Hop Therapy Centennial IPA | Extract Recipe Kit | 5 Gallons
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Hop Therapy Centennial IPA | Extract Recipe Kit | 5 Gallons
Hop Therapy Centennial IPA is a clean, bitter, Centennial-focused American IPA built around grapefruit, citrus peel, light pine, firm bitterness, and a lean malt platform. The goal is not a sweet modern hazy IPA; this should finish crisp, hop-forward, and bright.
Companion version: This is the extract version of Hop Therapy Centennial IPA. If you want full mash control, see the all-grain version of Hop Therapy Centennial IPA.
Beer Profile
- Style: Centennial-driven American IPA
- Batch Size: 5 gallons packaged / ~5.25–5.5 gallons into fermenter
- Estimated OG: ~1.063–1.066
- Estimated FG: ~1.012–1.014
- Estimated ABV: ~6.6–7.0%
- Bitterness: Firm IPA bitterness
- Boil Time: 75 minutes
- Dry Hop: 3.5 Ounces Centennial
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.
Fermentation Requirements
Use a clean, sanitized fermenter with enough headspace for active fermentation. Pitch SafAle US-05 into well-aerated wort around 64–68°F, hold fermentation steady through peak activity, then allow the beer to finish around 68–70°F. Confirm gravity is close to terminal before dry hopping, and confirm gravity is stable before packaging.
Detailed Kit Contents
- Briess CBW® Golden Light LME | Liquid Malt Extract | 3.3lbs & 32 lbs: 2 Cans, 3.3 lb each; use both cans
- Briess Golden Light DME: 3 Pounds supplied; use 2.5 lb for target gravity and reserve the remaining 0.5 lb
- Briess Caramel 40L Malt: 8 Ounces
- Centennial Hops: 6 Ounces supplied; use 1.2 Ounces at 45 minutes remaining, 1.2 Ounces at 30 minutes remaining, and 3.5 Ounces for dry hop
- Calcium Sulfate (Gypsum): 2 Ounce pack supplied; use 2 g in the boil if following the source water adjustment
- Fermentis SafAle US-05 American Ale Dry Yeast: 1 Packet
- Muslin Steeping Bag: 1 Muslin Steeping Bag, 5 x 15
Extract Gravity Check
The target extract amount is correct as written: use both 3.3 lb cans of Golden Light LME plus 2.5 lb of the supplied Golden Light DME. That is about 9.1 lb of malt extract used in the wort. The extra 0.5 lb DME is included because DME is sold in 1 lb packs; do not add it unless you intentionally want a stronger beer. Using the full 3 lb DME would push the beer above the intended Two Hearted-style gravity range.
Volume and ABV Notes
For best accuracy, top up to roughly 5.25–5.5 gallons into the fermenter if your goal is about 5 gallons packaged. If you top up only to exactly 5.0 gallons, the same extract charge can read higher than the listed OG.
Flavor and Brewing Character
Expect grapefruit, orange peel, floral citrus, light pine, clean malt support, and a dry American ale fermentation profile. Keep oxygen away from the beer after fermentation starts; hop aroma fades quickly when handled roughly.
Helpful Bottling & Kegging Add-Ons
Bottling this batch? Add powdered dextrose priming sugar and use our Priming Sugar Calculator for the actual packaged volume and beer temperature.
Kegging instead? Use our Beer Carbonation Chart & Keg Serving Pressure Calculator to choose the right pressure for your serving temperature and carbonation target.