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The ATF Extract Recipe - Classic NZ Lager is a clean and crisp light bodied beer infused with the  flavour of the unique Green Bullet Hops, the workhorse of traditional New Zealand breweries.

With a spicy fresh green grass aroma and clean crisp mouthfeel with a firm bitterness and dry finish, the ATF Classic NZ Lager is the Kiwi summer beer of yesteryear.

This kit includes hops that require steeping.

Yeast is not included in the kit. We recommend using  Fermentis Saflager S-189 if fermenting cold.

If you are unable to perform a cold fermentation you can ferment warm (20℃) using Mangrove Jack's Californian Lager yeast, Fermentis SafLager W-34/70, or Lallemand NovaLager yeast.

Note on Fermentation Temperature

Mangrove Jack's Californian Lager Yeast

Mangrove Jack's Californian Lager yeast is a unique lager strain that has the ability to ferment at ale temperatures and still provide a typical lager flavour profile.

Fermentis SafLager W-34/70

Sensory testing performed by Fermentis on W-34/70 shows that it is a very robust yeast capable of providing a clean neutral flavour profile across a wide range of fermentation temperatures (12℃ - 20℃). Click here to download the Fermentis iPhone app for more information.

Lallemand NovaLager

LalBrew NovaLager™ is a robust lager strain with ideal characteristics for lager beer production including fast fermentations and high attenuation. The distinct flavour profile is very clean with slight esters over a wide temperature range.
The optimal temperature range for LalBrew NovaLager™ yeast when producing traditional styles is 10 – 20°C. 

The Details

Kit Includes

• Brick Road Hopped DME - 1kg
• Brick Road Extra Light Malt - 1.5kg
  
• Mangrove Jack's Unhopped Dry Malt 0.5kg
• Green Bullet hops

Additional Equipment Needed

• Stainless steel pot large enough to comfortably hold 10 litres.
  
• Stainless steel spoon to stir wort.
• Thermometer
• Grain Bag

ATF Sabrodaze will leave you in a tropical hoppy daze. Loaded with Sabro (12.5g/L in the boil & approx. 13.6g/L in the dry hop) it has a wonderful tropical fruit aroma with pineapple to the fore and hints coconut in the background with a soft, almost creamy mouthfeel.

Yeast is not included in the kit. We recommend using Froth Vape (Assumed Origin: Boddington’s) to produce a juicy hazy with a silky mouthfeel and great hop aroma and flavour.

Alternatively we recommend using Verdant IPA. Lallemand’s Verdant IPA yeast. LalBrew Verdant IPA yeast will produce fruity esters and is well suited to NEIPA’s. Verdant IPA yeast expresses high amounts of β-lyase enzyme promoting biotransformation accentuating hop flavour and aroma. and also produces high amounts of glycerol producing a beer with a silky mouthfeel.

You could also try Froth Spectra (Assumed Origin: Unknown (London)).Spectra can produce a spectrum of radiant flavour & aroma while exhibiting an elegant ester profile and velvety mouthfeel.

Alternatively you could use Lallemand's New England yeast. Lallemand New England produces beers with a unique fruit forward ester profile, which is sought after in NEIPA's. Through expression of a β-glucosidase enzyme, LalBrew® New England can promote hop biotransformation and accentuate hop flavour and aroma.

Please Note: Kettle finings are not provided with this kit as beer clarity is not required for this style of beer.

The ATF Belgian Pale Ale is malty smooth with balanced fruit and spice (yeast driven) flavours and a pleasant spicy noble hop aroma.

The malt character is mildly caramel and balanced nicely with a toasty and biscuity character and soft bitterness. A great easy drinking pale ale.

Yeast is not included in the kit. We recommend using Mangrove Jack's Belgian Abbey yeast. Alternatively you could use Lallemand Abbaye Belgian Ale yeast

Biére de Garde (beer for keeping) is a traditional malt oriented farmhouse ale from Northern France that was typically brewed in early winter then cellared (lagered) until spring and summer when it was then consumed.

The ATF D’or Biére de Garde is a golden coloured beer with a malty sweet aroma and a creamy honey like mouthfeel. A complex beer that is spicy, fruity, and peppery, with a dry finish and slight acidity making it very drinkable. The beer will benefit from a period of lagering.

Yeast is not included in the kit. We recommend using Mangrove Jack's French Saison yeast or SafAle BE-134.

