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Each makes 5 gallons, and includes:
1. Malt Extract custom weighed and packaged for each kit *
2. Steeping Grains, blended, milled, and sealed in a bag for freshness
3. Grain Steeping Bag
4. Hops custom weighed & packaged for each recipe, using UV & Oxygen-barrier bags
5. 125ml ACTIVATOR Ready-To-Pitch Live Yeast!
6. Bottling Sugar and 54 Bottling Caps
7. Detailed Instructions - your first beer will taste like you've been brewing for years!
8. Fruit Beer Kits include REAL FRUIT, honey beers include REAL HONEY, etc.

*All-Grain Recipe kits don't include malt extract, but you can choose whole or milled grains.

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Item #71091a
Belgian Dubbel Dark Trappist Ale Recipe Kit
Style: Belgian Dark Trappist Ale   4.4% alcohol by wt. / 5.5% alcohol by vol.   color: brown

There is a lot of variation in Belgian and Belgian-style Trappist ales.  This one is brown in color, and moderate in alcohol strength. This recipe is all about malt - lots of malt flavor and aroma with a touch of cognac on the palate from the addition of imported Belgian candi sugar (beet sugar) and clover honey. There is little or no hop bitterness, and no hop aroma. This beer is good to drink right away, but it also ages very nicely into a surprisingly mellow beverage.


Recipes are available in 3 different formulas; (1) Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains, (2) Partial Mash, or (3) All Grain.
  CLICK HERE to learn about the differences. If in doubt, you should probably order Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains.

Price: $46.99 plus shipping. This price valid for mail order only.

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Item #71121a
Bock (Traditional Dark) Recipe Kit
Style: Traditional German Bock   5.1% alcohol by wt. / 6.3% alcohol by vol.   color: red-brown

A strong, full-flavored lager beer. Bock beer has big malty taste, deep copper color, and medium-full body. The flavors of malt and caramel dominate the moderate amount of hops used. There is no hop aroma. With 9.5 pounds of malt extract, we don't skimp on ingredients for our bock kits! (There are a lot of weak bock kits on the market.) This lager ferments well at any steady temperature between 48-65 degrees, but thanks to the "Tuborg" yeast strain we use, you also get good results at room temperature. Bocks fermented at room temperature will benefit from some extra bottle aging time.  Bock, like other strong lagers, benefits from cold aging. You should store the bottles at room temperature for at least 2-3 weeks while carbonation develops, then move the bottles to a cool place or into a refrigerator if you have space.

Recipes are available in 3 different formulas; (1) Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains, (2) Partial Mash, or (3) All Grain.
  CLICK HERE to learn about the differences. If in doubt, you should probably order Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains.

Price: $43.99 plus shipping. This price valid for mail order only.

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Item #71541a
Bock (Doppelbock) Recipe Kit
Style: German Doppelbock   5.9% alcohol by wt. / 7.4% alcohol by vol.   color: brown

This is a very strong, full-bodied lager beer. Doppelbock is the strongest of all German-style beers. Roasted malts contribute color to this beer, but the flavor is that of milder, sweeter malts. Alcohol content is quite high, and hop bitterness is just sufficient to prevent the malt sweetness from being cloying. However, hop bitterness is perceived as being low, while hop flavor and aroma are barely present.  With 11 pounds of malt extract, we don't skimp on ingredients for this one! (There are a lot of weak doppelbock kits on the market.) This is a very strong beer so the flavor will improve a lot with age, especially for the first 6 months. Store the bottles at room temperature for at least 2-3 weeks while carbonation develops, then move them to a cool location if you have one available.

Recipes are available in 3 different formulas; (1) Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains, (2) Partial Mash, or (3) All Grain.
  CLICK HERE to learn about the differences. If in doubt, you should probably order Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains.

Price: $50.99 plus shipping. This price valid for mail order only.

