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Brewing Discussions => Kit Brewing => Topic started by: brianbrewed on October 30, 2014, 11:01:20 AM

Title: Mangrove Jacks Kit Hack
Post by: brianbrewed on October 30, 2014, 11:01:20 AM
Just stuck this into the fermenter. Hopefully it turns out ok.

Clone beer in the style of Little Creatures Pale Ale
posted by Andrew Childs

Expected Brew Figures:
OG: 1.051
FG: 1.012
ABV: 5.2%
Colour: 16 EBC
IBU: 32
Volume: 23L
Ingredients:
• 1.8kg Mangrove Jack's Traditional Pale Ale pouch
• 500g Dry Light Malt
• 500g Dry Wheat Malt
• 250g Light Crystal Malt
• 40g of US Cascade (add at 10mins)
• 40g of US Cascade (add at 0mins)
• 30g of Galaxy (add at 0mins)
• 2 packs of Mangrove Jack's M44 US West Coast Ale Yeast
Method:
• Steep the 250g of crushed crystal malt (in a grain bag) in 6L of 75 degrees C water for 25mins.
• Remove the bag and bring to a boil.
• Set a timer for 30mins. After 20mins have passed add 40g of US Cascade hops.
• At the end of the 30mins turn off the heat and add 40g of US Cascade and 20g of Galaxy hops
Strain this through a fine sieve into your sanitised fermenter. Top up your fermenter with cold
water to 23L.
• Put fermenter in an ice bath until it reaches 20 degrees C.
• Pitch the 2 packs of M44 US West Coast Ale Yeast.
• Ferment for 10-14 days at 19 degrees C
Bottle or keg as usual and enjoy!

Got the recipe from the Mangrove Jack website: http://mangrovejacks.com/blogs/recipes/12551521-clone-beer-in-the-style-of-little-creatures-pale-ale
Replaced the Galaxy Hops with Topaz as my local Homebrew shop in Glasnevin hadm't Galaxy in stock. Bummer  :-[
Title: Re: Mangrove Jacks Kit Hack
Post by: LordEoin on October 30, 2014, 12:47:22 PM
looks nice. no dryhop?
Title: Re: Mangrove Jacks Kit Hack
Post by: brianbrewed on October 30, 2014, 01:05:16 PM
Not according to the recipe.
Do you reckon it would help?