The ATF Classic NZ Lager is a clean and crisp light bodied beer infused with the  flavour of the unique Green Bullet Hops, the workhorse of traditional New Zealand breweries. 
With a spicy fresh green grass aroma and clean crisp mouthfeel with a firm bitterness and dry finish, the ATF Classic NZ Lager is the Kiwi summer beer of yesteryear.

Yeast is not included in the kit. We recommend using  Fermentis Saflager S-189 if fermenting cold.

If you are unable to perform a cold fermentation you can ferment warm (20℃) using Mangrove Jack's Californian Lager yeast, Fermentis SafLager W-34/70, or Lallemand NovaLager yeast.

Note on Fermentation Temperature

Mangrove Jack's Californian Lager Yeast

Mangrove Jack's Californian Lager yeast is a unique lager strain that has the ability to ferment at ale temperatures and still provide a typical lager flavour profile.

Fermentis SafLager W-34/70

Sensory testing performed by Fermentis on W-34/70 shows that it is a very robust yeast capable of providing a clean neutral flavour profile across a wide range of fermentation temperatures (12℃ - 20℃). Click here to download the Fermentis iPhone app for more information.

Lallemand NovaLager

LalBrew NovaLager™ is a robust lager strain with ideal characteristics for lager beer production including fast fermentations and high attenuation. The distinct flavour profile is very clean with slight esters over a wide temperature range.
The optimal temperature range for LalBrew NovaLager™ yeast when producing traditional styles is 10 – 20°C. 

The ATF Jolly Monk is a strong blonde, slightly gold beer with a malty aroma and a creamy mouthfeel. It has a delicate sweet malty taste with a moderate bitterness and a fantastic complex marriage of spice, fruity esters, phenolics and alcohol.

Yeast is not included in the kit. We recommend using Mangrove Jack's Belgian Tripel yeast or you could also try Fermentis SafAle BE-256 or Lallemand Abbaye.

You will also require dextrose to make this beer.:

1. 24L - 330g
2. 48L - 660g

Irish Stouts are a black beer with a pronounced roasted flavour, often similar to coffee. The balance can range from fairly even to quite bitter, with the more balanced versions having a little malty sweetness and the bitter versions being quite dry.

The ATF Irish Dry Stout’s wonderful aroma of roasted coffee with hints of roasted cacao will have you thinking you have just walked into a coffee roasters. Full of roasted flavours with a light body, low ABV, and dry bitter finish, this beer is very very drinkable all year round.

Yeast is not included in the kit. We recommend using Mangrove Jack's New World Strong Ale yeast or Lallemand Nottingham High Performance Ale Yeast.

The ATF Belgian Pale Ale is malty smooth with balanced fruit and spice (yeast driven) flavours and a pleasant spicy noble hop aroma.

The malt character is mildly caramel and balanced nicely with a toasty and biscuity character and soft bitterness. A great easy drinking pale ale.

Yeast is not included in the kit. We recommend using Mangrove Jack's Belgian Abbey yeast. Alternatively you could use Lallemand Abbaye Belgian Ale yeast

English Porter is a moderate-strength brown beer with a restrained roasted character and bitterness. It may have a range of roasted flavours, generally without burnt qualities, and often has a chocolate-caramel-malty profile.

The ATF English Porter has a pleasant mild roasted coffee and cacao character with underlying biscuity dryness and rich dark caramel/toffee flavours. This is balanced nicely by a restrained bitterness and floral, spicy hop character with hints of floral honey.

Whilst it has a full mouthfeel it finishes medium dry making it very drinkable.
Yeast is not included in the kit. We recommend using Mangrove Jack's Liberty Bell yeast or SafAle S-04.

Whilst the light blonde hue may hint at a lightly flavoured beer, the ATF Riwaka Blonde is anything but lacking in flavour. Bursting with passionfruit and citrus on top of a sweet malt base with a slightly creamy texture that finishes dry, the ATF Riwaka Blonde is a distinctive beer that will soon become a favourite.

This kit includes malt and hops that require steeping.

Yeast is not included in the kit. We recommend using Froth Buddy (Assumed Origin: Sierra Nevada), or Lallemand's BRY-97 West Coast Ale Yeast. You could also try Safale US-05, Lallemand Nottingham High Performance Ale Yeast, or Mangrove Jack's West Coast Yeast.

