21A American IPA

Golden Weka Ale

Name: Golden Weka Ale
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 75 min
Yield: 19 litres
Cuisine: Beer
Ingredients: 6kg Golden Promise Pale Ale Malt; 15g Motueka (60min boil); 30g Motueka (10min boil); 45g Motueka (5min boil); 60g Motueka (whirlpool); 150g Motueka (dry hop); LalBrew Pomona — 2 packets; half tablet Whirlfloc; half tsp Yeast nutrient

Brewed 2025-06-05 Batch · 19 L Owen Paterson

ABV6.0% OG1.052 FG1.005

Grain bill

Golden Promise Pale Ale Malt

6 kg

100%

Adjuncts

Whirlfloc	half tablet @ 10 min
Yeast nutrient	half tsp @ 10 min

Hop schedule

Hop	60 min	10 min	5 min	WP 80°C	DH#1
Motueka	15g	30g	45g	60g	150g

Yeast

LalBrew Pomona

2 packets

Water additions

Calcium Chloride	half tsp in mash
Calcium Sulphate	2 tsp in mash
Magnesium Sulphate	1 tsp in mash
Lactic acid (88%)	5 drops in sparge

Tasting notes

Soft mouthfeel, light bitterness, hop-forward fruitiness. Nearly identical to Matt's batch on the nose — but Owen's came out much hazier despite the same recipe.

About This Beer

Owen’s version of Matt’s Golden Weka Ale. A SMASH pale on Thomas Fawcett Golden Promise and Motueka throughout. No specialty malts, no adjuncts.

Motueka runs across every stage, boil, whirlpool and a large day-3 dry hop.

Fermentation

Pomona at 18.5°C for the first three days, raised to 21°C through day 11, then down to 7°C. Pressure built to 10 psi from day 3, and the spunding valve was closed on day 11, capturing 2.5 volumes of natural CO2.

Bottled 19 June 2025.

Side by side with Matt’s

The two were compared directly. Overall nose and flavour very similar, both expressing Motueka’s lime-citrus and tropical character with light bitterness.

The notable difference: Owen’s came out distinctly hazy where Matt’s was clear. The cause was not obvious. Possible differences in dry hop contact time, whirlpool temperature, or cold crash duration. Worth investigating on a future pair.