Midweek XPA

Name: Midweek XPA
Brand: Australian Home Brewing
Price: 59.9 AUD
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Midweek XPA is all the passionfruit of a hoppy pale ale at school-night strength: Galaxy and Vic Secret, 100% Australian hops, on a Black Rock XPA base, 20L at 3.9%.

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Australian Home Brewing Midweek XPA

$59.90

$69.90

The details

Hoppy beers at 3.9% usually go thin. This one carries 500g of light wheat dry malt for a smooth body and a head that holds, so the passionfruit and pineapple from 75g of Australian hops have something to sit on. Big aroma, soft bitterness, clean finish. And there is no long boil: 5 minutes for the wheat malt, the hopped kit stirred in off the heat, then a 20-minute hop stand.

All the passionfruit of a hoppy pale ale, at school-night strength.

Bright, juicy and easy at 3.9%. The XPA for people who love flavour but would like to have more than one.

What's in the box

Black Rock Classic XPA 1.7kg
Light wheat dry malt 500g
Galaxy 50g, Vic Secret 25g
Mangrove Jack's M66 Hophead yeast
Full step-by-step recipe card

Makes 20L. You add water, carbonation drops and a bit of patience.

How it drinks

Pale gold with a light haze and a soft white head. Galaxy in the hop stand brings passionfruit and peach, then Vic Secret and Galaxy go in during fermentation for a pineapple hit the yeast turns up even louder. Wheat malt gives it a smooth, easy body.

100% Australian hops. Big aroma, soft bitterness, clean finish.

Brew day

Boil the wheat malt for 5 minutes, stir in the kit off the heat, then a 20-minute hop stand. Top up to 20L and pitch. Dry hop on day 2 or 3 while the yeast is going hard. About 40 minutes hands-on, no long boil.

Ready to drink in 5 weeks. Hop aroma is best fresh, so enjoy it within 2 months of bottling.

Good to know

Fits a standard 5L kitchen pot. You'll need a fermenter, bottles, carbonation drops (1 per 330ml, 2 per 750ml) and a hydrometer. Ferment between 18 and 22°C. If you're landing here without gear, a starter kit gets you the fermenter, hydrometer and bottling essentials in one box.

Want more hops? Try the Knock Off Session IPA, same strength, crisp and piney. Like it simple? Northern the Great is our easy summer lager.

Specs at a glance

Style	Mid-strength XPA
Batch	20L
ABV	3.9% (bottle conditioned)
O.G.	1.036
Hops	Galaxy, Vic Secret (all Australian)
Yeast	Mangrove Jack's M66 Hophead
Ferment temp	18°C to 22°C
Ready in	5 weeks

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What's In The Kit

Black Rock Classic XPA 1.7kg: hopped base, no long boil needed
Light wheat dry malt 500g: smooth body and holds the head
Galaxy 50g: 25g in the hop stand for passionfruit and peach, 25g dry hopped
Vic Secret 25g: dry hopped on day 2 or 3 for pineapple
Mangrove Jack's M66 Hophead yeast: clean ale strain that pushes the hop character
Full step-by-step recipe card
Carbonation drops are NOT included: sold separately

Brew Specs

Style: Mid-strength XPA
Batch size: 20L (around 50 bottles)
ABV: 3.9% (bottle conditioned)
Original gravity: 1.036
Hops: Galaxy (hop stand), Vic Secret and Galaxy (dry hop), 100% Australian
Yeast: Mangrove Jack's M66 Hophead
Fermentation temp: 18C to 22C
Ready to drink: 5 weeks
Best within: 2 months of bottling, while the hop aroma peaks

Flavour Profile

Aroma: Passionfruit and peach from the Galaxy hop stand, pineapple from the Vic Secret and Galaxy dry hop
Appearance: Pale gold with a light haze and a soft white head
Flavour: Juicy and tropical, hop forward, with wheat malt giving it a smooth body
Mouthfeel: Light to medium, held up by the wheat rather than by alcohol
Finish: Clean, with soft bitterness

Who it's for

For anyone who loves a hoppy pale ale but would like to have more than one
Brewers with a standard 5L kitchen pot and about 40 minutes: there is no long boil
Anyone who wants all-Australian hops in the glass

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