The Apprentice IPA | Clone All-grain Recipe Kit | 5 Gallons
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The Apprentice IPA Recipe Kit | All-Grain | 5 Gallon
The Apprentice IPA is a dry, hop-forward American IPA built around firm bitterness, clean fermentation, and layered American hop character. Chinook drives the boil profile, while Amarillo, Simcoe, Centennial, and CTZ build citrus, pine, resin, grapefruit, and dank dry-hop aroma.
Prefer the extract version? See the The Apprentice IPA Extract Recipe Kit for a shorter brew day with dry malt extract and steeping grains.
Beer Profile
- Style: American IPA
- Batch Size: 5 gallons
- Estimated OG: 1.064
- Estimated FG: 1.009
- Estimated ABV: 7.2%
- Bitterness: 78 IBUs
- Boil Time: 90 minutes
Grain Milling
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Fermentation Requirements
Ferment with SafAle US-05 around 68°F for a clean American ale profile. The source recipe calls for a WLP001-style California Ale profile; US-05 is used here as a clean dry-yeast option. Keep fermentation steady and avoid oxygen exposure after fermentation begins.
Detailed Kit Contents
The kit ships with:
Fermentables & Specialty Grains
- Rahr Standard Craft 2-Row Malt: 216 oz
- Weyermann® Acidulated Malt: 8 oz
- Briess Caramel 40L Malt (Crystal): 3 oz
- Briess Carapils® Dextrin Malt for Body & Head Retention: 3 oz
Hops
- Amarillo® Hops - U.S. Grown T-90 Pellets: 3 oz
- Chinook Hops - U.S. Grown T-90 Pellets: 2 oz
- Simcoe Hops - U.S. Grown T-90 Pellets: 3 oz
- Centennial Hops - U.S. Grown T-90 Pellets: 1 oz
- CTZ Hops (Columbus, Tomahawk, Zeus) - U.S. Grown T-90 Pellets: 2 oz
Yeast
- Fermentis SafAle US-05 American Ale Dry Yeast – 11.5g Sachet: 1
Flavor and Brewing Character
Expect a firm, bitter, dry-finishing IPA with clean malt support and expressive citrus, pine, resin, grapefruit, and dank hop character. The malt bill keeps body and color in check so the hop schedule can stay assertive without becoming sweet or heavy.
Brewing Notes
- Mash at 152°F: This supports a dryish IPA finish with enough structure.
- Use the 90 minute boil: The source recipe is built around this boil length.
- Dry hop after fermentation slows: Add 2 oz CTZ, 1.5 oz Amarillo, and 1.5 oz Simcoe for 6 days.
- Limit oxygen: IPA aroma fades quickly with rough transfers or splashing.
If you are bottle conditioning, purchase Priming Sugar separately and use our Priming Sugar Calculator.
If kegging, use our Keg Carbonation Calculator.
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.