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Item #71141a
Brown Ale (American) Recipe Kit
Style: American Brown Ale   3.6% alcohol by wt. / 4.8% alcohol by vol.   color: brown

This recipe kit makes a brown ale in the tradition of many fine American microbreweries.  The beer has deep brown color, medium body, and lots of flavor. American Brown Ale is a moderately malty beer, with the flavor and aroma of hops from the American northwest to add complexity. There are a range of malt flavors, including toasted malt, caramel malt and chocolate roasted malt, but there is much less malt sweetness compared to the English style brown ales. Overall, a nice ale which has real character without heavy body.

Recipes are available in 3 different formulas; (1) Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains, (2) Partial Mash, or (3) All Grain.
  CLICK HERE to learn about the differences. If in doubt, you should probably order Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains.

Price: $36.99 plus shipping. This price valid for mail order only.

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Item #71151a
Brown Ale (English) Recipe Kit
Style: English Brown Ale   4.2% alcohol by wt. / 5.2% alcohol by vol.   color: brown

Do you like Newcastle Brown Ale? One of our most popular recipes, our version of the famous British ale has the same beautiful reddish-brown color. The beer is medium-bodied but rich in malt flavor. This recipe is made with 5 different British grains, plus British malt extract, British hops, and raw Demerara sugar for authenticity. This recipe's popularity comes from the satisfying blend of toasted-malt, caramel, and toffee flavors. Hops are present as a balancing influence without any aggressive bitterness or strong hop flavors.

Recipes are available in 3 different formulas; (1) Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains, (2) Partial Mash, or (3) All Grain.
  CLICK HERE to learn about the differences. If in doubt, you should probably order Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains.

Price: $41.99 plus shipping. This price valid for mail order only.

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Item #71041a
Hopfest Brown Ale Recipe Kit
Style: Microbrewery-Style Hopfest   4.9% alcohol by wt. / 6.1% alcohol by vol.   color: brown

Do you like Pete's Wicked Ale? This is our version of a famous microbrew. Assateague's Awesome Ale is a little bit hard to categorize: think of it as either a "Dark IPA" or a "Strong Brown Ale." The beer is brown in color, but has the high hop flavor and aroma of a pale ale or IPA. The crisp hop bitterness is derived from generous portions of Northwestern US hops. There's also plenty of malt for body and strength, and a blend of specialty grains for color and aroma.

Recipes are available in 3 different formulas; (1) Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains, (2) Partial Mash, or (3) All Grain.
  CLICK HERE to learn about the differences. If in doubt, you should probably order Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains.

Price: $51.99 plus shipping. This price valid for mail order only.

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Item #71221a
Imperial Stout (British) Recipe Kit
Style: British Imperial Stout   5.5% alcohol by wt. / 6.9% alcohol by vol.   color: black

Very full-bodied and quite strong, much stronger than Irish-style stout. Surprisingly smooth after only a few weeks of aging, it becomes truly special after a few months in the bottle. Lots of chocolate, coffee, and roasted malt flavors. There are a lot of weak "Imperial Stout" kits on the market, with 6 or 7 pounds of malt extract.  But, we don't skimp on this one - it includes 10 pounds of malt extract.

Recipes are available in 3 different formulas; (1) Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains, (2) Partial Mash, or (3) All Grain.
  CLICK HERE to learn about the differences. If in doubt, you should probably order Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains.

Price: $51.99 plus shipping. This price valid for mail order only.

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Item #71231a
Imperial Stout (Russian) Recipe Kit
Style: Russian Imperial Stout   5.9% alcohol by wt. / 7.5% alcohol by vol.   color: black

Very full bodied and quite strong.  Russian Imperial Stout has less hop bitterness than British Imperial Stout. The aroma is predominantly malt and roasted malt instead of hops.  Russian Imperial Stout concentrates on the delicious flavors of caramel malt, roasted malt, and coffee-like roasted barley.  This beer is at its best after 8-12 weeks of bottle aging, and will continue to improve for months.  There are a lot of weak "Imperial Stout" recipe kits on the market, they come with 6 or 7 pounds of malt extract.  But we don't skimp on these - our Russian Imperial Stout recipe kit comes with 11 pounds of malt extract.

Recipes are available in 3 different formulas; (1) Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains, (2) Partial Mash, or (3) All Grain.
  CLICK HERE to learn about the differences. If in doubt, you should probably order Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains.

