I decided to make a basic Australian Ale after having some bad luck with hazy, hoppy beers oxidising. Hoppy Days Brewing Supplies had this recipe for a Sparkling Ale, reminiscent of Coopers Sparkling Ale. This beer makes use of Australian malts (Voyager Pale Compass) and Australian hops (Pride of Ringwood) for a boil addition. Yeast used was SafAle k-97, a traditional german ale yeast.
Sparkling Ale
HOPPY DAYS BREWING SUPPLIES
Australian Sparkling Ale
4.9% / 10.8 °P
A crisp and bitter Ale showcasing quality Aussie malts. Full flavoured and refreshing…
All Grain
Grainfather
71.9% efficiency
Batch Volume: 23 L
Boil Time: 60 min
Mash Water: 15.79 L
Sparge Water: 15.85 L
Total Water: 31.64 L
Boil Volume: 28 L
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.039
Vitals
Original Gravity: 1.043
Final Gravity (Adv): 1.006
IBU (Tinseth): 31
BU/GU: 0.73
Colour: 9.1 EBC
Mash
Temperature — 65 °C — 60 min
Mash Out — 75 °C — 10 min
Malts (4.55 kg)
3.8 kg (83.5%) — Voyager Pale Malt (Compass) — Grain — 4.5 EBC
250 g (5.5%) — Gladfield Gladiator Malt — Grain — 10 EBC
250 g (5.5%) — Barrett Burston Wheat Malt — Grain — 3 EBC
150 g (3.3%) — Gladfield Sour Grapes Malt — Grain — 4 EBC
100 g (2.2%) — Voyager Voodoo — Grain — 85 EBC
Hops (50 g)
25 g (26 IBU) — Pride of Ringwood 9% — Boil — 60 min
25 g (5 IBU) — Pride of Ringwood 9% — Boil — 5 min
Miscs
1.49 g — Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) — Mash
0.79 g — Epsom Salt (MgSO4) — Mash
3.22 g — Gypsum (CaSO4) — Mash
1.5 g — Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) — Sparge
0.79 g — Epsom Salt (MgSO4) — Sparge
3.23 g — Gypsum (CaSO4) — Sparge
1 items — Whirlfloc Tablet — Boil — 10 min
1 tsp — Yeast Nutrient — Boil — 10 min
Yeast
1 pkg — Fermentis K-97 SafAle German Ale 81%
Fermentation
Primary — 18 °C — 12 days
Carbonation: 2.4 CO2-vol
Water Profile
74 Ca2+ 5 Mg2+ 2 Na+ 50 Cl- 134 SO4- 2 HCO3-