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Gila Monster Black IPA - Archived

Gila Monster Black IPA - Archived

4.7
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
12 Reviews

SKU: 90-15028-00-55

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A perfect melding of the orange and the black with a fierce hop bite. This big, moderately roasty, India Pale Ale showcases the dark malt character followed by a deep hop back bite. Watch this one, and handle with care. It's a serious contender in flavor, body and the ABV that it brings. It is truly a wild ride!

 

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This recipe has a lot of fermentables. Put your fermenter somewhere safe in case it leaks during fermentation.

What You Get

  • 1 Diablo IPA Brewing Extract (HME)
  • 1 American Porter Brewing Extract (HME)
  • 2 Packets of Dry Brewing Yeast (Under the Lid of the Brewing Extracts, you will not be using these)
  • 1 Packet of Palisade Pellet Hops
  • 1 Hop Sack
  • 1 Packet of US-05
  • 1 Packet of No-Rinse Cleanser

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Brew Specs

Flavor: Hoppy
Original Gravity: 1.082
Final Gravity: 1.019
ABV: 8.4%
SRM: (Color): 21
IBU: (Bitterness): 99

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4.7
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
Based on 12 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 8 Total 4 star reviews: 4 Total 3 star reviews: 0 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 0
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    Anonymous
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    6 years ago
    Serious Beer

    This beer is no Joke. Big flavor and big ABV. I bottle carbed for 3 weeks and bottle conditioned for 2 weeks. It has a soft mouth feel with an upfront orange flavor that turns dark. The back end is a nice roasted flavor with a deep dark hop bite. Recommend to anyone who is interested in a dark citrus beer with a heavy hop back.

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    Anonymous
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    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    7 years ago
    Bitter hoppy goodness.

    I only let it ferment for 10 days instead of the recommended 21 because fermentation activity seemed to be complete. Then 10 days carbonating. They were tasty the next day as soon as they were cold but after about 3 weeks in the fridge they were immaculate. Wonderful recipe if you like dark bitter hoppy brews. A++

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    Anonymous
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    8 years ago
    Very rich and delicious black IPA

    I'll mimic what the others said here: patience is a virtue. This is said to work best with 2 - 3 month bottle conditioning. After about 6 weeks (practically there) I tried one and it was on the way to being a rich roasty IPA but the hops (from the Diablo HME) still overpowered the taste too forward and citrus-y and still not really ready. I waited another 4 weeks and tried another: the taste had really balanced. What you end up with is a dark-looking nearly black IPA with some malty roast undercurrent. It looks pretty much like porter and has the body of one. This has lots of body but without the harsh bitterness. Floral hop tinge that almost taste added and if I can hold onto some of these for 2 or 4 more months I expect to be very happy with those.

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    Anonymous
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    10 years ago
    Excellent beer

    Sampled my first bottle after 6 weeks bottle conditioning. Has a nice head and just the right amount of hops. I would do this one again.

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    Anonymous
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    10 years ago
    Excellent Black IPA!

    Like the other reviews it needs time to mature and gets better with age. I followed a 2-3-6 schedule. I used Turbinado (Raw) sugar for fermentation and it came out perfect! On tasting the dark malt is immediate followed by a nice hop bitterness on the back end. Definitely one of the better Mr. Beer recipes I have brewed.

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