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Homebrewed Beer Ingredient kits
The following recipes are complete to make 5 gallons of beer. They reflect our philosophy: you need a good recipe to make good beer! We want to help you brew beer that tastes great, the way you want it to. Enough malt, specialty grains, fresh hops and a great yeast. We have access to ingredients from all over the world. Our recipes include everything you’ll need: freshly crushed grains, malt extract, fresh dry or liquid yeast, muslin grain bag, priming sugar ,caps and a clear recipe to follow. All recipes include dry yeast. Add $3.00 for liquid yeast. We haven chosen a selection of recipes that have become very popular in our retail store. We know we have succeeded when our customers win ribbons and say “don’t change a thing” when they repeat a recipe! Cheers!
Weedwacker Summer Wheat: American wheat ale made with light caramalt & torrified wheat; this is a very good recipe to use with our fruit essences $34.00
Old Growler: Classic Northern English Brown Ale; very popular with our retail customers; 4 English specialty malts & all Fuggles hops $37.00
Bone Idle Stout: A perfect pint to relax with; we use flaked barley for extra body, roasted barley & caramel malts; hopped with Bullion & Willamette $36.00
Double Play Pale Ale: Hoppy American amber; Sterling hops to bitter and Mt. Hood for the finish $39.00
Expedition’s Reward India Pale Ale: This English style IPA uses Nugget, Perle and Goldings at the end for a classic aroma. $47.00
Smythie’s Irish Red Ale: easy drinking session brew; we use Mountmellick extract from Ireland; Belgian Special B deepens the color $36.00
Old Goat Strong Bock: Strong, dark & malty brew for special occasions;
1.071 OG; we use German chocolate & dark crystal and Belgian Aromatic $39.00
Golden Ale: Canadian export style; extra-light malt extract and rice syrup keep the color & body light; Sterling hops to bitter and for aroma $31.00
Poppin’ Pilsner: A golden lager brewed with nice hoppy bite..crisp & refreshing! $39.00
Dark of the Moon Dunkel: A malty, dark all malt lager; lightly hopped with Perle & Hersbrucker; GR. dark crystal, chocolate, Munich & Belgian Biscuit $39.00
East Coast Steam: reddish/amber classic, hopped with Northern Brewer; best with Wyeast #2112; ferment w/lager yeast at ale temps. $39.00
Apricot Ale: Magic Hat Brewery in Burlington makes the original; it’s a pale ale flavored with apricot essence, yum!; 5.5%/vol. $43.50
Summer Witbier: crisp & refreshing Belgian wheat ale; coriander seed and dried orange peel; try with Wyeast #3942 or #3944 $38.50
Ruby Rye Ale: Our special red ale with a difference; the rye adds a spicy flavor, dark crystal and a bit of chocolate rye for color; we use Wye Northdown hops from England $39.00
Munich Helles: We use extra-light malt extract, cara-pils & pilsner malts for added body ; a smooth,& malty, for an easy drinking light lager style $36.00
Notre Dame Trappist Ale: Something special for you to share; 1.070 for the starting gravity; we use Belgian candi sugar for additional fermentables and flavor; Mt. Hood & German Hallertauer hops; try a liquid yeast with this one... $44.50
Annie Oatmeal Stout: This recipe uses 5 specialty malts for a smooooth, dark, chocolatey stout; malted oats add rich body $37.00
Pete’s Peaks Porter: dark and hoppy; we use Munich , chocolate and crystal malts for color & body; will just get better & smoother with time $39.00
German Altbier: copper-colored, hoppy German ale; we use dark German crystal & amber malt extract; Perle hops and Mt. Hood for flavor/aroma $39.00
Tigermilk: A very extra special bitter; Belgian specialty grains & flaked maize; light malt extract; Northdown hops to bitter, Willamette for aroma; this recipe has a very loyal following here $35.00
Tilted Wig: A Scottish 70 shilling ale: malty & garnet red; just a bit of peated malt for a subtle smoke ; great session beer $39.00
Joe Juice: an English cream stout named in honor of our Flying Tiger driver Joe Steffen; dark ale, creamy smooth, not bitter (like Joe) $35.00
Big Mountain Ale: a great big beer; strong, hoppy, a brew to savor; an American winter warmer $44.00