great as well! Welcome to the addiction! Enjoy! :cheers:
+3 on IPA’s. I did the Dead Ringer as my 3rd kit, I think. It was so good. I just did 2 batches of sinistral warrior and they taste really good. They all finished over 6% ABV. Your hophead will thank you for doing any one of these beers 
