Black Rock Crafted BIB Pale Ale - Fresh Wort 4.6kg - makes 23L

Bright, Balanced & Built for Hops

Black Rock’s Crafted Pale Ale is a vibrant, golden fresh wort with crisp bitterness and a clean, refreshing finish. Specialty malts and wheat provide a smooth mouthfeel and just the right body — making it the perfect base for your favourite hops to shine.

You call the shots. This base is ready for it.

Bag-in-Box Fresh Wort – Fast, Easy Brewing

This 4.6kg Bag-in-Box (BIB) fresh wort kit lets you skip the boil and get straight to fermentation.
Just pour it in, pitch your yeast, and you’re brewing in minutes.

✔️ No boil required
✔️ Quick setup, clean finish
✔️ Great for both beginners and advanced brewers

NB: This kit does not include dry hops.

Customise It Your Way

For best results, we recommend adding dry hops on Day 4 of fermentation. It brings out the full hop character of this well-balanced pale ale.

Dry hop suggestions:

• NZPA or Aussie Twist: Galaxy, Ella, Eclipse
• Try a C-hop combo for bright citrus and pine Cascade, Centennial , Chinook

Recommended by the Head Brewers at Black Rock – and us!

What’s Included

• Premium Concentrated Brewers Wort
  • Ale Malt (82%)
  • Wheat Malt (6.5%)
  • Carapils Malt (6.5%)
  • Munich Malt (5%)
• 11.5g Fermentis Yeast (SafAle™ US-05)
• Full brewing instructions

FAQ

Q1: What is a Bag-in-Box Fresh Wort Kit?

A Bag-in-Box (BIB) fresh wort kit contains pre-boiled, ready-to-ferment wort in a vacuum-sealed box. It lets you skip the brew day and go straight to fermentation — just pour, pitch yeast, and you’re brewing.

Q2: Do I need to boil the wort before fermenting?

No, the wort is already professionally brewed and sterilised. Just sanitise your fermenter, pour the wort in, top up if needed, pitch your yeast, and ferment.

Q3: What kind of beer does this IPA kit make?

It produces a bold, golden-Pale Ale with firm bitterness, citrusy hop aroma, and a solid malt backbone. Perfect for hop lovers.

Q4: Can I add dry hops to customise the flavour?

Yes — this kit is ideal for dry hopping. Add 25- 50g of hops on Day 4 of fermentation

Q5: What equipment do I need to brew this kit?

You’ll need a fermenter, airlock, sanitiser, yeast, and bottles or kegs. No boiler or chilling equipment required.

Q6: How long until I can drink the beer?

Fermentation takes 7–10 days, followed by 2 weeks of bottle/keg conditioning. You can drink it in about 3–4 weeks total.

Q7: How much beer does it make?

One kit makes 23 litres (approximately 64 bottles or 1 full 19L keg + extra).