Trying my hand at creating an extract recipe
Interested to hear thoughts on the below. I am trying to keep things simple/low effort but still pimp out the extract brew process a bit.
Just want to know if I'm on the right track or if there are any glaringly obvious mistakes.
NZ Pale Ale – 5.5% ABV, 20 L Batch
1 Ingredients
Steeping Grains (BIAB / sous-vide)
• 200 g Bestmalz Carapils (milled) – body & foam
• 250 g Gladfield Light Crystal Malt (milled) – light sweetness, color
• 300 g Gladfield Munich Malt (milled) – malt backbone
Extracts
• 2 kg Hauraki Light DME → late boil (5mins)
• 1.7 kg Black Rock Light LME → flameout
Hops (NZ)
• 35 g Southern Cross → 20 min boil (bittering)
• 15 g Nelson Sauvin → 20 min boil (flavor)
• 15 g Southern Cross → flameout hop tea (resin/citrus)
• 35 g Nelson Sauvin → flameout hop tea (fruit/aroma)
Yeast
• SafAle US-05 → ferment at 17 °C for 4 days then increase to 20C
2 Step-by-Step Process
- Steep grains
o Heat ~4 L water to 65–70 °C (sous-vide or on stove).
o Place grains in a mesh/BIAB bag, steep for 20–30 min.
o Pull bag, let it drain. Do not boil the grains
- Mini-boil for bittering
o Bring wort to a gentle boil.
o In separate French press, steep 15 g Southern Cross + 35g Nelson Sauvin 80 °C water for 20 min
o Add 35 g Southern Cross → 20 min remaining
o Add 15 g Nelson Sauvin → 10 min remaining
- Flameout additions
o Turn off the heat.
o Stir in 2 kg DME + 1.7 kg Black Rock LME.
o Pour hop tea into wort.
- Top up & chill
o Combine with cold water to bring final volume to 20 L.
o Chill to 18–22°C
- Pitch yeast
o Sprinkle SafAle US-05.
o Ferment at 17°C for 3-4 days, then increase to 20C until FG is achieved.
Posted Sep 29, 2025, 11:23 PM UTC