Price: $51.99 plus shipping. This price valid for mail order only.

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Item #71301a
Mild Ale Recipe Kit
Style: English Dark Mild Ale   2.8% alcohol by wt. / 3.4% alcohol by vol.   color: brown

This is the British version of "lite" beers. In England, these are often referred to as "session" beers because they're particularly suited to long public drinking sessions. Mild ale is relatively low in alcohol and body, but it still has plenty of flavor. The color is brown, with a nice blend of hop and malt flavors. You'll taste a hint of caramel malt and chocolate malt. This is a great beer for everyday drinking.

Recipes are available in 3 different formulas; (1) Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains, (2) Partial Mash, or (3) All Grain.
  CLICK HERE to learn about the differences. If in doubt, you should probably order Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains.

Price: $32.99 plus shipping. This price valid for mail order only.

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Item #71511a
Munich Dunkel Recipe Kit
Style: German Munich Dunkel   3.6% alcohol by wt. / 4.5% alcohol by vol.   color: brown

Do you like Beck's Dark? Martinak Dunkel is a dark German-style lager that isn't heavy. It has a clean malty flavor and aroma, deep color, and moderately light body. The flavor and aroma of toasted and roasted malt are dominant, due to the moderate amount of German hops used in this recipe. This lager ferments well at a wide range of fermentation temperatures, thanks to the special "Tuborg" family yeast strain we use. Good results can be achieved fermenting at temperatures between 50 and 74 degrees, so a good comfortable room or basement is all you need.

Recipes are available in 3 different formulas; (1) Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains, (2) Partial Mash, or (3) All Grain.
  CLICK HERE to learn about the differences. If in doubt, you should probably order Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains.

Price: $36.99 plus shipping. This price valid for mail order only.

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Item #71651a
Munich Dunkel "Lite" Recipe Kit
Style: Munich Dunkel (Lite)   2.6% alcohol by wt. / 3.2% alcohol by vol.   color: brown

This is the "Lite" version of our Martinak Dunkel recipe kit.  Martinak Lite is an interesting beer, because it's a "Lite" beer that's dark in color and has more flavor than most other examples.  Everything has been reduced a little bit compared to the regular-strength version.  Less malt and hops are used, which results in lower alcohol, calories, and carbohydrates.  The color is brown and body is very light.
Recipes are available in 3 different formulas; (1) Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains, (2) Partial Mash, or (3) All Grain.
  CLICK HERE to learn about the differences. If in doubt, you should probably order Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains.

Price: $30.99 plus shipping. This price valid for mail order only.

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Item #71321a
Old Ale (British Strong Ale) Recipe Kit
Style: English-Style Old/Strong Ale   6.1% alcohol by wt. / 7.6% alcohol by vol.   color: brown

Old ale is probably the strongest beer style that doesn't need long aging in order to taste good.  That's because it's well-balanced to avoid harshness when young.  Like all strong beers, however, it does improve with age.  Thomas Nonsense! is very strong and medium-full bodied.  The color is deep copper to brown.  Malt characteristics are quite strong, and balanced by generous hop additions.  As it ages, these flavors "marry" meaning that they seem to blend and mellow each other.  Thomas Nonsense! contains not only British yeast strain, British hops, and British malt extract, but also two different British sugars.  The special sugars give Thomas Nonsense! the characteristic vinous (sherry or cognac-like) flavor of old ales.

Recipes are available in 3 different formulas; (1) Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains, (2) Partial Mash, or (3) All Grain.
  CLICK HERE to learn about the differences. If in doubt, you should probably order Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains.

Price: $52.99 plus shipping. This price valid for mail order only.

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Item #71611a
Pennsylvania Porter Recipe Kit
Style: Historic American Porter   3.9% alcohol by wt. / 4.9% alcohol by vol.   color: brown

Do you like Yuengling Porter? We developed Pennsylvania Porter in response to the incredible rise in popularity of this historic microbrew. Pennsylvania Porter makes a medium-bodied porter with moderate hop and malt character.  This beer is milder than British-style porter. While this is a great beer all by itself, you can brew Pennsylvania Lager and Pennsylvania Porter to combine them in the glass for authentic Black & Tan. Real Black & Tan flavor is derived from the combination of a lager and an ale, so you must ferment two separate beers to get it right. You can also choose to combine the two beers at bottling time to create Black & Tan in each bottle.

