HAKA PALE ALE

Haka Pale Ale

 You will need:

• 1 Mangrove Jack’s Craft Series New Zealand Pale Ale                                                 
• 1 kg Liquid Wheat Malt
• 250 g Caramalt grain pack
• M44 US West coast yeast (included in pack)

 Procedure:

1. A day before preparing the recipe, place 5 – 10 litres of water in fridge and chill*.
2. Steep the Caramalt grain pack for 30min in 1 litre of hot tap water (not boiling).
3. Strain the grain through a sieve into to a large saucepan. Rinse grains with a further 500ml of hot water and collect in the saucepan as well. Discard the grains.
4. Bring the liquid in the saucepan to the boil, simmer for 5 minutes then turn the heat off.
5. Add half the contents of the hops sachet** (25g) to the liquid in the saucepan and steep for 10 minutes. Store the remainder of the hops sachet in the fridge, preferably in a sealed container.
6. Add the liquid malt from the MJ New Zealand Pale Ale satchel, 1kg Wheat Liquid Malt and the contents of the saucepan to your fermenter and mix well.
7. Top up to 23L using chilled and tap water to reach a starting temperature of 20-24°C. Stir vigorously to aerate the wort.
8. Sprinkle the MJ yeast that is included with the kit on top. Seal the fermenter and ferment as close as possible to 20°C. ***
9. On Day 6 of fermentation, add the remainder (25g) of the contents of the hops sachet and ferment for a further 3 - 4 days until fermentation complete.
10. Bottle or keg beer when gravity reading is consistent over two days.

NOTE:

* Use sterilized containers with lids. Do not freeze the water.  Use the chilled water to reach a satisfactory temperature and add yeast immediately.

** MJ Craft Series New Zealand Pale Ale satchel includes a 50g sachet of hops.

*** Maintain a cool even temperature in the fermenter, preferably at 20°C.  Place the fermenter in a tray and wrap it in a blanket with an end in a container of water.  Placing the fermenter on a concrete slab can also help to keep the temperature constant.  Use a Brewers Choice Brewing Thermostat and an old fridge for optimum brewing conditions all year round.