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M-80 IPA by Carlos Musques | 5 Gallon Beer Recipe Kit | All-Grain

M-80 IPA by Carlos Musques | 5 Gallon Beer Recipe Kit | All-Grain

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Description

  • Our Signature Series kits offer a selection of crazy, unique beers developed by MoreBeer! customers, associates, and homebrewing legends!
  • Packed with hops in the kettle and finished with fresh oranges in the fermenter, this IPA is primed to explode in your mouth
  • Includes Columbus, Simcoe®, and Centennial hops
  • Estimated ABV: 6.5%
  • Estimated IBUs: 75-80
  • Makes 5 gallons of finished beer

Remember your parents scaring you with "Be careful of firecrackers, they can explode in your hand!"  Well let us warn you right now... our new, juicy M-80 IPA is going to explode in your mouth. It's going to be crazy. Flavors going everywhere. Maybe your parents would tell you to use caution and not to make this beer. But you're grown up now, making adult decisions (most of the time), and we think you've earned the right to buy a beer kit with a fuse and a lighter. With a slight smile and a wink of the eye, we say "go ahead... have some fun".

Let us tell you about the inner workings of this bomb. Sure it has big IPA malt, but you want to know about the hops. It starts with an unreasonable amount of Simcoe®, Columbus, and Centennial hops. By themselves these are all explosive hops, but together they combine to bring true, huge IPA hop flavor.  Because of the similarity of hops, one MoreBeer! staffer dubbed it a mini "Pliny The Elder... but with orange". High praise indeed.

Did you just say Orange? Well done sir, good paying attention. What really sets this IPA apart from the masses is that the recipe calls for you to cut up and add three fresh oranges into the fermenter. Crazy? We thought so. But that is what we love about our Signature Series of Beer Kits, a selection of crazy, unique beers that really stand out. M-80 IPA was designed and created by your fellow homebrewer, Carlos Musquez. We do admit he went a little AWOL on this kit and into uncharted territory, but we love a rebel. Being a graphic designer he also designed the very cool matching bottle labels. Bring a labeled six pack to your next party and you might be dubbed "The Bomb".

You will need to supply the three fresh oranges... we'd ship them to you, but they would get a little squishy.

  • Makes 5 gallons
  • Estimated Original Gravity: 1.059-64
  • SRM (Color Range): 7
  • IBUs: 75-80
  • Estimated Alcohol Percentage: 6.5%


 

Our recipe kits DO NOT include grain bags, yeast or priming sugar. To find our yeast recommendations, choose your preferred kit option above and then select the drop-down menu under “Yeast Options”.  For more info, click on the recommended yeast(s) below in the “You Might Also Need” section below. All grains will come milled, unless you select unmilled base malts.
 

Simcoe® is a registered trademark owned by Yakima Chief Hops, LLC.
 

 

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Every time I make this, I like it. So I will make it again!
Frank S on Mar 3, 2023
I like the hop profile.
Mason W on Mar 30, 2022
Every time I make this, I like it. So I will make it again!
Frank S on Mar 3, 2023
Looks like a decent IPA, liked the hop profile.
William George on Sep 26, 2022
I like the hop profile.
Mason W on Mar 30, 2022
Out of blue
Guest G on Aug 6, 2021
Reviews looked good. Everyone likes citrus
D. Francis on Jun 3, 2021
Had it before and enjoyed it
Frank S on Apr 20, 2021
Looked interesting as the kit of the week
Jens Michelsen on Apr 17, 2021
Brewed before
Michael G on Mar 27, 2021
My brother in law will appreciate both the beer and the name
Levi Stephen K on Dec 4, 2020
Reviews
Michael G on Dec 4, 2020
Old faithful recipe kit
Jeff C on Dec 3, 2020
for a friend
Vincent Brown on Dec 3, 2020
Its delicious
Mike C on Nov 4, 2020
good reviews, sounds like a taste profile I enjoy.
Diego Carrillo on Sep 30, 2020
Made it before
Matt R on Apr 18, 2020
"Mini Pliny" description caught my attention.
Dell Grunenberg on Apr 16, 2020
Sounded tasty.
Matthew G on Apr 11, 2020
Good reviews
John Fitzgerald on Jan 8, 2020
Sounds amazing and I’ve never added fruit
Todd L on Dec 6, 2019
One of my favorite IPA kits.
Simon Frampton on Oct 26, 2019
Sounds flexible
douglas m on Aug 28, 2019
trying all grain first time
Ross B on May 27, 2019
liked the way it came out the first time i brewed it
Brian S on Jan 21, 2019
havent tried - has great reviews
Dan R on Dec 28, 2018
i like ipa
Brian S on Dec 12, 2018
Customer rating
Keith S on Nov 17, 2018
M43 has been my go to beer lately and this seems to be a close recipe
Todd Scheitz on Oct 29, 2018
Price
Scott P h on Oct 5, 2018
My father ordered the same beer today. We're going to brew it at the same time. It's a competition! I'm going to win.
Dylan O on Aug 3, 2018
Great price and favorable reviews
Dave St. A on Jul 21, 2018
got good reviews
David B on Jul 3, 2018
I made a couple of months back and loved it!!
steve F on May 9, 2018
Looks like a decent IPA, liked the hop profile.
William George on Sep 26, 2022
Out of blue
Guest G on Aug 6, 2021
Is it better to put the oranges in a bag or just dump them in?
Steve DeFriece on Dec 2, 2020
BEST ANSWER: IMHO, I've had great success with zesting the oranges a few days before, then puree the rest of the orange. If you freeze with a little bit of non-flavored alcohol like vodka, that will ensure that any bugs are sanitized before adding. Finally, get a hop spider - this is well worth it - I stick all of the puree and zest into the spider, screw on the lid and then drop right into the keg. I know it sounds a bit risky, but the flavor and aroma you can achieve is outstanding - certainly better than anything you would get from adding to the boil or fermenter.
I am growing some very nice little Calamondin oranges. They are perfect oranges but extremely tart/sour. Should I use them in this recipe? Is there a way to dial back the sour?
jeremy b on Mar 15, 2020
BEST ANSWER: I found that the zest (citrus oils) from the peel contributes more orange "essence" than the meat of the fruit. Any sugars in your oranges or a sweeter orange will be consumed by yeast anyway. Be sure and remove / avoid as much of the white pith (rind) as possible to minimize any bitter contribution.
M-80 with kveik yeast

