Great beer

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March 3, 2013

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Huge flavor

This beer is great if you like a really big beer flavor. We thought this was one of the better beers we've made. Give it a try.

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January 30, 2016

Matt S.

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An IPA-lover's dream!

What a fantastic beer this is. Malty and fruity as an IPA should be yet well-balanced. I come back to this kit every year when I want to impress my friends.

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March 7, 2010

MarkC

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great double ipa for the price!

This is my favorite brew yet! Add 2# rye malt for a great rye PA!

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March 20, 2010

spacey21

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woohoo

I would describe this taste as a peach that slammed into a piece of butterscotch candy. Very tasty and, wow, what a kick! Shamefully, I kept this to myself next time I brew this I'll share.....maybe.

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April 6, 2010

mkcoll

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Awesome!

I thought we ran too much sparge water out to the wort, so we boiled it longer to lose some volume. Ended up with 6 gallons in the primary, and we thought it might be a little weak. Primary 8 days. Transferred to two 3 gallon glass carboys for 10 days with dry hop. By the time we lost some volume between the transfer, and removing the leaf hops we had just shy of 5.5 gallons to bottle and it tastes perfect. 7.5% ABV. I compared it to a cask ale I had one time at Northpeak brewery in Traverse City, Michigan. I told Hubbs not to bottle this stuff and lets drink it the way it is! Wishing we would have tried this months ago.

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September 26, 2010

fritz01

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love it

easy and wonderful

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October 22, 2010

Josh

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This is for you, if you like Hoppy beer

I enjoy a hoppy beer, but most of the commercial options are overly pungent which takes away from the flavor. Not this recipe, it offers a real nice hoppy taste and aroma, but is still smooth to go down. You will not be disappointed.

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January 13, 2011

EricB

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I can't feel my face...

This was my first foray into all-grain, and I screwed it up pretty well. Still...this stuff is good! I added some extra grain based on some poorly vetted bad advice & wound up w/a crazy high SG & and ABV of around 10%. Even with all that alcohol this is a tasty treat. I plan on giving it another go.

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January 31, 2011

Nick

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perfect

This is a REALLY good IPA for hop heads. I ended up splitting up the batch after a secondary and aged half on some medium roasted french oak. I would also recommend using the dry hops from the secondary as bittering for another batch of beer to save some money. The specialty yeast is perfect for pitching into another beer to and well worth the extra couple of bucks.

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June 27, 2011

Brian

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Everyone loves it.

I have brewed three batches this year of this kit. People who have never tasted a home brew are blown away with the incredible flavors. I suggest a week in a pail primary, then rack to another pail, then dump the leaf hops into the pail and gently stir them till wet. Re stir maybe every third day, gently. Most hops can be removed after two weekd dry hopping with a slotted spoon. Rack one more time with a muslin bag to filter out any remaining hops, then let it clear in a carboy for as long as you can wait!! It's great to drink when clear, keg or bottle. Make a couple batches because it gets smoother with time but won't last long enough if you only make one batch.

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March 28, 2012

Griff

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A true winner!

First I should say I'm not really a kit guy. I usually scratch something together, talk to my local homebrew guru and craft friends and come up with something. That said, there's something about the ease of going with something that's tried and true and just doing it._x000D_So, this was my first kit from Midwest. I BIAB and did so with Hop Head. I was expecting a lot and I believe I got it._x000D__x000D_I might slightly question whether this is a true DIPA but it's close. It's only been in the keg for a week but it won't last long though I hope to try to give it more time just to see any differences._x000D__x000D_I dryhopped in a bag and let it float and now think I that since it was leaf hops, I should have used a marble to sink the hops which might have given me a bit more nose. This is not a complaint just my OCDness. This is one I will brew again and may be on permanent rotation in my kegerator.

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July 12, 2012

Beerman

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Best recipe kit so far

This IPA kit is the best value I have found. Excellent IPA with great taste and decent alcohol content. This beer is the reason I started homebrewing.... Finally I can make a beer that is affordable and does't taste like a light beer.

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July 26, 2012

RacerFan

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Good beer but not a double IPA.

Beer turned out great but does not appear to be a DIPA with is lower alcohol content.

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November 1, 2012

James

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Awesome

This kit makes FANTASTIC beer. Directions are great and the hops bring the taste alive. Best beer I've brewed from Midwest!!

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December 31, 2012

John

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Great, but not for first timers

This was my first all-grain batch, and quickly realized that I tackled more than I was ready to handle. The kit is a tremendous value, with a massive amount of grains and hops. After an intense day of brewing and several mistakes with liquid measurements, the beer came out very flavorful with a nice hoppy aroma but not overly bitter. This is certainly a kit that I will try several more times and experiment with the hop schedule.

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March 5, 2013

JAM

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Solid IPA

I've brewed this using both the all grain and extract kits and really enjoy it. Decreased volume fermented on last batch (used batch sparge), got really high attenuation from the Wyeast and 9.5% ABV. The only problem is that it's so popular I never have it for long. Ordering another!

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March 19, 2013

John

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Very Nice Beer

One of my favorite kits from Midwest so far. Great hop flavor and aroma with no sharp hop "bite" Would 100% recommend this kit. Also, for as much hops that are in the kit, the kit is priced right.

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March 20, 2013

John

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hop head double

HOLY COW! That's a lot of hops....at a low cost! Beer was awesome! Mine came out at 6.9% ABV.....they should call it "OMVI-IPA". I love it!

