# Hop Slam IPA Bavaria — Concentrate Recipe

Source: transcribed from user-provided photo on 2026-04-25.

## Expected Brew Figures
- OG: 1.042
- FG: 1.008
- ABV: 5%
- IBU: 60
- Volume: 23 litres

## Ingredients
- 1.7kg Thomas Coopers Brew A IPA
- 1kg Light Dry Malt Extract
- 100g Caramel Pilsner grains (cracked)
- 50g Mandarina Bavaria Hop Pellets
- Safale US-05 yeast

## Method
1. The day before brew day, soak the cracked grain in a small mesh bag in a pot with about 3 litres of cold water. Fit the lid and sit it in the fridge overnight. If the grains have not already been cracked, place them in a plastic zip-lock sandwich bag and crack them using a rolling pin.
2. On brew day lift the mesh bag with grains out of the pot and allow the liquid to drain out before discarding the grains.
3. Place the strained liquid onto the stovetop, bring to the boil then remove from the heat and add about 1/3 of the Mandarina Bavaria hops and let sit for 10 minutes.
4. Cool the liquid by placing the pot in a bath of cold water for about 15 minutes.
5. Add all the fermentable ingredients and the cooled liquid to your fermenter then stir to dissolve. Don’t be concerned if lumps of Light Dry Malt Extract persist as they will dissolve over the course of several hours.
6. Top up with cold tap water to 20 litres and stir thoroughly.
7. Check the temperature and top up to 23 litres with warm or cool water (refrigerated if necessary) to start the brew at 20°C.
8. Sprinkle both the Safale US-05 yeast and brew can yeast, fit the lid then place the fermenter in a location out of direct sunlight and ferment at 18–20°C.
9. Once the foam has subsided (should be around day 6 or 7) add the remaining Mandarina Bavaria Hop pellets (preferably in a hop bag) and leave for a further 5 days.
10. On day 10 check the specific gravity (SG). The brew is ready once the specific gravity has stabilised over a couple of days and is about 1.008.
11. Bottle or keg as normal. If bottling, allow your beer to bottle condition for at least two weeks, but it will benefit from at least 8 weeks of bottle conditioning.

## Notes
- Main recipe column is clear and high confidence.
- Left page context suggests this is a German-styled IPA using Mandarina Bavaria hops.
- Ingredient line “Thomas Coopers Brew A IPA” appears readable from the image, though branded product naming may be stylised in print.
- Method step 8 explicitly mentions both Safale US-05 and brew can yeast, even though only Safale US-05 is separately listed under ingredients.