The directions say to add the oranges after 2 days of fermentation. As I am using kveik yeast, it will be much further along into fermentation than a standard yeast would be.

Does this change the optimum time to drop in the oranges?
Scott Jordan on Jan 24, 2022
BEST ANSWER: I did the same thing with this beer. I put them in 24 hours after I pitched the yeast, and it came out great.
Reviews

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Rated 4 out of 5
Enjoyable IPA
I didn't fully read the description before ordering this kit, so I was surprised that I would have to include oranges to the fermentation. I ferment in corney kegs so I try to avoid adding fruit during fermentation. Having said all that you do get an ever so light orange/grapefruit on top of the otherwise great IPA.
September 14, 2021
Purchased
over 2 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
oh ya
I added some oak chips to keg dry hop
Stainless Hop Tube (remove the cotter pin on top it will rust.. rest is good)... deep bitter goodness.
January 6, 2021
Purchased
over 3 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Very tasty!
This came out great with US-05 yeast and some valencia oranges. Definitely in the top 5 of beers I've ever made. It has a decent hop profile and is full bodied. The orange isn't "in your face" overpowering the other flavours - instead it is a perfect compliment. This may have replaced the Citrus Bomb IPA as my favourite morebeer.com all-grain kit, and it's 20% cheaper to boot!
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December 4, 2020
Purchased
over 4 years ago
Rated 4 out of 5
Good brew, need to be more careful with zest.
This beer generated some great flavors with a malty backbone and citrus highlights, but I was left with a lot of bitterness on the backend. I had used some fresh zest from the oranges and perhaps went a little overboard here.

I'd make it again but cut back on the amount of zest I add.
August 19, 2020
Purchased
over 3 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
My very favorite beer so far
This is by far the best beer I've try, so balanced and full bodied. I've brew it twice so far and planning to keep it always on stock
September 23, 2019
Purchased
over 6 years ago
Rated 4 out of 5
Just buy and try
Great beer I will be buying again , missed gravity target , but that's fine , easy drinking great tasting beer
January 10, 2019
Purchased
over 5 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Great IPA
Loved this kit.... All my friends said this was one of the tastiest IPAs I've ever made.
January 5, 2019
Purchased
over 5 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Well balanced with a nice citrus kick.
Well balanced with a nice citrus kick.
September 9, 2018
Purchased
over 5 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
My favorite MB kit
I've brewed this a few time using the Grainfather and have had total success. I've dry hopped and added grapefruit , orange and lemon zest and without any fruit at all and it's always delicious. My favorite More Beer kit.
May 14, 2018
Purchased
over 6 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Well balanced and tasty...
Brewed M-80 IPA using Wyeast 1056 and used three oranges and zest exactly like directions dictated. I soaked the oranges and zest in vodka for an hour or so and added to secondary for two weeks. After bottling I waited a couple of weeks before tasting as directed and I truly love this beer.

The added sweetness of the oranges balances the bitterness of the hops and zest perfectly in my opinion. This is by far one of my favorite IPA's I have brewed.
February 22, 2018
Purchased
over 6 years ago