Recipe
Thanks to Cheeky Peak Brewery for the recipe and ingredients
Date: 11/4/21
Batch Number: 13
Batch Volume: 25L
Fermentables
2-Row Pale Malt: 4.4kg
2-Row Pale Malt: 4.4kg
Wheat Malt: 0.3kg
Crystal 10L: 0.2kg
Mash: 65c (60 mins)
Sparge: 76c
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.045
Original Gravity: 1.008
Hop Schedule
10g Super Pride (14.3%) - 60 mins
25g Galaxy (12.3%) - 0 mins (flameout)
25g Vic Secret (14%) - 0 mins (flameout)
25g Galaxy (12.3%) - Dry Hop 3 days
24g Vic Secret (14%) - Dry Hop 3 days
Yeast: US05
Mash Water: 21.45L
Sparge Water: 11.35L
Notes
First batch to be fermented in my recently purchased Fermzilla All Rounder 30L. Actual OG was 1.042 - still a few points off the target/expected but I'm getting closer/better with each brew. Tastes great and first brew out of my new keg so hoping it will keep better than previous brews in bottles.
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| Aussie Pale Ale in the glass |
Tasting Notes/Review
As mentioned above, this is the first beer that I fermented in my new Fermzilla All Rounder fermenter, and the first beer I've put into a keg instead of bottling. For me, this has made all the difference in maintaining a consistently good flavour in my beer when compared to my old process of bottling. The flavour of this beer is great - very easy drinking and not especially overpowering at only 4.5% ABV.
The crystal malt gives it a somewhat dark and browny colour compared to other pale ales - but the mixture of different malts gives it a nice subtle balance which you'd typically expect from a pale ale like this. The level of bitterness is well matched with the amount of dry hops giving it a somewhat fruity flavour without being overwhelming or overpowering. A great baseline to use for creating other recipes - keep the quantities of ingredients but just change them out - perhaps some munich instead of crystal next time? Or perhaps some centennial and cascade hops instead?
Speaking of hops, the Vic Secret and Galaxy hops make an excellent combination that I haven't used before. I often found flavours reminscent of the Young Henry's Newtowner or the Matilda Bay's Fat Yak pale ale - two great Aussie Pale Ale beers that I love.
A tasty and straightforward recipe I'd encourage any pale ale fan to give a go.
Have you brewed the Cheeky Peak Aussie Pale Ale recipe or something similar? Leave a comment below and let me know.
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