26/09/2025
🚨Have you tried the revolutionary new Black Rock Crafted IPA???
Typical specs when brewed as per instructions:
IBU: 38
SRM: 8
Malt: 89% MaltEurop Ale Malt, 6% Gladfield wheat malt, 3% Gladfield Toffee malt, 2% Gladfield Light Crystal malt.
Hops, (bittering): NZ Hops Green Bullet™
ABV: 5.8% (approx. when made up to 23L)
The easiest way to make brewery quality craft IPA at home. Black Rock's newest BIB (bag in box) range gives you everything you need to brew craft beer at home. No more sugar additions, no more second can, no more heating cans!
Just mix the bag with water, pitch the yeast and away it goes!
This Crafted IPA has a combination of ale malt and 3 Gladfield specialty malts to create a sessionable but malty backbone, with a solid dose of NZ Hops Green Bullet™ hops for a west coast IPA bitterness and includes a 11.5g sachet of Fermentis Yeast: SafAle™ US-05 style specific yeast.
Change the brew volume to alter your ABV and IBU (approximate values below):
18L - ABV 7.4%, IBU 49
20L - ABV 6.7%, IBU 44
23L - ABV 5.8%, IBU 38
25L - ABV 5.3%, IBU 35
This beer presents a golden to amber hue with a slight haze, thanks to the wheat malt. The aroma is a delightful blend of bready and biscuity notes from the ale malt, complemented by hints of caramel and toffee. On the palate, it offers a balanced profile with a solid malt backbone, creamy texture, and a harmonious mix of sweet caramel and toffee flavors. The moderate bitterness, indicated by an IBU of 38, provides a clean finish that perfectly balances the malt sweetness. Medium-bodied with a smooth, creamy mouthfeel and excellent head retention, this beer is both flavorful and refreshing, making it a well-rounded and enjoyable brew.
We highly recommend using dry hopping practices during fermentation on these kits to get real crafty hop aroma and flavour. Dry hopping is adding fresh palleted hops* into your fermenter as the fermentation activity starts to slow (approximately after 5-7 days).
*Always use fresh, nitrogen flushed, refrigerated hops available from your local home brew retailer to prevent oxidation and staling of your finished beer.
Suggested hop additions:
Australian Pale Ale use Galaxy and/or Cascade.
West Coast American IPA use Citra® and/or Centennial, Cascade, Mosaic®, Simcoe®, El Dorado®, Amarillo®, Idaho 7™
New Zealand Pale Ale (NZPA) use NZ Hops Nelson Sauvin™ and/or Nectaron®, Riwaka™, Superdelic™, Taiheke®.
Learn more about the full range of Black Rock Premium concentrated wort at: https://www.blackrock.co.nz/our-products
Get in touch with your local Home Brew Shop to order today!!
Black Rock Home brew concentrated wort is 100% made in NZ 🇳🇿, from 100% New Zealand ingredients🇳🇿