The Details

Kit Includes

• Brick Road Hopped Light Malt 1.5kg
• Brick Road Extra Light DME 1kg
• Brick Road Wheat DME- 0.5kg
  
• Gladfield Toffee Malt  (requires steeping)
• Riwaka Hops 200g in two vacuum sealed foil bags; one for steeping & one for dry hopping)

Additional Equipment Needed

• Stainless steel pot large enough to comfortably hold 10 litres.
  
• Stainless steel spoon to stir wort.
• Thermometer
• Grain Bag

The ATF German Wheat Beer (Weissbier) is a pale and refreshing traditional style German wheat beer. It has a fluffy bready mouthfeel with a dry finish, but what really sets apart is the distinctive banana and clove character imparted by the yeast.

It should pour a pale straw colour, relatively cloudy (although this may clear after a long period of cold conditioning), with a rich and creamy long lasting head.

A great summer beer that pairs well with seafood. 

Yeast is not included in the kit. We recommend using Mangrove Jack's Bavarian Wheat or Lallemand Munich Classic.

Panhead Supercharger is an award winning beer that is extremely popular. Panhead describes the beer as follows:

Hops are where it starts for the born-again craft head and Supercharger APA is where Panhead delivers. This is an all-American show with Centennial, Citra and Simcoe overwhelming your nose, kicking you in the taste buds and departing with more bitterness than a Palm Springs divorce. It's a seriously addictive combination.

The ATF Extract Recipe - Supercharger Clone is our recipe to replicate this much loved beer.

This kit includes malt and hops that require steeping.

Yeast is not included in the kit. We recommend using Froth Buddy (Assumed Origin: Sierra Nevada), or Lallemand's BRY-97 West Coast Ale Yeast. You could also try Safale US-05, Lallemand Nottingham High Performance Ale Yeast, or Mangrove Jack's West Coast Yeast.

The Details

Kit Includes

• Brick Road Hopped Light Malt x 2
• Mangrove Jack's Unhopped Spraymalt 500g
• Gladfield Light Crystal Malt (requires steeping)
  
• Gladfield Toffee Malt  (requires steeping)
• Citra, Simcoe, & Centennial pellet hops - 288g (in two vacuum sealed foil bags; one for steeping & one for dry hopping)

Additional Equipment Needed

• Stainless steel pot large enough to comfortably hold 10 litres.
  
• Stainless steel spoon to stir wort.
• Thermometer
• Grain Bag

The ATF Oatmeal Stout is smooth and rich with creamy roasted coffee and chocolate on top of nutty dark toffee and a full malt base with an underlying fruitiness. A complex and extremely satisfying beer.

Yeast is not included in the kit. We recommend using Mangrove Jack's Liberty Bell yeast.

Irish Stouts are a black beer with a pronounced roasted flavour, often similar to coffee. The balance can range from fairly even to quite bitter, with the more balanced versions having a little malty sweetness and the bitter versions being quite dry.

The ATF Extract Recipe - Irish Stout has an great aroma of roasted coffee with hints of delicate floral notes from the East Kent Goldings hops.. With a light body, low ABV, and dry moderate bitter finish, this beer is very very drinkable all year round.

This kit includes malt and hops that require steeping.

Yeast is not included in the kit. We recommend using Lallemand Nottingham yeast or Mangrove jack's New World Strong yeast.

The Details

Kit Includes

• Muntons Maris Otter Light Extract
• Brick Road Hopped Dark Malt
• Gladfield Roasted Barley
• East Kent Goldings

Additional Equipment Needed

• Stainless steel pot large enough to comfortably hold 10 litres.
  
• Stainless steel spoon to stir wort.
• Thermometer
• Grain bag
• Hop Bag

Whilst the light blonde hue may hint at a lightly flavoured beer, ATF Riwaka Blonde is anything but lacking in flavour. Bursting with passionfruit and citrus on top of a sweet malt base with a hint of toasty biscuit and a slightly creamy texture that finishes dry, the ATF Riwaka Blonde is a distinctive beer that will soon become a favourite.

Yeast is not included in the kit. We recommend using Froth Buddy (Assumed Origin: Sierra Nevada), or Lallemand's BRY-97 West Coast Ale Yeast. You could also try Safale US-05, Lallemand Nottingham High Performance Ale Yeast, or Mangrove Jack's West Coast Yeast.

