Kona big wave golden ale

[ianherbert1]

Does anyone have a recipe for this amazing brew?

 

[tampa911]

I am looking for the same. Preferablly and extract.

I drank this the whole time we were in Hawaii 4 years ago and got hooked. It just finally showed up at one of the local stores for $8 / 6pack. It is good, but not $8/6pack good

 

[JollyMon]

Very nice brew. I also like their coconut brown ale.

 

[petree3]

Well this thread went dead... I'm going to try and brew it using the standard blonde ale recipe from brewing classic styles replacing the hops with the ones mentioned on the site. For a 3 gallon BIAB batch this seems to be about 6.75 lbs pale malt and .25 lbs crystal 20. I'm going to add the hops late as it's only 22 ibu's and I want a little more hop flavor than bitterness. I'll let you know how it turns out in a few weeks.

 

[TXjayhawk]

I saw that Austin Homebrew Store has it as a clone kit....just an FYI

 

[petree3]

There black butte porter is 3 lbs light on the grain bill so I'm not sure I trust their recipes.

 

[Buna_Bere]

I bought a Kona variety pack that included the Big Wave, surprisingly delicious. The hop aroma on this beer is incredible, I got a feeling this is brewed with some hop extract very late in the process because I get almost zero hop bitterness.

 

[ianherbert1]

I would love to find a recipe. I've tried one recipe I found. Was close.

 

[petree3]

This got pushed way back in my brewing schedule so I'm doing a one gallon batch this morning. Couldn't find Galaxy so I'm substituting Galena.

 

[hubbs]

I am also looking to brew this, I found a 6 pack in Delaware 6 months ago and I have wanted to clone this for a long time. I have a centennial blonde fermenting right now and once it is done I am going to use the Nottingham yeast for my attempt at Big Wave.

This is the recipe that I am currently considering:

Kona Big Wave

Style: Blonde Ale OG: 1.046
Type: All Grain FG: 1.012
Rating: 0.0 ABV: 4.45 %
Calories: 150 IBU's: 19.69
Efficiency: 80 % Boil Size: 12.98 Gal
Color: 6.5 SRM Batch Size: 11.00 Gal
Preboil OG: 1.041 Boil Time: 60 minutes

Fermentation Steps
Name Days / Temp
Primary 28 days @ 63.0°F

Grains & Adjuncts
Amount Percentage Name Time Gravity
15.00 lbs 83.33 % Briess 2-Row Brewers Malt 60 mins 1.037
1.00 lbs 5.56 % Briess 2-Row Caramel 40L 60 mins 1.034
1.00 lbs 5.56 % Honey Malt 60 mins 1.037
1.00 lbs 5.56 % Briess Carapils 60 mins 1.034

Hops
Amount IBU's Name Time AA %
0.40 ozs 9.02 Citra First Wort 13.20
0.40 ozs 8.88 Galaxy First Wort 13.00
1.00 ozs 0.00 Galaxy 0 mins 13.00
1.00 ozs 0.00 Citra 0 mins 13.20
1.00 ozs Citra 14 days 13.20
1.00 ozs Galaxy 14 days 13.00

Yeasts
Amount Name Laboratory / ID
2.0 pkg Nottingham Danstar

Additions
Amount Name Time Stage
2.00 each Whirlfloc Tablet 15 mins Boil
2.00 tsp Yeast Nutrient 15 mins Boil

Mash Profile
Light Body Infusion In 75 min @ 152.0°F
Add 22.50 qt ( 1.25 qt/lb ) water @ 166.1°F
Light Body Infusion Out 10 min @ 168.0°F
Add 9.49 qt water @ 212.0°F
Sparge
Sparge 31.29 qt of 168.0°F water over 30 mins

Carbonation
Amount Type Beer Temp CO2 Vols
9.7 psi Force Carbonation 33.0°F

I do not have any Galaxy, so I am trying to figure out a decent substitution. I have the following hops, and would rather not have to buy anything else:

Amarillo
Belma
Bravo
CTZ
Citra
Chinook
Cascade
Columbia
Centennial
El Dorado
Fuggles
Golding
Hellertau
Horizon
Magnum
Northern Brewer
Santium
Simcoe
Sorachi Ace
Sterling
Summit
Tettnang
Warrior
Willamette

A lot to chose from!

 

[hubbs]

I am also looking to brew this, I found a 6 pack in Delaware 6 months ago and I have wanted to clone this for a long time. I have a centennial blonde fermenting right now and once it is done I am going to use the Nottingham yeast for my attempt at Big Wave.

This is the recipe that I am currently considering:

Kona Big Wave

Style: Blonde Ale OG: 1.046
Type: All Grain FG: 1.012
Rating: 0.0 ABV: 4.45 %
Calories: 150 IBU's: 19.69
Efficiency: 80 % Boil Size: 12.98 Gal
Color: 6.5 SRM Batch Size: 11.00 Gal
Preboil OG: 1.041 Boil Time: 60 minutes

Fermentation Steps
Name Days / Temp
Primary 28 days @ 63.0°F

Grains & Adjuncts
Amount Percentage Name Time Gravity
15.00 lbs 83.33 % Briess 2-Row Brewers Malt 60 mins 1.037
1.00 lbs 5.56 % Briess 2-Row Caramel 40L 60 mins 1.034
1.00 lbs 5.56 % Honey Malt 60 mins 1.037
1.00 lbs 5.56 % Briess Carapils 60 mins 1.034

Hops
Amount IBU's Name Time AA %
0.40 ozs 9.02 Citra First Wort 13.20
0.40 ozs 8.88 Galaxy First Wort 13.00
1.00 ozs 0.00 Galaxy 0 mins 13.00
1.00 ozs 0.00 Citra 0 mins 13.20
1.00 ozs Citra 14 days 13.20
1.00 ozs Galaxy 14 days 13.00

Yeasts
Amount Name Laboratory / ID
2.0 pkg Nottingham Danstar

Additions
Amount Name Time Stage
2.00 each Whirlfloc Tablet 15 mins Boil
2.00 tsp Yeast Nutrient 15 mins Boil

Mash Profile
Light Body Infusion In 75 min @ 152.0°F
Add 22.50 qt ( 1.25 qt/lb ) water @ 166.1°F
Light Body Infusion Out 10 min @ 168.0°F
Add 9.49 qt water @ 212.0°F
Sparge
Sparge 31.29 qt of 168.0°F water over 30 mins

Carbonation
Amount Type Beer Temp CO2 Vols
9.7 psi Force Carbonation 33.0°F

I do not have any Galaxy, so I am trying to figure out a decent substitution. I have the following hops, and would rather not have to buy anything else:

Amarillo
Belma
Bravo
CTZ
Citra
Chinook
Cascade
Columbia
Centennial
El Dorado
Fuggles
Golding
Hellertau
Horizon
Magnum
Northern Brewer
Santium
Simcoe
Sorachi Ace
Sterling
Summit
Tettnang
Warrior
Willamette

A lot to chose from!

Oops, forgot the Meridian and Crystal.

 

[botigol]

I don't have any personal experience, but citra is supposed to be the closest with amarillo and simcoe as good substitutes.