Coopers IPA with hop additions

[dannos]

Hey there, just looking to put together my first brew after taking a few years off, and hoping to get some feedback on my recipie before brew day.

 

1.7kg Thomas Coopers IPA Kit

500g Light Dry Malt Extract

750g Dextrose

28g x 2 Centennial Hops

28g Fuggles Hops

 

Hop Additions

28g Centennial 30min

28g Fuggles 5min

28g Centennial Dry Hopped in Secondary

 

I only have the 7g dried yeast packet from the kit, should I try to buy another yeast packet to cope with the higher gravity than the kit recipie?

 

I really like the US North West style 60+IBU/5.5%+ABV IPA's and would like this to be similar to that, am I on the right track??

 

Cheers

[PB2]

Another sachet of yeast won't hurt.

 

I'm guessing you're into high bitterness beer[devil]

 

It's not clear whether you plan to boil the kit or LDM, both combined or none at all. Don't boil the kit as it will drive off the hop aroma.[biggrin]

[dannos]

I was planning to follow the boil/hop addition method on the Ashes Ale recipie, thanks for the feedback [cool]

[JohnV3]

I just bottled a batch with 0.75oz EK Goldings at 60min, 0.75oz Chinook and 0.75oz Cascade both at 20min with some more Cascade as a dry hop. I tasted it prior to bottling and it is very bitter - the bitterness reminded me of Victory HopDevil - which I am sure you can get in Canada. If you like the HopDevil, you may want to throw in some Chinook.