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 worth the odd revisit (even if it is a bit of a hop monster). The recipe apparently came from a bloke called “Red”.
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.055 SG
Original Gravity: 1.059 SG
Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
ABV: 6.5 %
IBU: 55 IBU
Colour: 17 EBC
BU:GU Ratio: 0.9
Mash water: 22L
Sparge water: 11L
Grain (total: 7kg):
Pilsner Malt 6.2 kg (88.2%)
Medium Crystal Malt 400g (5.9%)
Wheat Malt 200g (2.9%)
CaraMunich I 200g (2.9%)
Hops:
23g Green Bullet 12.6% (30 IBU) @ 60 min
11g Nelson Sauvin 11.8% (15 IBU) @ 40 min
10g Nelson Sauvin @ 20 min
10g Motueka @ 5 min
40g Motueka @ 1 min
10g Nelson Sauvin at flame out
50g Motueka dry-hopped
Mash at 67°C for 60 mins
Sparge and boil for 60 mins
Ferment at 19°C with US-05 or Mangrove Jack’s M44 (US West Coast).
You could vary the hops varieties and keep the same proportions to get a different beer each time. NZ Cascade, Wai-iti, Kohatu and Riwaka would all play very nicely here.
I love this recipe. It was a big success during the summer holiday when had friends over.
Recommended.