Brewed by Annie Johnson at the 2018 New Zealand Home-brewers' Conference, this is a punchy yet highly drinkable example of the Saison style. Featuring a combination of Riwaka and Wakatu hops, with small additions of oats and rye to add complexity

This is the all grain version.

Download the recipe by clicking here.

The League Brewery is the smallest craft brewery in the top of the South. Operating from the League of Brewers' home-brew shop, we make batches of beer of either 60L or 120L, using a Braumeister brew system and SS Brewtech fermenters and glycol systems. Our brew-team has over 50 years of combined brewing experience, and relish in being able to experiment with a wide range of ingredients and equipment that are readily available to home-brewers.

All of our recipes are made freely available as recipe kits via League of Brewers, and you can buy our beer through the webshop too. 

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.

Clone recipe of Liberty Brewing's Sauvignon Bomb. Lots of people brewed a clone of Sauvignon Bomb for the Beervana 2018 Beat The Brewer competition, after Joseph Wood released the original recipe. This recipe uses Gladfield Toffee malt to emulate Warminster Caragold.

This clone recipe has been scaled for the Grainfather.

ABV: 7.0%

Recipe pdf

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

A top fermenting yeast, Voss Kveik offers fast fermentation at very high temperatures whilst retaining a neutral flavour character with subtle citrus fruit notes.

M12 Kveik Yeast is suitable for a range of styles from Norwegian Farmhouse Ales to Pale Ales and IPAs.

Munich Classic is a Bavarian wheat beer strain selected from the Doemens Culture Collection. It imparts the spicy and fruity aroma profile typical of German wheat beer styles. This strain is simple to use over a wide range of recipe variations and fermentation conditions, making it a great choice for a number of traditional styles of wheat beer. A true top-cropping yeast, Munich Classic can be skimmed off the top of classic open fermentation vessels in the traditional manner. Styles brewed with Munich Classic include but are not limited to Weizen/Weissbier, Dunkelweizen and Weizenbock.

Full product details are available from Lallemand

Windsor ale yeast is a true English strain that produces a balanced fruity aroma and imparts a slight fresh yeasty flavor. Beers created with Windsor are usually described as full-bodied, fruity English ales. Brewers choose Windsor to produce beers that range from Pale Ale to Porter with moderate alcohol levels and the flavor and aroma characteristics of the best traditional ales. Traditional styles brewed with this yeast include but are not limited to Milds, Bitters, Irish Reds, English Brown ales, Porters and Sweet Stouts.

Full product details are available from Lallemand

LalBrew® Wit yeast is a relatively neutral strain which can be used to produce a wide variety of wheat beer styles. Ester and phenol production is lower than for traditional hefeweizen strains such as Munich Classic. 

Brick Road Extra Light DME is suitable for all beer, but especially light lagers, pilsners, XPA's and pale ales.

For the best-tasting all-malt beer, mix well with water and Brick Road beer kits to create the finest fresh wort or your favourite yeast and Brick Road Hopped Malt. When mixed to 23L, this pack will contribute a light straw colour up to 5 EBC, and 1.017 gravity points.

Brick Road Light DME is suitable for all beer, but especially light lagers, pilsners, pale ales and IPA's.

For the best-tasting all-malt beer, mix well with water and Brick Road beer kits to create the finest fresh wort or your favourite yeast and Brick Road Hopped Malt. When mixed to 23L, this pack will contribute a light gold colour up to 8 EBC, and 1.017 gravity points.

Brick Road Amber DME is suitable for all beer, but especially amber ales, red and brown ales.

For the best-tasting all-malt beer, mix well with water and Brick Road beer kits or your favourite yeast and Brick Road Hopped Malt. When mixed to 23L, this pack will contribute an amber colour around 22 EBC, and 1.017 gravity points.