India Pale Ale Beer Kits (IPA)

IPA (India Pale Ale) beer kits can be generalised by saying they have a higher alcohol content and more hops compared to a pale ale.

For traditional IPA beer kits, this results in a stronger malty flavour, combined with a stronger bitterness. This is balanced with the higher alcohol content.

For the craft beer IPA kits, this means a stronger flavour of the aromatics from the hops giving beers a citrus tropical fruit aroma. There is also a slight increase in the bitterness, but not much increase in the malytiness, which means the full flavours of the hops can be enjoyed.

IPA beer kits are generally a light golden colour and tend to be rich and strong which makes them very interesting to drink.

Browse our range of top quality India Pale Ale Beer kits to see which one takes your fancy. We have a selection of different types of IPA Beer kit, some of which need extra sugar or malt extract.

A little history on India Pale Ales - these beers were created many years ago during the time of the commonwealth. British Officers in India wanted English ale, but they found it difficult to brew it in India, so they would try and ship pale ale from England. Due to the long journey, the beer would go stale or turn to vinegar. The brewers in England knew hops were a preservative, and found that if they increased the amount of hops and the alcohol content, the beer would make the journey to India. At the beginning of the journey the beer was very very bitter due to the amount of hops added. But hop bitterness fades over time, so by the time it got to India, the IPA had mellowed in bitterness and was quite quaffable. So this is why now, a stronger beer with lots of hops added is known as an IPA.

Due to the craft beer realm, there are now many more types of IPA than just the good old traditional English IPA, including New England IPA, West Coast IPA, East Coast IPA, New Zealand IPA, Australian IPA, Session IPA (sessionable as it is easy to drink but around 5.5% not to be confused with an English session IPA which is low in alcohol at 3.5% ish), Black IPA, Double IPA, Triple IPA, Quadruple IPA, Double Dry Hopped IPA and even Belgian IPA.

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Jon Pinnock

White Wine Enhancer and Enricher - 1 Litre - Grape Juice Concentrate - Youngs Definitive

If you want to make a quality wine that you used to by

Quite simply add this .
You will have the fermenter foaming all over the floor and walls but you will have the real quality that you want .
Made fruit wines of all types for years and on some as a hobby , had a go last year base level wine kit and so so ,a bit sweet ok if you only want to get well oiled . But this added to a kit is wow for a nearly sixty year old wine drinker just try adding half the bottle to your next 30 bottle kit you will never go back.

11/14/2024

andy mainwaring

Wine Bottle Shrink Capsules (Caps) - Matt Black - 30 Pack

Bottle tops

Very good works a treat.makes the wine look professional and attractive to the coinesseur.

10/19/2024

Louise Wheeler

Large Mashing - Sparging - Straining Bag

Straining bag great item

I made my first ever wine, blackberry wine using this bag after following David on his Youtube video, great product, less mess and easy to use. Thank you David for your help and support with my order.

08/26/2024

Richard Fothergill

Mangrove Jacks - Apple Cider - 40 Pint Cider Kit

Mangrove Jacks apple cider kit

Easy kit to brew. Pleasant, very refreshing apple flavour ideal for lazy summer days in the sun. Very impressed and intend to try others in this range.👍

06/20/2024

Harold Smith

WineBuddy - Sauvignon Blanc Wine Kit - 7 Day - 30 Bottles

A very good wine kit.

A very good kit supplied by a very reliable supplier
, it's a great favourite of all of my friends when we have a get together.

12/18/2024

Tam McDonald

Geordie Lager Kit - 40 Pint

Geordie Lager Kit

I found this lager to be a light and refreshing lager with a pale colour. It doesn't have the strong taste or hoppiness of a pils type beer. It is very, very easy to drink. I made it with 1.5Kg of sugar and this resulted in an ABV of approximately 5.2%. One of my favourites!

12/18/2024

D.S.

Mangrove Jacks Mango Pale Ale - 40 Pint Beer Kit

Super beer

This really suited me. If you like American IPA, this is a cracker. Ordered more

12/17/2024

Sofia Morley

Muntons Flagship - West Coast IPA - 35 Pint Craft Beer Kit

Quick delivery

12/17/2024

Rebecca

WineBuddy - Chardonnay Wine Kit - 7 Day - 6 Bottles

Pleasant wine, easy to make

My wine kit arrived quickly and I set to work straight away. The instructions were very easy to follow. I've made a lot of wine before but don't think I would have had any problem even as a beginner. My wine was completely fermented within one week and it could have been ready to drink but I decided not to use the fining gels but rather to let it clear naturally. It took just over one week for this to happen. The wine has a pleasant taste and very light coloured appearance. It was ready to drink right away. It tasted like grape wine. It's been so long since I drank commercial wine I can't comment on how it compares to a commercial Chardonnay. The taste was a little weak for me so in future I would add less water. I've had commercial wines that tasted much worse than this. It had a smooth taste without any rough edge. I would recommend this kit and would be happy to use it again.

12/16/2024