Brewers Best Beer Making Ingredient Kit

HOLIDAY ALE Brewers Best Seasonal Beer Making Kit. This is one of our biggest selling ingredient kits every year. Holiday Ale is offered for a limited time only! This full-bodied amber beer has a rich, malty character that is flavored with orange peel, cinnamon and other spices. It is a complex winter brew balanced with high alpha-acid hops. At 7 - 8 ABV, this strong ale will be sure to warm you throughout the festive holiday season. Vital Statistics: Seasonal recipe. IBU's: 40 - 48. OG: 1.0685 - 1.072. Color: Ruby Brown. ABV: 7.0 - 8.0. Difficulty: Easy. Yield: 5 Gallons.

MARZEN FESTBIER Brewers Best Seasonal Beer Making Kit. All Brewer’s Best Marzen Festbier Ingredient Kits include four Brewer’s Best full-color, branded coasters. Marzen Festbier has a complex, malty mouthfeel obtained from a Vienna, Munich and Pilsen malt base. This FEST beer is stronger that the classic version and includes the premium Saflager S-23 yeast for a superior brew. IBUs: 28 - 33. ABV: 5.75 - 6.25. OG: 1.058 - 1.062. Difficulty: Intermediate. Color: Medium Amber. Yield: 5 Gallons.

VIENNA LAGER Brewers Best Classic Beer Making Kit. Munich, Vienna and caramel malts combine to providea rich malt aroma. When lagered this beer will finish clean and dry with no fruity esters. Vienna Lager is moderately hopped. This kit includes a lager yeast that will also perform well if fermented at ale temperatures. IBUs: 24 - 28. ABV: 4.5 - 5.0. OG: 1.045 - 1.049. Difficulty: Intermediate. Color: Medium Amber. Yield: 5 Gallons.

ENGLISH PALE ALE Brewers Best Classic Beer Making Kit. A classic English style that yields medium-high bitterness above a foundation of caramel maltiness. Hop character is derived from a heavy bittering addition. This is a well-balanced, drinkable Special Bitter. IBUs: 30 - 33. ABV: 4.25 - 4.5. OG: 1.042 - 1.046. Difficulty: Easy. Color: Pale Amber. Yield: 5 Gallons.

AMERICAN AMBER Brewers Best Classic Beer Making Kit. Pale ale malt combined with medium caramel malt create a rich, copper color. Bitterness is balanced to match the malt character. Smooth clean finish with moderate carbonation level. IBUs: 29 - 32. ABV: 4.75 - 5.25. OG: 1.050 - 1.054. Difficulty: Easy. Color: Medium Amber. Yield: 5 Gallons.

CONTINENTAL PILSNER Brewers Best Classic Beer Making Kit. One of the world’s classic beer styles, this recipe is best enjoyed when lagered. Pilsner malt extract produces a straw color. A dry beer that finishes with ample hop bitterness. This kit includes a lager yeast that will also perform well if fermented at ale temperatures. IBUs: 28 - 33. ABV: 4.0 - 4.5. OG: 1.040 - 1.044. Difficulty: Intermediate. Color: Straw. Yield: 5 Gallons.

RED ALE Brewers Best Classic Beer Making Kit. A medium-light bodied ale with a deep red hue. Our Red Ale is smooth and easy drinking. Nice balance of caramel malts and specialty grains. Low hop bitterness. IBUs: 19 - 23. ABV: 5.0 - 5.5. OG: 1.048 - 1.052. Difficulty: Easy. Color: Medium Amber. Yield: 5 Gallons.

AMERICAN CREAM ALE Brewers Best Classic Beer Making Kit. An ale version of the American lager style. Clean, light and simple to brew. Faint malt notes with a hint of corn-like presence. An easy drinker. IBUs: 16 - 18. ABV: 5.25 - 5.75. OG: 1.049 - 1.053. Difficulty: Easy. Color: Straw. Yield: 5 Gallons.

AMERICAN PALE ALE Brewers Best Classic Beer Making Kit. Perhaps the most widely brewed American style ale. Moderately strong hop aroma and bitterness. Pale ale malt base provides deep gold, almost amber, color and medium-bodied mouthfeel. IBUs: 32-36. ABV: 5.0-5.5. OG: 1.051-1.055. Difficulty: Easy. Color: Pale Amber. Yield: 5 Gallons.