Recipes are available in 3 different formulas; (1) Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains, (2) Partial Mash, or (3) All Grain.
  CLICK HERE to learn about the differences. If in doubt, you should probably order Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains.

Price: $36.99 plus shipping. This price valid for mail order only.

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Item #71401a
Porter (Brown Porter) Recipe Kit
Style: Brown Porter   3.7% alcohol by wt. / 4.6% alcohol by vol.   color: Dark Brown

Steel Mill Porter is our version of an ordinary porter.  These are moderate beers in body and flavor, with a deep reddish-brown color.  Porter does not have the full thick body that you would find in a stout.  Steel Mill Porter's sweet malt flavors are counterbalanced by roasted malt flavors.  The flavor and aroma of hops are also quite moderate and easy to enjoy.  All of the malt extract, grain, and hops used in this recipe are British imports.

Recipes are available in 3 different formulas; (1) Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains, (2) Partial Mash, or (3) All Grain.
  CLICK HERE to learn about the differences. If in doubt, you should probably order Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains.

Price: $39.99 plus shipping. This price valid for mail order only.

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Item #71531a
Porter (Honey) Recipe Kit
Style: Honey-Style Porter   4.2% alcohol by wt. / 5.3% alcohol by vol.   color: Brown

Woodbridge Porter is a modest brown porter which has benefited from the addition of honey.  The color is deep copper brown, the body is moderately full, and there is a wealth of honey-roasted malt aroma.  The malt aroma is reminiscent of roasted coffee thanks to the exclusive use of chocolate roasted malt for color.  The addition of honey yields complexity to an otherwise straightforward recipe, and also increases the alcohol content and mouth feel of the beer. Hop flavor and aroma are moderate to low.

Recipes are available in 3 different formulas; (1) Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains, (2) Partial Mash, or (3) All Grain.
  CLICK HERE to learn about the differences. If in doubt, you should probably order Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains.

Price: $44.99 plus shipping. This price valid for mail order only.

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Item #71411a
Porter (Robust ULTIMATE) Recipe Kit
Style: Robust Porter   4.5% alcohol by wt. / 5.6% alcohol by vol.   color: Black

Do you like Theakston's Old Peculier?  Ultimate Porter is our most popular porter recipe kit, based on a hard-to-find but fantastically good British porter with a funny name.  Ultimate Porter is one of out top 10 best-selling recipe kits.  The color is almost opaque black, like a stout, but Ultimate Porter doesn't have the full thick body of a stout.  The body is medium, and holding the glass up to light reveals beautiful red highlights in the deep black color. Compared to the ordinary porter, Ultimate Porter has more caramel, chocolate, and coffee-like roasted malt flavors. To make it Ultimate, we've added imported Demerara sugar and a highly-refined version of molasses called Black Treacle. This is a truly dark beer that has changed the minds of people who previously though that they didn't like dark beers, because it's strong and full of flavor but not heavy.

Recipes are available in 3 different formulas; (1) Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains, (2) Partial Mash, or (3) All Grain.
  CLICK HERE to learn about the differences. If in doubt, you should probably order Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains.

Price: $46.99 plus shipping. This price valid for mail order only.

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Item #71741
Schwartzbier Recipe Kit
Style: Schwartzbier   3.6% alcohol by wt. / 4.5% alcohol by vol.   color: Black

Schwartzbier is an interesting style, but not one you'll find for sale very often. It's almost completely black, yet medium light-bodied - completely unlike a stout or porter. The only one most of us can find in stores is Japan's Sapporo Black! Schwartzbier has a nice roasted malt flavor yet it's easy-drinking and refreshing, with much livelier carbonation than stouts or porters. This is a great beer to introduce lager-loving friends to "the dark side," and you'll like it too!
Recipes are available in 3 different formulas; (1) Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains, (2) Partial Mash, or (3) All Grain.
  CLICK HERE to learn about the differences. If in doubt, you should probably order Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains with a Ready-To-Brew yeast culture.

