A re-brewing of the Behemoth Chur Pale Ale clone, but with a small tweak to the grain bill to boost the maltiness. It went down well at a recent BBQ. Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.051 SG Original Gravity: 1.053 SG Final Gravity: 1.011 SG ABV: 5.6% Actual IBU: 40.0 IBU Colour: 18 EBC BU:GU Ratio: 0.78 Mash…
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Another version of my Kiwi Pale Ale recipe. For this one I moved all the aroma hops to a ‘hop-stand’ at the end, fermented with different yeast and eliminated the dry hops. This is a test batch to see if it’s the sort of thing my mate would like me to brew for his wedding….
This beer was brewed for a church Men’s Group gathering. They were keen to see the process and taste the results. The beer is a hoppy, aromatic pale ale and pretty much tastes like what Kiwis have come to expect from a ‘craft beer’. It’s an American Pale Ale recipe, but with Kiwi malt and Kiwi…
This was the first recipe I did in the Grainfather. It was a kit and a special “early adopter” gift. It’s very much in the mould of the aggressively hoppy pale ales that abound these days. It’s a nice beer, especially if you are a worshiper at the altar of Humulus lupus. The colour is…
My mate Andrew & I have brewed this beer several times. Back when we used to brew together a lot, it was our first really hoppy “craft beer” style brew. It’s an American style IPA but made with Kiwi ingredients. It has a good malt body supporting loads of aromatic hops. A crowd-pleaser that is…
This was my first ever all-grain recipe. My mate Andrew and I brewed it one afternoon, and we learned a whole pile while we did it. It was brewed in the brand new Brew in a Bag gear, and there were even a few panicked phone calls to people in the middle to confirm the…