This recipe employs whirlpool hopping at a set temperature of 65℃ for 60 minutes. If you are unable to maintain a 65℃ whirlpool for 60 minutes you may wish to try the hop burst version.

Inspired by the commercial popularity of the style and to expand on Mangrove Jack's 'juicy' offerings, Pink Grapefruit IPA and Juicy IPA, this refreshing pale ale is bursting with juicy mango notes, combined with citrus and tropical hop aroma. 

Refreshing and moderately dry on the palate, with a smooth and delicately bitter finish. Pours golden with a fluffy white head.

Yeast: M44 US West Coast
Hops: Citra & Azacca 50g
Bitterness: 3/5
Colour: Golden
ABV Approx: 4.7%
Makes: 23L

Brewing Sugar Required: Pure Liquid Malt Extract: 1.2 kg, or 1kg Beer Enhancer, or Dextrose: 1kg.

Whilst the light blonde hue may hint at a lightly flavoured beer, ATF Riwaka Blonde is anything but lacking in flavour. Bursting with passionfruit and citrus on top of a sweet malt base with a hint of toasty biscuit and a slightly creamy texture that finishes dry, the ATF Riwaka Blonde is a distinctive beer that will soon become a favourite.

Yeast is not included in the kit. We recommend using Froth Buddy (Assumed Origin: Sierra Nevada), or Lallemand's BRY-97 West Coast Ale Yeast. You could also try Safale US-05, Lallemand Nottingham High Performance Ale Yeast, or Mangrove Jack's West Coast Yeast.

Liberally hopped with Nectaron and Riwaka, the ATF Hoppy Havoc is bursting with tropical and citrus aromas with passionfruit and pineapple to the fore. Stone fruit notes join the party in the mouth along with a bright vibrant fruitiness 

Yeast is not included in the kit. We recommend using Froth Vape (Assumed Origin: Boddington’s) to produce a juicy hazy with a silky mouthfeel and great hop aroma and flavour.

Alternatively we recommend using Verdant IPA. Lallemand’s Verdant IPA yeast. LalBrew Verdant IPA yeast will produce fruity esters and is well suited to NEIPA’s. Verdant IPA yeast expresses high amounts of β-lyase enzyme promoting biotransformation accentuating hop flavour and aroma. and also produces high amounts of glycerol producing a beer with a silky mouthfeel.

You could also try Froth Spectra (Assumed Origin: Unknown (London)).Spectra can produce a spectrum of radiant flavour & aroma while exhibiting an elegant ester profile and velvety mouthfeel.

Alternatively you could use Lallemand's New England yeast. Lallemand New England produces beers with a unique fruit forward ester profile, which is sought after in NEIPA's. Through expression of a β-glucosidase enzyme, LalBrew® New England can promote hop biotransformation and accentuate hop flavour and aroma.

Please Note: Kettle finings are not provided with this kit as beer clarity is not required for this style of beer.

The ATF Bohemian Pilsner is golden coloured beer with a dense, long-lasting, creamy white head. It has a rich complex maltiness with a firm yet soft and rounded bitterness complemented by the spicy flavour of Saaz hops and an earthy, spicy, floral aroma. The aftertaste is balanced between malt and hops.

Yeast is not included in the kit. If fermenting cold we recommend using Froth Vagabond (Assumed Origin: Budêjovický Budvar) or:

• Mangrove Jack's Bohemian Lager yeast or
• Fermentis SafLager W-34/70 or
• Lallemand Diamond Lager Yeast

If fermenting warm we recommend using Fermentis SafLager W-34/70 or Mangrove Jack’s Californian Lager.

Fermentis SafLager W-34/70

Sensory testing performed by Fermentis on W-34/70 shows that it is a very robust yeast capable of providing a clean neutral flavour profile across a wide range of fermentation temperatures (12℃ - 20℃). Click here to download the Fermentis iPhone app for more information.

Note on Water Profile

The recommended water profile for this beer is very soft with no more than 7ppm of any mineral.

The beer may be brewed using other water sources, but may not have the same soft delicate mouthfeel and bitterness. Rainwater, reverse osmosis water, or bottled spring water is ideal. 

The ATF Milk Stout has just enough sweetness to balance an abundance of dark roast flavours. Rich and robust with notes of dark chocolate, freshly brewed coffee, caramelised sugar and roasted malt; this creamy milk stout is incredibly satisfying.

Yeast is not included in the kit. We recommend using Mangrove Jack's Liberty Bell yeast.