Australian Sparkling Ale – All Grain

Description

Our all grain kits are our own tried and tested recipes. Included in the kits are the Grain Bill only, that you can then add Hops and Yeast needed to make 20L of beer. The grain can be pre-milled ready to be used in any BIAB, Grainfather/single vessel or multi vessels system. Feel free to purchase just the grain kit and add your own preference of hops and/or yeast to your order.

Australian Sparkling Ale is Australia’s only native born beer style. Interestingly its origin and rise in popularity parallels the story of two of America’s own native styles; cream ale and California Common. Australia’s sparkling ale was an innovation pushed by environmental factors and aggressive competition.

Much as cream ale and California common were made in response to the popularity of lagers in America, a new ale would arise in Australia, answering the challenge of this same thrown gauntlet. This new ale is lighter in colour and body than the British ales Australian brewers were trying, and in large part, failing to duplicate.

It is usually bottle conditioned with much higher carbonation than usual, which likely was the subject of the “sparkling” qualifier in its name. The higher carbonation helped the feeling of lightness, while the roused yeast kept the body medium and added some smoothness.

Brew up a batch and let us know how you like it!

Australian Sparkling Ale

Australian Sparkling Ale

Batch Volume: 23 L
Boil Time: 60 min

Vitals

Original Gravity: 1.049
Final Gravity: 1.009
IBU (Tinseth): 29
BU/GU: 0.59
Colour: 9.1 EBC

Mash

Mash — 65 °C — 60 min
Mash Out — 76 °C — 10 min

Malts

4.5 kg (90%) — Gladfield Ale Malt — Grain — 6 EBC
500 g (10%) — Gladfield Wheat Malt — Grain — 4.2 EBC

Hops

25 g (29 IBU) — Pride of Ringwood — Boil — 60 min

Yeast

1 pkg — White Labs WLP009 Australian Ale

Fermentation

Primary — 18 °C — 14 days
Cold Crash — 1 °C — 3 days

Brewfather Recipe