Price: $37.99 plus shipping. This price valid for mail order only.

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Item #71631a
Stout (Chocolate Stout) Recipe Kit
Style: Chocolate Stout   3.3% alcohol by wt. / 4.1% alcohol by vol.   color: Almost Black

Chocolate Stout is similar to classic Irish-style stout, except that Chocolate Stout is colored and flavored with chocolate malted barley instead of roasted non-malted barley.  The beer is very dark and full-bodied.  Chocolate malted barley is named for the color of the grain - it's dark brown when it comes out of the kiln.  The resulting flavor is something between chocolate and roasted coffee.  Instead of using cocoa powder (which just makes the beer an oily mess) we include a liquor-grade chocolate flavoring extract with this recipe, similar to the process used to make Young's Chocolate Stout.

Recipes are available in 3 different formulas; (1) Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains, (2) Partial Mash, or (3) All Grain.
  CLICK HERE to learn about the differences. If in doubt, you should probably order Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains.

Price: $40.99 plus shipping. This price valid for mail order only.

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Item #71451a
Stout (Cream Stout) Recipe Kit
Style: Cream/Sweet Stout   3.5% alcohol by wt. / 4.4% alcohol by vol.   color: Black

A full-bodied beer with deep reddish-black color.  Cream stout doesn't taste very sweet, but is sometimes referred to as "sweet stout" because it is significantly less bitter than Irish-style stouts.  The use of lactose (milk sugar) and maltodextrine in this recipe makes a very smooth beer.  Lower hop bitterness allows the complex flavors of malt, caramel, and roasted grains to dominate.

Recipes are available in 3 different formulas; (1) Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains, (2) Partial Mash, or (3) All Grain.
  CLICK HERE to learn about the differences. If in doubt, you should probably order Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains.

Price: $37.99 plus shipping. This price valid for mail order only.

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Item #71441a
Stout (Irish-Style) Recipe Kit
Style: Cream/Sweet Stout   3.3% alcohol by wt. / 4.1% alcohol by vol.   color: Black

Do you like Irish Stouts like Guinness or Beamish?  The beer is full-bodied with an opaque black color.  The flavor and aroma of roasted malts are combined with clean hop bitterness, with no hop flavor or aroma.  This beer has a low carbonation level which allows it to develop a dense head of foam.

Recipes are available in 3 different formulas; (1) Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains, (2) Partial Mash, or (3) All Grain.
  CLICK HERE to learn about the differences. If in doubt, you should probably order Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains.

Price: $32.99 plus shipping. This price valid for mail order only.

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Item #71551a
Stout (Oatmeal Stout) Recipe Kit
Style: Oatmeal Stout   3.3% alcohol by wt. / 4.1% alcohol by vol.   color: Black

Oatmeal stout has an opaque black color and is very full bodied.  the smooth texture from the use of oats in conjunction with barley.  The roasted grains used in this recipe create the flavor and aromas of coffee, chocolate, and roasted malt.  Bitterness from hops and roasted grains is moderate, and secondary to the malt character of the beer. 
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Item #71491a
Winter Warmer Recipe Kit
Style: Winter Warmer Ale   6.0% alcohol by wt. / 7.5% alcohol by vol.   color: Copper-Brown

This recipe makes a strong dark ale which is very full-bodied and rich in flavor.  Alcohol content is quite high to achieve that "warming" feeling.  The recipe includes 11 pounds blended malt extracts!  You'll taste a bold flavor combination of caramel malt, roasted malt, and molasses.  Put a few bottles aside for next winter, because this beer ages nicely for many years.

Recipes are available in 3 different formulas; (1) Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains, (2) Partial Mash, or (3) All Grain.
  CLICK HERE to learn about the differences. If in doubt, you should probably order Malt Extract w/ Steeping Grains.

Price: $53.99 plus shipping. This price valid for mail order only.

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