Secret Mountain IPA 5-Gallon Beer Making Ingredient kit

Secret Mountain West Coast IPA — 5 Gallon Kit

In the 1870s, a Mormon family seeking to practice polygamy in peace chose a remote, elevated mesa in the Coconino National Forest north of Sedona — reasoning that no one would ever find them up there. They were eventually found. Later, horse thieves discovered the same hidden summit and used a small cabin there to stash stolen livestock moved up through Loy Canyon. The remnants of that cabin still stand today.

Secret Mountain seemed like the right name for a bold, unapologetic IPA that doesn't hide what it is.

West Coast IPA is the style that started the American craft beer revolution — assertive, aromatic, unambiguous. This version uses a generous malt base, a touch of light crystal malt for color and depth, and a large addition of Centennial and Simcoe hops for bitterness, flavor and aroma. Dry hop additions are included to push the aroma even further. The result is a clean, bright, aggressively hopped beer that delivers exactly what it promises.

No Temperature Control Required 

Our kits use a specially selected ale yeast that ferments cleanly across a remarkably wide temperature range — all the way up to 94°F — with no special equipment or monitoring required. Pitch the whole packet and let it work. Brew in July or January and it performs the same way.

The Dry Malt Difference
Our kits are made exclusively with dry malt extract. It's more expensive than liquid malt extract but it doesn't darken or pick up off flavors with age and temperature the way liquid extract does. Fresher ingredients, truer flavors — that's why we've always used it and always will.

Color: Gold
Body: Medium
Bitterness: High
Hop Aroma and Flavor: High
Alcohol: 7.0% ABV
IBU: 70

Kit includes: Dry malt extract blend, specialty grains, hops, dry yeast, muslin grain bag, priming sugar, bottle caps and step-by-step instructions.

To brew this kit you’ll need: A 5-gallon or larger brew pot, a 6.5-gallon or larger fermenter with airlock, siphoning and bottling equipment, and about 53 clean bottles. A kitchen scale is helpful too.