KOLSCH Brewers Best Classic Beer Making Kit. Kolsch is a crisp, clean, easy-drinking ale. It has a straw-yellow hue similar to a pilsner, but is less hoppy, a bit sweeter and uses pale malts and a small amount of wheat. The lager-like characteristics this ale is famous for are achieved by using a liquid Kolsch yeast. IBUs: 25 - 28. ABV: 4.25 - 4.75. OG: 1.042 - 1.046. Difficulty: Easy. Color: Pale Gold. Yield: 5 Gallons.

ENGLISH BROWN ALE Brewers Best Classic Beer Making Kit. This medium-bodied brew has a malty character surrounded by a nutty aroma. Crystal malts with a touch of chocolate malt create the brown color balanced by a subdued hop flavor. IBUs: 21 - 25. ABV: 4.25 - 4.75. OG: 1.045 - 1.049. Difficulty: Easy. Color: Brown. Yield: 5 Gallons.

AMERICAN LIGHT Brewers Best Classic Beer Making Kit. This recipe uses the traditional combination of pilsner malt, rice and corn adjuncts. It is light bodied, refreshing and thirst quenching. A very easy recipe to brew and an excellent entry to craft brewing. IBUs: 13 - 16. ABV: 4.0 - 4.5. OG: 1.037 - 1.041. Difficulty: Easy. Color: Straw. Yield: 5 Gallons.

EUROPEAN BOCK Brewers Best Classic Beer Making Kit. A dark, moderately strong malty lager. Our Bock uses Munich malt extracts and darker specialty grains for color adjustment. This kit includes a lager yeast that will also perform will if fermented at ale temperatures. IBUs: 21 - 23. ABV: 6.25 - 6.75. OG: 1.064 - 1.068. Difficulty: Intermediate. Color: Brown. Yield: 5 Gallons.

IRISH STOUT Brewers Best Classic Beer Making Kit. A dark, roasty, creamy ale. Although nearly black in color, this beer is medium-bodied and fi nishes dry from the roasted barley addition. Maltodextrin creates a thick, long-lasting head. IBUs: 35 - 38. ABV: 4.5 - 5.0. OG: 1.046 - 1.050. Difficulty: Easy. Color: Deep Brown. Yield: 5 Gallons.

GERMAN ALTBIER Brewers Best Classic Beer Making Kit. A classic German style, our Altbier is amber colored with a nice malty character. It is moderately hopped maintaining the true style of this Amber hybrid. A great beer to ferment cool and cold condition. IBUs: 38 - 42. ABV: 4.75 - 5.25. OG: 1.048 - 1.052. Difficulty: Easy. Color: Medium Amber. Yield: 5 Gallons.

GERMAN OKTOBERFEST Brewers Best Classic Beer Making Kit. Amber in color with a nice blend of Munich malt and crystal grains. Medium-bodied, malty and finished with a distinct hop flavor. This kit includes a lager yeast that will also perform well if fermented at ale temperatures. IBUs: 22 - 25. ABV: 5.25 - 5.75. OG: 1.052 - 1.056. Difficulty: Intermediate. Color: Amber. Yield: 5 Gallons.

DUNKELWEIZEN Brewers Best Classic Beer Making Kit. Munich and chocolate malts combine to create a darker, maltier version of its lighter counterpart, Hefeweizen. Amber-brown in color yet medium-bodied with a slightly sweet, bready fl avor. A specialty wheat yeast produces the characteristic phenols found in traditional Weizens. IBUs: 10 - 13. ABV: 4.75 - 5.25. OG: 1.049 - 1.053. Difficulty: Easy. Color: Brown. Yield: 5 Gallons.

WEIZENBIER Brewers Best Classic Beer Making Kit. Wheat malt and European hops create the recipe for this easy-drinking summertime classic. Light-bodied with a smooth finish, our Weizenbier features an authentic dry wheat yeast. IBUs: 6 - 10. ABV: 4.5 - 4.75. OG: 1.047 - 1.051. Difficulty: Easy. Color: Deep Gold. Yield: 5 Gallons.

