Mosaic Single Hop XPA All Grain Recipe
Extra Pale Ale
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Single hop XPA to allow the pine, berry and mango flavours of Mosaic hops to shine while being backed up by a fresh XPA malt backbone.
Extra Pale Ale (XPA) sits in that sweet spot between a pale ale and an IPA. Typically brewed lighter in body and colour, the style is all about showcasing hops in a crisp, easy-drinking package without the heavy malt backbone or higher alcohol of bigger styles. Expect a bright, refreshing beer with a clean malt base that lets hop character shine through, often with lower bitterness and a focus on aroma and flavour.
This single hop XPA puts Mosaic front and centre. One of the most celebrated modern American hops, Mosaic offers a complex mix of mango, blueberry, and citrus layered with earthy and herbal undertones. In a lighter, extra pale base, these flavours lead with juicy tropical fruit and berry sweetness balanced by a subtle dank edge.
Vitals
Original Gravity: 1.048
Final Gravity: 1.010
IBU (Tinseth): 15
BU/GU: 0.31
Colour: 6.5 EBC
ABV: 5.0%
72% efficiency
Batch Volume: 23 L
Boil Time: 60 min
Mash Water: 18.2 L
Sparge Water: 13.38 L
Total Water: 31.58 L
Boil Volume: 28 L
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.043
Mash
Sacc Rest — 67 °C — 60 min
Mash Out - 75°C - 15 min
Malts (4.9 kg)
3.3 kg (67.4%) — Joe White Maltings Pilsner, Malt Craft Export — Grain — 3.2 EBC
800 g (16.3%) — Weyermann Vienna Malt — Grain — 5.9 EBC
600 g (12.2%) — Joe White Maltings Wheat Malt Craft — Grain — 3.5 EBC
200 g (4.1%) — Weyermann Carapils/Carafoam — Grain — 3.9 EBC
Hops (100 g)
25 g (10 IBU) — Mosaic 12.25% — Boil — 5 min
25 g (5 IBU) — Mosaic 12.25% — Aroma — 20 min hopstand
50 g — Mosaic 12.25% — Dry Hop — day 5
Hopstand at 80 °C
Miscs
3.47 g — Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) — Mash
1.6 g — Epsom Salt (MgSO4) — Mash
3.2 g — Gypsum (CaSO4) — Mash
2.5 ml — Lactic Acid 88% — Mash
0.55 ml — Lactic Acid 88% — Sparge
1 items — Whirlfloc — Boil — 15 min
Yeast
1 pkg — Fermentis US-05 Safale American 81%
Fermentation
Primary — 18 °C — 7 days
Carbonation: 2.4 CO2-vol
Water Profile
Ca2+: 72
Mg2+: 5
Na+: 6
Cl-: 63
SO42-: 84
HCO3-: 43
A much loved style of beer by Aussies - featuring a large dose of mosaic hops to allow the complex pine, spice and mango flavours to shine. Malt flavours are fresh and crisp with a good amount go body but not enough to overwhelm the mosaic hop flavours. Yeast flavours are very minimal as to keep the beers flavour profile balanced between malt and hops.