We originally partnered with our good friends at Lallemand to bring you a special promotion - it proved so popular that we sold out so we've decided to keep it going without the free yeast (sorry!).

This recipe is designed to be in keeping with the 2021 BJCP Style guide 21A: American IPA.

Chameleon is a recipe created for The League of Brewers by Jamie McQuillan of Cell Division Brewery. It is built upon the foundations of a classic American (West Coast) IPA, “ a decidedly hoppy and bitter, moderately strong, pale American ale”, but with a couple of twists to showcase both a new hybrid yeast and a new hop variety.

The recipe is built upon a bill of American Ale malt with just a touch of specialty malt to gently support and allow the hops to shine. The beer is fermented with Lallemand’s newly released hybrid yeast, Pomona™ . Among other attributes, Pomona™  possesses an enhanced capacity for the biotransformation of hop terpenes to produce a unique and juicy flavour profile with notes of peach, citrus, and tropical fruits. The arrival of Pomona™  was perfectly timed allowing us to also showcase the newly arrived KrushTM (HBC 586 ) hops from Yakima Chief hops. This new US hop delivers a unique array of citrus, tropical, stone fruit and berry notes which pair beautifully with the much loved Mosaic hops.

Expect a classic West Coast style IPA, clean crisp and firmly bitter with a punchbowl full of delicious new world hop flavours and aromas.

This recipe was not specifically designed to be consistent with the BJCP style guides, but we believe it is similar to 19C - American Brown Ale.

Brew our Marchfest 2018 beer at home. Our tribute to Mike "Tasty" McDole's award-winning "Janet's Brown", Tasty AF is all about the malt AND the hops.

Uses lots of classic American hops, Cascade leading supported by Willamette.

ABV: 6.5%

Our kits are fresh! We assemble the ingredients after you place your order. The grain bill will be milled, unless you tell us in your order comments that you prefer it not to be.

This recipe has been designed to use acid malt to reach the target mash pH. If you wish to use the recommended mineral additions to achieve the intended flavour profile, these are to be added to the boil only. This kit does not include the minerals, but these can be purchased separately.

Click here to download the recipe.

BeerXML File (import into any brewing software i.e. Grainfather App, Beersmith or Brewfather)

This recipe was not specifically designed to be consistent with the BJCP style guides, but we believe it is similar to 21A - American IPA.

If you miss a proper IPA with good bitterness in today's flood of hazy - this is it. You get a big punch (it's Rocky after all) of citrus & tropical fruit flavours from Simcoe & Mosaic with a light dry malt base to let the hops shine.

ABV: 6.7%

 Our kits are fresh! We assemble the ingredients after you place your order. The grain bill will be milled, unless you tell us in your order comments that you prefer it not to be.

This recipe has been designed to use acid malt to reach the target mash pH. If you wish to use the recommended mineral additions to achieve the intended flavour profile, these are to be added to the boil only. This kit does not include the minerals, but these can be purchased separately.

Click here to download the recipe.

Click here to download the BeerXML file (to directly import into your favorite brewing software)

This recipe was not specifically designed to be consistent with the BJCP style guides, but we believe it is similar to 21B - Specialty IPA - NE IPA

This beer was brewed for the NZ Hops release party of the Hort 4337 trial hop, but thanks to Covid19 that didn't happen. Good news for you - instead of going to a group of commercial brewers & hop growers, it's now available for sale - and this is the kit to brew it yoursel! It's loaded with 4337 hops with a little backup of Mosaic hops.

The malt is mainly Pilsner & Vienna by BestMalz from Germany supported by two different types of Oats and some wheat malt.

Target ABV: 6.5%

Our kits are fresh! We assemble the ingredients after you place your order. The grain bill will be milled, unless you tell us in your order comments that you prefer it not to be.

This recipe has been designed to use acid malt to reach the target mash pH. If you wish to use the recommended mineral additions to achieve the intended flavour profile, these are to be added to the boil only. This kit does not include the minerals, but these can be purchased separately.

