was wondering if anyone had a extract recipe of a Kosciusko pale ale, had this the other day it was tops wanted to make my own!
Hey C2max,
I tried Kosciuzko pale ale at bucks party back in February and from memory it was quite good (but my memory wasn't to reliable by this stage, as I'd had a few before then).
Just yesterday I was thinking that it was worth giving another try, so I did a google search and came up with the following quotes from Dr Hahn (head brewer) and the brewery:
Our original Kosciuszko Pale is a 4.5% alcohol, slightly cloudy ale that challenges the limits of the traditional Australian Pale Ale. Crafted from a blend of Pale & Munich malts, and brewed using Tasmanian grown Galaxy hops our pale ale delivers a pleasant maltiness with a refreshing fruity hop finish.
The beer is a decidedly fruity rendition of an Australian pale ale style and uses two local hop varieties in Galaxy and Pride of Ringwood.
TASTING NOTES
KOSCIUSZKO PALE ALE (4.5%)
Rich golden, star bright. Aroma: tropical fruit and citrus zest, sweet malt. Palate: honey and melon notes initially, medium body and malt character, finishes with nice balance between fruit and bitter notes. Overall: delicately complex with good sessionability.
I've never done extracts and I'm a relative newbee to AG brewing, but I would probably start with something close to the following that you could convert to extract:
4kg Pale Ale Malt
300g Munich 1
300g Wheat Malt
maybe 300g crystal
bittering addition of Pride of Ringwood 15g @60mins
20g Galaxy @ around 10mins dry hop with 20g Galaxy after about 4-5days in the fermenter or after racking.
I've done one galaxy brew and it was fantastic, full of passionfruit and melon flavours :icon_drool2:
I hope this helps. Maybe some other more experienced brewers could offer some better advice.
Cheers
Simon