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June 4, 2013

care

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Good even if you're not an IPA fan

I got this kit to make beer for my friends who are big IPA fans. I'm not. I prefer a Pilsner anytime over an IPA. However, the freshness and not over the top hoppiness make this a very drinkable beer even for those not quite accustomed to a big bite of hops. I followed the recipe exactly except I used a 150?��F. mash temp. with my RIM system. This knocked off a bit of the sweetness of typical IPAs and suited my pallet better. Overall, this is a good recipe. I highly recommend it for all beer lovers.

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June 12, 2013

Mark

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Hop Head Double IPA

I great tasting Ale; full body & w/ lots of hop flavor. I had a hard time getting the whole leaf hops out of the fermenter after fermentation. Also, this batch made only about 45 bottles for some reason.

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July 25, 2013

Lee

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Hop Head IPA

I just started to drink the hhipa, and they are refreshing and tasty. I treid one after 7 days, and the hop aroma and flavor were right up front. Now that they are around a month old, the hop up front, has tapered off. If i was to brew again, I would dry hop twice, 7 days, then another 7 days with 1oz. per session. Overall a good IPA.

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August 14, 2013

beerdude

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Glorious Citrusy IPA

This was the first beer I ever brewed and it was amazing. I am a huge IPA fan and have tried a majority of the IPAs from different Micro brewerys. This tastes like a single IPA because it didn't have the malt body and the ABU that most doubles have. But if you like Ballast Point sculpin or other citrusy IPAs, this is the beer for you. Everyone went crazy over it and sucked it down quicker than hell. Highly recommend!

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September 29, 2013

Spenc

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4 times I've brewed it

Each time I brew it it comes out a little different but still great. I vary the yeast, using dry yeast of liquid yeast. I try a hop stand, or first wort hopping. It affects the taste in different ways. People who haven't had home brew are surprised I can make something this good._x000D_

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October 8, 2013

Dan

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One to come back to again and again!

First off, for making a beer this good, the price is amazing. Probably one of the best deals on this site._x000D__x000D_Secondly, if you're a fan of hoppy beer with a lot of hop flavor and aroma, then this is the kit for you. I make this beer at least three times a year for friends and try to add something new to it each time. Add 1/2 lb of de-husked Carafa III and you've got a great black IPA. Also, I've found it makes a pretty spot-on Heady Topper clone if you throw in a pound of sucrose during the boil and dry hop it with Simcoe or Amarillo instead of the Cascade. In any case, an amazing beer and definitely worth brewing at least once if not many times!

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November 14, 2013

Josh

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More hoops than I can imagine

Very good IPA for a very good price. The aroma and taste will knock you out. Just make sure you cold crash and don't bring over too many yeast so their taste doesn't interfere with the final product. I made this kit twice last year and a third batch is in the secondary as I write this.

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January 29, 2014

Hank

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Hop Heaven

Pretty good IPA with a lot of hops, both for flavor and aroma. I secondary for 3 weeks, dry hop for 3 days, then cold crash before kegging.

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March 14, 2014

Koosman

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Patience is a virtue

Followed instructions as closely as I could, but this was only my second all-grain brew. Brewed 3/1, secondary 3/17, dry hopped, cold-crashed @ 1.012 FG._x000D_After a month in the bottles, this beer is really coming into form. Even though my mash-temps were sub-par, inconsistent... and my sparge was impatient, I taste a dank, citrus/raisin, teeth-peeling hop presence with a smooth, pale/amber body that compliments the bitterness. Hop profile could've been more aromatic without my cold-crash._x000D_For beginners, even if you mess up on the brew, fermentation, or dry-hop schedule, I suggest letting this sit in the bottle a couple of extra weeks, because everything in this beer mellows out/blends together in the long run. Cheers Midwest!

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April 28, 2015

Spencer in Ithaca, NY

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Tasty but sweet...

Brewed it up about two months ago...missed the taget OG by just a couple points. It's been bottled for just under 4 weeks...cracked one open last night and it tastes pretty good...just a little too sweet for my tastes. I prefer a "drier" IPA....might try mashing at a little lower temp next time. Overall a good recipe...

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January 31, 2012

Rick

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update to 1/31 review....

...the sweetness totally mellowed to make this a very drinkable IPA. doesn't seem like a "double" ipa by any means though. about 7% ABV. would definitely consider brewing again!

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March 15, 2012

Rick

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A great DIPA

Brew turned out successful. OG ended up at 1.088 which should put the ABV at 8.6 - 8.8% with US-05. Has a deep gold color and a biscuit aroma._x000D__x000D_Malt: _x000D_Not your typical double IPA with the unnecessary addition of Victory and aromatic malt. Personally I'd up the two-row and add 1lb of corn sugar to help dry out the beer. This would really bring out the hops._x000D__x000D_Hops: _x000D_Chinook for bittering. Cascade / Centennial for mid-late additions. Crystal right before flameout, Cascade for dry hopping. I would have preferred more centennial and cascade but the hop selection is perfect if you're looking for a citrus aroma and flavor. The Crystal doesn't really add much to this beer and should have been replaced with more cascade or centennial or even Citra. Would have been nice if they replaced the 2nd ounce of cascade with centennial instead. Also 2oz of leaf hops will really absorb a lot of beer, pellets are preferred._x000D__x000D_I've brewed this beer twice and although tasty I wouldn't classify it as a double IPA. Too sweet and malty and the color is a little darker. Imperial Red would be more appropriate.

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January 20, 2013

RealDollNipSlip

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Good for hop heads

Good IPA with good taste and alcohol content. Its not quite strong enough for me to consider it a DIPA, and it's maybe a little on the sweet side. Still a good beer all in all.

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February 19, 2013

Brandon

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A good IPA with a ton of hops

Its a good IPA with a lot of hop bitterness and flavor and aroma. I've made this kit twice. Hop heads will like it._x000D_Its not sweet if it attenuates properly.