Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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So today let’s make some beer! Beer brewing can be a super-intensive process, so I have chosen this very simple style 1-gallon all-grain brew in a bag IPA as a recipe to make this as easy as possible. The recipe I am going to make is for a smaller quantity, something manageable if you just want to try to make beer for the first time. The total amount of time should take 6 hours to make, with an additional 2 weeks of fermentation. This beer is nice and smooth, and honestly was one of the best beers I have ever made.

If this is your first time, brewing beer is a total rabbit hole of terminology, equipment, and techniques. I am really aiming to make this process as simple as possible, showing only one method for making beer. Really this is what I wished I had when I first started making beer, something short sweet, and not overly complicated… well hopefully.

Alright! Let’s jump into it!


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============ Blog Article ============
https://www.flavorlab.xyz/recipes/beer


============ My Local Homebrew Store ============
brewyourownbrew.com

============ Recipe Adapted From ============
brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/231072/simple-citra-ipa-one-gallon

============ Ingredients ============
2.5 lb (1.15 Kg) American 2-row malt - crushed
3 oz (85 g) Crystal 20 Malt - Crushed
3 oz [85 g] Crystal 60 Malt - Crushed
0.75 oz [21 g] Citra Hop Pellets
0.3 oz [8.5 g] Cascade Hop Pellets
Safrale US-05 Yeast
0.75 oz [21 g] Table Sugar

============ Calculators ============
Strike Water Temperature Calculator: homebrewsupply.com/strike-water-volume-calculator
Gravity Adjustment Calculator: thebrewlist.com/calculator/gravity-adjust
ABV Calculator: brewersfriend.com/abv-calculator
Priming Sugar Calculator: northernbrewer.com/pages/priming-sugar-calculator