 Click here to download the recipe.

Click here to download the BeerXML file (to directly import into your favorite brewing software)

Brew your own version of Fork & Brewer's addictively delicious Alpha Geek IPA.

A deliciously well-balanced West Coast IPA, with all (ok not all, but a lot of) the hop varieties in there. Robust notes of citrus and lychee.

ABV: 6.5%

This recipe was not specifically designed to be consistent with the BJCP style guides, but we believe it is similar to 21B - Specialty IPA - Rye IPA.

40 Days is another one of our quarantine (ever wonder where that word comes from?) brews, giving us hop heads a little bit of spicy joy this winter.

An all Gladfield malt base with a good amount of three different types of rye malt for that little difference. When did you brew your last rye IPA?
We went with a massive dose of all American on the hops, a mix of citrusy, piney classics (Amarillo, Centennial, Columbus) with an added tropical dimension (Ekuanot). Fermented with a classic West coast ale yeast.

ABV: 6%

Our kits are fresh! We assemble the ingredients after you place your order. The grain bill will be milled, unless you tell us in your order comments that you prefer it not to be.

This recipe has been designed to use acid malt to reach the target mash pH. If you wish to use the recommended mineral additions to achieve the intended flavour profile, these are to be added to the boil only. This kit does not include the minerals, but these can be purchased separately.

Click here to download the recipe.

Click here to download the BeerXML file (to directly import into your favorite brewing software)

This recipe was not specifically designed to be consistent with the BJCP style guides, but we believe it is similar to 21B - Specialty IPA - NE IPA.

The ultimate battle of hops - Phazers Episode II

4337 has grown up and is now known as the mighty Nectaron.

Nectaron vs Galaxy are at it again - this time they're even more powerful with the use of Verdant - the juiciest yeast since you're glass of freshly squeezed in the morning.

Don't miss this limited release - only available until one of these hop super powers is sold into oblivion!

Target ABV: 6.5%

Our kits are fresh! We assemble the ingredients after you place your order. The grain bill will be milled, unless you tell us in your order comments that you prefer it not to be.

This recipe has been designed to use acid malt to reach the target mash pH. If you wish to use the recommended mineral additions to achieve the intended flavour profile, these are to be added to the boil only. This kit does not include the minerals, but these can be purchased separately.

Click here to download the recipe.

Click here to download the BeerXML file (to directly import into your favorite brewing software)

This recipe has been designed to be consistent with the 2021 BJCP Style guide 8A-Munich Dunkel.

Ein-Stein is a Munich Dunkel recipe designed for The League of Brewers by Jamie McQuillan of Cell Division Brewery.

It doesn’t take a genius to figure out where this dark European lager originates from. It hails from Munich in Germany way back in the 1830’s, coinciding with the development of Munich malt.  As it turns out, Gladfield malt here in NZ makes some very fine Munich malt of their own. If you haven’t tried it then this a great recipe to give it a whirl as the base malt.

Munich Dunkels are great mid-strength drinking. They present deep coppery brown and malty with toasted bread notes, hints of chocolate and caramel and a notable absence of roasty burnt notes. They are medium in body but with no cloying sweetness and a gentle bittering that makes for a smooth rich and nourishing lager. For the more adventurous brewer, this recipe is an ideal place to try out your skills with decoction mashing. The option of a simple double decoction approach is included in the instructions to get you started, after which you might want to explore the possibility of a more intensive triple decoction to further develop those deep malty flavours. Experiment and have fun, it’s definitely not quantum physics. Prost!

The Ultimate Growler is made from 304 Stainless Steel that is completely impervious to oxygen and sunlight (UV) meaning your precious amber liquid is in the absolute best storage container possible.

The Growler also comes with double wall vacuum insulation, helping to keep your beer cold for hours.

Most screw top growlers struggle to hold the pressure required to keep beer fresh and carbonated. The Ultimate Growler comes with a spring wired lid capable of holding up to 40psi.