Mangrove Jack’s Recipe Range gives you a flexible new way to brew at home. Start with one of six numbered malt extract cans, then brew it simply with dextrose or combine it with a Mangrove Jack’s Hop Blend, Brew Enhancer and Craft Series Yeast to create one of more than 40 different recipes. The formula stays the same — Can + Hop Blend + Enhancer + Craft Series Yeast = Recipe — but the beer you make is entirely up to you.

Mangrove Jack’s Recipe Range 1 Lager is a hopped liquid malt extract base that ferments clean and crisp, with a gentle bitterness that allows whatever you add to take centre stage.

Brew it exactly as it comes with dextrose for an easy, reliable lager, or use it as the malt base for a more distinctive beer. Add a Mangrove Jack’s Hop Blend for aroma and flavour, choose a Brew Enhancer to shape the body and strength, then select the Craft Series Yeast that suits your chosen style.

The Recipe Range follows one simple formula:

Can + Hop Blend + Enhancer + Craft Series Yeast = Recipe

The same can can be used to produce several different beers, making it easy to start with a proven recipe and then experiment with your own combinations.

Pick your number, brew with confidence and see how far one kit can take you.

What Does 1 Lager Taste Like?

1 Lager produces a pale-gold beer with light malt and hop aromas, a clean finish and gentle bitterness.

Its restrained base character makes it particularly versatile, allowing different hop blends and yeast strains to shape the finished beer without being overwhelmed by the malt extract.

Two Ways to Brew

Brew a Simple Lager

Combine the can with 1kg of dextrose and use the 5g yeast sachet supplied under the lid.

This produces approximately 20 litres, or 35 pints, of clean and crisp lager at around 4.6% ABV.

Build a Recipe Range Beer

Use 1 Lager as the base and combine it with your chosen Mangrove Jack’s Hop Blend, Brew Enhancer and Craft Series Yeast.

Changing these three ingredients allows the same malt extract base to create a completely different finished beer.

Mangrove Jack’s Recommended Recipe: Czech Pils

For a crisp and aromatic Czech-style pilsner, Mangrove Jack’s recommends:

• Can: 1 Lager
• Hop Blend: H8 Floral Hop Sachet
• Enhancer: E4 Light-Hopped Enhancer
• Yeast: M24 Versa Lager Craft Series Yeast
• Makes: 18 litres
• Approximate ABV: 5.3%

The H8 Floral Hop Blend adds the aromatic hop character associated with the style, while the E4 Light-Hopped Enhancer helps build body and bitterness. M24 Versa Lager Yeast provides the clean lager fermentation profile.

What Is Included?

• 1.5kg hopped liquid malt extract
• 5g yeast sachet under the lid

What Else Will I Need?

For the standard 20-litre recipe, you will also need:

• 1kg dextrose or your chosen Mangrove Jack’s Brew Enhancer
• Clean water
• Standard home brewing and fermentation equipment

For an official Recipe Range beer, you may also need:

• The specified Mangrove Jack’s Hop Blend
• The specified Mangrove Jack’s Brew Enhancer
• The specified Mangrove Jack’s Craft Series Yeast

These additional ingredients are sold separately.

Specifications

• Range: Mangrove Jack’s Recipe Range
• Can Number: 1
• Style: Lager
• Product Type: Hopped liquid malt extract
• Makes: Approximately 35 pints or 20 litres
• Colour: Pale gold, no more than 8 EBC
• Bitterness: 17–31 IBU
• Taste and Aroma: Light malt and hop aromas, clean and crisp with gentle bitterness
• Approximate ABV: 4.6% when brewed with 1kg dextrose
• Kit Contents: Hopped liquid malt extract and 5g yeast sachet
• Net Weight: 1.5kg
• Additional Fermentable Required: 1kg dextrose or Brew Enhancer
• Allergens: Contains barley and gluten

Please Note

The approximate ABV of 4.6% is based on brewing the kit to 20 litres using 1kg of dextrose.

Hop Blends, Brew Enhancers and additional Craft Series Yeasts are not included unless clearly stated otherwise.