Alesmith IPA Clone | All-grain Recipe Kit | 5 Gallons
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Alesmith IPA Clone Beer Recipe Kit: Brew Your Own San Diego Classic
Experience the Bold, Balanced Flavor of a West Coast IPA Icon
Brew your very own clone of the renowned Alesmith IPA with our all-grain recipe kit. A staple of San Diego’s craft beer scene, Alesmith IPA is loved for its smooth bitterness, aromatic hop profile, and balanced malt backbone. This kit is designed to let you replicate that iconic flavor with precision and ease in your own home brewery.
Fermentation Requirements
- Fermenter: Use a clean, sanitized fermenter with enough headspace for a healthy 5 gallon fermentation.
- Temperature control: Keep fermentation steady and follow the yeast or instruction-sheet temperature guidance for the cleanest result.
- Packaging: Confirm fermentation is complete before bottling or kegging, then package carefully to avoid oxygen pickup.
Product Highlights:
- Clone of Alesmith IPA: Recreate a legendary San Diego IPA known for its refined balance and hop-forward character.
- All-Grain Kit: Includes 231 oz (14.44 lbs) of milled grains—ready to mash for a full-bodied 5-gallon batch.
- Hop Load: Features a generous 10 oz of hops for bold flavor and aroma.
- Target Stats: OG: 1.070, FG: 1.015, ABV: 7.22%, IBU: 40, SRM: 7–8.
- Designed Efficiency: Recipe is scaled for 75% brewhouse efficiency; your actual gravity may vary based on equipment and process.
- Authentic Yeast: Includes SafAle US-05 dry yeast for clean fermentation and bright hop expression.
- Flavor Timeline: Ready to drink once carbonated, with peak flavor between 2–5 months. Stores well at cellar temperature for up to 6 months.
Everything You Need for an Iconic West Coast IPA
This recipe Detailed Kit Contents all the grains, hops, and yeast needed to brew a 5-gallon batch of bold, West Coast-style IPA. Perfect for intermediate to advanced homebrewers looking to capture a legendary San Diego classic in their own brewhouse.
Enhance Your Brewing Process
With the Alesmith IPA Clone All-Grain Kit, you're brewing a beer that’s more than just hops—it's a balance of bold bitterness and smooth drinkability. Brew your own batch today and enjoy a handcrafted version of a true West Coast legend.
If you are interested in carbonating in the bottle instead of kegging your beer, pick up some Priming Sugar.
Helpful Bottling & Kegging Add-Ons
- Bottling this batch? Add powdered dextrose priming sugar so you are ready on packaging day.
- Use our Priming Sugar Calculator to dial in the right amount of sugar for your beer volume, temperature, and carbonation target.
- Kegging instead? Use our Beer Carbonation Chart & Keg Serving Pressure Calculator to choose the right CO₂ pressure for your serving temperature and carbonation level.
All-Grain Brew Day Upgrade
If you brew with a kettle-based brew-in-a-bag setup, add our BIAB grain bag for easier mash handling, cleaner lautering, and faster cleanup.
Download the brewing instructions PDF
Grain Milling
We automatically mill the grains included with SoCal Brewing Supply beer recipe kits so they are ready for brew day. If you want the grains left unmilled, please add that request in the shopping cart notes before checkout. We’ll do our best to support unmilled requests when packing your order.