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Black Rock Riwaka Pale Ale

Black Rock Riwaka Pale Ale

$29.50 - $29.50
$29.50
$29.50 - $29.50
$29.50

New Zealand's most wanted hop, already in the can.

New Zealand's most wanted hop variety, straight to your fermenter. Black Rock Riwaka Pale Ale is a Crafted-series pale ale dry-hopped with NZ Riwaka hops, one of the most sought-after varieties in the world for the intense tropical citrus aromas it delivers. Brewed in and dry-hopped at the brewery, so those aromas are locked in from day one.

Built on a Crafted malt bill of Ale, Lager, Caramalt and specialty malts with Green Bullet hops for bittering backbone. Then Riwaka comes in with the flavour fireworks.

For best results, pair with Black Rock Unhopped Ultralight Malt, or use two cans for an even more powerful tropical hop hit.

Makes 23 litres (about 60 stubbies or 47 schooners). Yeast included under the lid.

Beer You Will Get

  • Colour: Pale brown (SRM 6)
  • Body: Medium with tropical citrus character from Riwaka hops
  • ABV: approx. 4.5% using 1.7kg Black Rock Unhopped Ultralight Malt

Specs

  • IBU: 27
  • SRM: 6
  • Malt: 56% MaltEurop Ale, 31% MaltEurop Lager, 7% Gladfield Light Crystal, 6% Gladfield Aurora
  • Hops (bittering): NZ Green Bullet
  • Hops (dry): NZ Riwaka

Give it a try in our craft beer recipe kit  #15 The Roll Over (Panhead The Vandal Clone).

Brewing Instructions

Extract Can Brewing Instructions

  1. Clean & sanitise. Everything that touches your beer. No shortcuts.
  2. Make your wort. Pour 2L hot water into fermenter. Soften can in hot water (10 mins), empty into fermenter. Add fermentables (~1kg), stir until dissolved. Top up to 23L. Wort made. Legend.
  3. Cool & pitch. Cool to 18-22°C, take a gravity reading, sprinkle yeast on top.
  4. Ferment. Seal up, add airlock, find a dark spot at 18-22°C. Dry hop on day 4 if your recipe calls for it — just chuck 'em in.
  5. Check gravity. From day 5, take readings on consecutive days. Two identical readings under 1.016? You're done.
  6. Package. Bottle with carbonation drops or priming sugar, or keg it. Bottles need 2-4 weeks. Kegs are faster — obvious choice.
  7. Drink & brag. You made beer. Get around it.
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