Fat Yak Clone – ‘1/2 Yak’ Recipe Kit
$44.70
This recipe is another Matilda Bay favourite of Aussie Brewmakers the Fat Yak clone, or as we like to call it the 1/2 Yak, as it is not quite as hoppy as the commercial variant.
Description
This recipe is another Matilda Bay favourite of Aussie Brewmakers – the Fat Yak clone, or as we like to call it the ‘1/2 Yak’ as it is not quite as ‘hoppy’ as the commercial variant. This recipe is a great introduction to experimenting with hops and grains for the beginner or ‘tin kit’ brewer.
Ingredients:
- 1.7kg Coopers Australian Pale Ale
- Brew Cellar Premium Ale Yeast
- 1kg Head & Body (600g Dextrose / 250g LDME / 150g Maltodextrin)
- 200g Dextrose (add an additional 200g if kegging)
- 15g Finishing Hops – Nelson Sauvin – steeped 10 minutes
- 150g Crystal Grain – Cracked – steeped 15 minutes
- 12g Finishing Hops – Cascade – dry hop
Method:
- Clean / sterilize all equipment including wort, paddle, mug and jug (used for steeping)
- Discard Coopers Australian Pale Ale tin yeast and sit tin in hot water for 10 minutes
- Boil 2ltrs of water in kettle
- Steep 12g of Nelson Sauvin Finishing Hops in a mug of boiling water for 10 minutes
- Steep 150g of Crystal Grain in 1ltr of boiling water for 15 minutes
- Re-boil 2ltrs water in kettle
- Add 2ltrs of boiled water to wort and re-boil 1ltr of water in kettle
- Add 1kg Head & Body and 250g Dextrose to wort and stir to thoroughly dissolve
- Add Coopers Australian Pale Ale tin to wort
- Pour 1/2ltr boiled water into Coopers Australian Pale Ale tin and stir
- Pour tin into wort and stir thoroughly to combine all contents
- Strain steeped crystal grain into wort and rinse with ½ ltr boiling (do not add grain to wort)
- Add water to wort to 22.5 ltrs and test temperature – make sure it is between 18-24 degrees before pitching yeast
- Add Nelson Sauvin Finishing Hops bag and mug of water to wort
- Pitch 15g Brew Cellar Premium Ale Yeast and stir gently
- On day 2 or 3 of ferment add Cascade Finishing Hops bag to wort and gently stir in with sterilized paddle (dry hop)
- When fermentation finished check with hydrometer and bottle as per norm