I had a load ingredients that needed to be used. I noticed that I had exactly 400g of aurora malt, and 400g of brown malt. Hmmm. What if I based this entire beer on the number 4? Turns out that you get a rather nice British-style brown ale. It finished very dry so the ABV…
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It’s like a Pilsner, but made in Motueka, using Motueka. It’s probably a little too dark compared to the BJCP style, and it’s much more in the Czech tradition than the newer Kiwi style of Pilsner. The hops are restrained, and the malt flavour is to the fore. This beer scored 31 points in the…
In my quest for more malt I tried this brew – and I love it! I think it’s mostly a Märzen style, or perhaps a kind of Maibock, but it is delicious. Very malt forward but easy to drink too. Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.046 SG Original Gravity: 1.049 SG Final Gravity: 1.011 SG ABV: 5.0 % IBU:…
My first saison – a French farmhouse ale. As with so may of these French/Belgiany beers, it’s the yeast that makes all the difference. I used a White Labs liquid yeast for this one. I used my technique of just not bothering to add the extra sugar, keeping this beer down below 6% abv. Just…
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…
I have been eager to try a more flavourful and interesting version of a New Zealand Draught. This is a style unique to New Zealand and commercial examples include beers like Speights, Tui, DB Draught and any number of other versions. The beers often carry historic labels that identify them as ales (or in the case…
A vienna lager recipe, brewed in my mate’s garage. Due to time constraints and the fact I brewed this 40 minutes away from my fermenter I decided to give no-chill brewing a try. The wort was pumped into a 20L plastic cube, and the cube was turned upside-down for a few minutes to sanitise the…
This recipe is a version of the Tahunanui Export recipe. I’ve simplified the grain bill, and changed the hops and yeast. It is a malt forward beer, but with some late hops to keep it interesting. Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.047 SG Original Gravity: 1.052 SG Final Gravity: 1.012 SG ABV: 5.3 % IBU: 30 IBU Colour: 13 EBC…
Named after our kitten, who has odd-coloured eyes and is very blonde! Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.051 SG Original Gravity: 1.055 SG Final Gravity: 1.010 SG ABV: 6.0 % IBU: 24 IBU Colour: 12 EBC BU:GU Ratio: 0.43 Mash water: 22L Sparge water: 12L Grain: 5.8kg Pilsner Malt (90%) 300g Wheat Malt (5%) 300g Aurora Malt (5%) Hops: 15g Nelson Sauvin…
Brewed for a mate’s wedding. He wanted “something light, like a Pilsner or something”. Well, if it’s a Pilsner he wants… This lager turned out very firmly bittered, with a lovely bready flavour from the pilsner malt and the Sauvin hops adding their own fruity aroma. It’s a good ‘un! The name comes from paragliding…