Jamil Evil Twin homebrew in a glass with an All-Grain caution in red text: "Advanced, additional equipment needed"

Jamil's Evil Twin® IPA All Grain Beer Recipe Kit

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If you don't already have an Evil Twin, you should definitely consider one: imagine the scapegoating possibilities! Homebrew figurehead, author, multiple Ninkasi Award-winner, Brewing Network host, and all-around good dude Jamil Zainasheff has a sinister doppelganger. He's mahogany-colored, lavishly hopped, and lives in a keg or bottle, and is only too happy to help you find your own. JZ and NB have teamed up to bring you Jamil's Evil Twin® in kit format.

A strong, deep copper-red IPA beer kit that boasts a complex malt profile but is really a showcase for hopbursting. Hopbursting forgoes the traditional additions of bittering hops early in the boil in favor of copious additions of aroma varieties late in the boil. For the brewer, the result is a significant IBU contribution as well as intense hop aroma and flavor from the late additions. For the drinker, the result is smooth bitterness in a pint suffused with a fragrant fog of hop flavor and aroma. Don't blame us if you can't stop brewing and drinking it, it was our Evil Twin.

Due to the high starting gravity of this kit, we recommend pitching multiple packs of yeast or preparing a yeast starter for best results.

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Additional information

SKU	0144, 0143
Beer Color	Amber
Original Gravity	1064
Total Time to Make	6 weeks
Regional Style	USA
Alcohol Content	High
Yield	5 Gallons
Beer Style	IPA
Fermentation Type	Ale
Beer Recipe Kit Instructions	Click here for recipe kit instructions

Seems like a decent guy

Jamil... don't know the guy but I'd hang with him. Probably knows his way around a beer 'r two. This beer is malty with a slight hop bitterness. Not quite a red, maybe close to an English bitter. Either way, it's really good. I like it. My friends like it. And that's what maters. Drink what you like. Bottoms up.

Nice change of pace

I drink IPAs most of the time. This was a nice change of pace. I love beer, not just hops. It was well balanced and delicious. I will brew it again.

Best of the Best

This is the best IPA recipe I have found on Northern Brewer. It's the beer I am most eager to offer to guests. Consistently turns out great!!

It's an IPA if tweaked and dry-hopped

I've made this recipe, in extract or AG, about 6 times (didn't keep notes originally). The key to making it an IPA is to dry hop it. Having experimented a bit, I use 1 ounce of Amarillo and 1 of Cascade. I also bump up the bitterness by using 1 oz instead of .75 oz at 10 minutes. It's too bitter at the beginning, but about 7 weeks after brew day, it's absolutely amazing. It's honestly one of the best IPAs I've ever had, homebrew or commercial.

Excellent! IPA? Really??

This beer is absolutely fantastic. NB has sold this kit for years, but for some reason it is now called an "IPA". In Jamil's book "Brewing Classic Styles" (which all brewers should own), he calls it a West Coast Red Ale. it's a beautiful red color, with less hop bitterness than an IPA, but tons of late hop flavor and aroma. Delicious. And for you reviewers with fermentation issues - don't blame the kit. If you're using the dry yeast, rehydrate it first in a cup of boiled and cooled water. If you're using liquid yeast, use TWO packs or vials, or make a starter. And don't pitch the yeast until your wort is below 68 farenheit. For more yeast info, get Jamil's Yeast book.

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