ROBUST PORTER Brewers Best Classic Beer Making Kit. A classic dark ale featuring chocolate and de-bittered black specialty grains. A nice, hoppy character is balanced well against this roasty, full-bodied beer. IBU’s: 25 - 29. ABV: 5.0 - 5.5. OG: 1.051 - 1.055. Difficulty: Easy. Color: Deep Brown. Yield: 5 Gallons.

SMOKED PORTER Brewers Best Premium Beer Making Kit. Dark brown in color, this rich, full-bodied ale is smooth with chocolate and coffee-like overtones. Smoked malt imparts a complex, pleasant aroma and flavor with a balanced and subtle hop finish. IBU’s: 12 - 18. ABV: 5.75 - 6.25. OG: 1.058 - 1.062. Difficulty: Intermediate. Color: Deep Brown. Yield: 5 Gallons.

INDIA PALE ALE Brewers Best Classic Beer Making Kit. We use plenty of hops to accent this popular style. From the bittering to the fl avoring to the aroma hops, we created the perfect balance for this clean, crisp pale ale. IBU’s: 45 - 49. ABV: 5.75 - 6.25. OG: 1.061 - 1.065. Difficulty: Easy. Color: Medium Amber. Yield: 5 Gallons.

SCOTTISH ALE Brewers Best Classic Beer Making Kit. Our Scottish Ale is full of caramel malts, both in the extract and specialty grains. Chocolate malt, roasted barley and a touch of smoked malt bring this full bodied,malty ale to completion. IBU’s: 15 - 18. ABV: 3.25 - 3.5. OG: 1.034 - 1.038. Difficulty: Easy. Color: Amber Brown. Yield: 5 Gallons.

MUNICH HELLES Brewers Best Classic Beer Making Kit. A light colored German lager with a malty profile. Slightly sweet with just enough bittering hops to balance the malt flavor. This kit includes the famous Fermentis W-34/70 lager (slash) ale yeast that perform well at both lager and ale fermenting temperatures. IBUs 16 - 20. ABV 4.75 - 5.25. OG 1.045 - 1.051. Diff culty Intermediate. Color Deep Gold. Yield 5 Gallons.

BELGIAN TRIPEL Brewers Best Premium Beer Making Kit. Our Tripel contains one pound of light Belgian candi sugar to create a high gravity beer that is golden in color with a creamy, white head. This kit has plenty of dried malt extract and specialty grains to accent its complexity. The hops create a mild, spicy character. IBU’s: 24 - 30. ABV: 8.5 - 9.0. OG: 1.083 - 1.086. Difficulty: Easy. Color: Deep Gold. Yield: 5 Gallons.

IMPERIAL PALE ALE Brewers Best Premium Beer Making Kit. Imperial Pale Ale. This beer style has been perfected on the West Coast and we are proud to create an extract version for the homebrewer. This beer is very big, very hoppy and somewhat arrogant. Use your homebrewing skills to make the most of this recipe! IBU’s: 65 - 69. ABV: 8.0 - 8.5. OG: 1.081 - 1.085. Difficulty: Easy. Color: Deep Amber. Yield: 5 Gallons.

RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT Brewers Best Premium Beer Making Kit. This full-bodied dark brew has an intense roast flavor with a huge malt infl uence. The hop bitterness is offset by a touch of sweetness from the big malt character. Give this beer some time to mature and consider using an oak alternative for added complexity. IBU’s: 61 - 64. ABV: 8.5 - 8.75. OG: 1.078 - 1.082. Difficulty: Easy. Color: Black. Yield: 5 Gallons.

DORTMUNDER Brewers Best Premium Beer Making Kit. This American-style Dortmunder is dark gold with a mild caramel infl uence from the crystal malt. The hops drive the flavor and help give this brew a nice balance with a big body and great mouthfeel. Lager yeast is included. IBU’s: 26 - 28. ABV: 5.25 - 5.75. OG: 1.050 - 1.054. Difficulty: Intermediate. Color: Deep Gold. Yield: 5 Gallons.

IMPERIAL NUT BROWN Brewers Best Premium Beer Making Kit. A rich, complex high-gravity specialty ale. It’s a fullbodied brew with plenty of hop character to balance this Imperial style Brown Ale. The slight caramel and chocolate flavors are followed by a nutty aftertaste. Includes premium Safale S-04 yeast. IBU’s: 47 - 50. ABV: 7.75 -8.25. OG: 1.071 - 1.075. Difficulty: Easy. Color: Brown. Yield: 5 Gallons.

WITBIER Brewers Best Premium Beer Making Kit. A classic white ale brewed with wheat, barley, orange peel and coriander. It is lightly hopped and fermented with Safbrew WB-06 resulting in a fruity, spicy, refreshing beer with a dry finish. IBU’s: 12 - 16. ABV: 4.5 - 4.75. OG: 1.045 - 1.049. Difficulty: Intermediate. Color: Pale Gold. Yield: 5 Gallons.

IMPERIAL BLONDE ALE Brewers Best Premium Beer Making Kit. This recipe produces a malty, high-gravity, full-bodied version of this easy drinking, well-rounded beer style. Golden in color, Imperial Blonde Ale uses the lightest malt extract available and a unique balance of domestic and imported hops. A great recipe if you like big blondes! IBU’s: 26 - 30. ABV: 7.0 - 8.0. OG: 1.067 - 1.071. Difficulty: Easy. Color: Deep Gold. Yield: 5 Gallons.

BLACK LAGER Brewers Best Premium Beer Making Kit. A smooth European lager with balanced roasted flavors and moderate hop bitterness. Dark brown in color with medium mouthfeel and a dry lingering aftertaste. This Black Pilsner has three hop additions and includes premium Saflager W-34/70 yeast. IBU’s: 26 - 30. ABV: 4.75 - 5.25. OG: 1.048 - 1.052. Difficulty: Intermediate. Color: Deep Brown. Yield: 5 Gallons.

RAUCHBIER Brewers Best Premium Beer Making Kit. A unique German Lager that uses roasted and smoked malts to create a well balanced beer with a toasty richness. Rauchbier is light brown in color with medium mouth feel. Its three hop additions generate moderate hop bitterness with a medium-dry finish giving it smooth lager character with smokey overtones. Includes premium Saflager W-34/70 dry yeast which can be used at lager yeast temperature or ale yeast temperature. IBU’s: 20 - 30. ABV: 5.5 - 6.0. OG: 1.054 - 1.058. Difficulty: Intermediate. Color: Brown. Yield: 5 Gallons.

ON SALE $29.95 ($15.00 OFF - price reflects savings) HopNog 2009. An American IPA celebrating sustainability with organic malt, hops and specialty grains. Includes four commemorative beer coasters, organic dried malt extract, golden liquid malt extract, organic caramel 60L, organic Palisade hops, Brewer’s Gold hops, Safale US-05 yeast and dextrose (corn sugar). IBU’s: 48 - 54. ABV: 5.4 - 5.9. OG: 1.048 - 1.056. Difficulty: Easy. Color: Pale Amber. Yield: 5 Gallons. Features Mother Earth in all her earthly, feminine glory! Mother Earth custom set of four FREE coasters included at no charge. An India Pale Ale with organic malt extract, organic steeping grains and organic hops. The Beer Style: India Pale Ale, including, Briess Maltoferm 10001 Organic Dried Malt Extract, Briess Golden Liquid Malt Extract, Briess Organic Caramel 60L, U.S. Organic Palisade Hops, U.S. Brewer’s Gold Hops, Safale US-05, Bottle caps, priming sugar, steeping bag and instructions. Four Mother Earth HopNog coasters in every kit PLUS a very LIMITED mail-in offer for a free 100% organic cotton Mother Earth T-shirt. A number of 2009 HopNog kits will include a mail-in consumer offer (all Quality Wine and Ale Supply kits include the free offer). Kits that include the mail-in offer will have a promotional sticker on the exterior of the box. If you wait, it may be too late! Offer is for a free 100% organic cotton T-shirt with the voluptuous Mother Earth HopNog artwork. $5.95 for shipping and handling is all it will cost. All 2009 HopNog ingredient kits will include four Mother Earth 2-sided, full-color beer coasters and the offer for a FREE (s/h extra) Mother Earth T-shirt!