Nutty Nutcracker Brown Ale Beer Kit - Extract

Description

Your Nutty Nutcracker Brown Ale draws on English brown ale tradition with a deep mahogany color and creamy tan head. Golden Light Dry Malt Extract supplies the base malt character while Caramel Munich Malt (60L), Chocolate Malt, and Victory Malt add layers of toasted malt, coffee, cocoa, and dark fruit notes. Northern Brewer provides moderate bitterness at the start of the boil, East Kent Goldings contributes flavor at 15 minutes, and Fuggles adds subtle spicy aroma at 5 minutes. SafAle S-04 ferments cleanly with a touch of maltiness that lets the roasted and hop notes remain balanced.

Your Label Peelers Nutty Nutcracker Brown Ale Original Beer Kit never sits on a shelf. Your grains are crushed to order. Your ingredients are packed fresh and you don't pay for a flashy box. It's all about providing you with the freshest ingredients for you to make your best beer.

Beer Specifications

• ABV: 5.4% - 5.9%
• Original Gravity: 1.054 - 1.062
• Final Gravity: 1.010 - 1.015
• IBUs: 29
• SRM: 21

Ingredients

Malt Extracts

• 6 lbs. Golden Light Dry Malt Extract

Specialty Grains (combined into one bag)

• 8 oz. Caramel Munich Malt (60L)
• 8 oz. Chocolate Malt
• 8 oz. Victory Malt

Hops (substitutions based on availability)

• 1 oz. Northern Brewer Hops (Bittering)
• 1 oz. East Kent Goldings Hops (Flavor)
• 1 oz. Fuggles Hops (Aroma)

Yeast (substitutions based on availability)

• 1 Packet of Dry Ale Yeast (SafAle S-04)

Also Included

• 5 oz Priming Sugar
• Irish Moss / Energizer Combo Packet
• Muslin Grain Bag

Instructions

Hop Schedule

• 60 minutes: 1 oz. Northern Brewer Hops (Bittering)
• 15 minutes: 1 oz. East Kent Goldings Hops (Flavor)
• 5 minutes: 1 oz. Fuggles Hops (Aroma)

1. Heat 2-3 gallons of water to 155°F.
2. Place grains in a grain bag and steep in the hot water for 30 minutes.
3. Remove the grain bag, sparge (rinse) with hot water into the wort, and discard.
4. Add the malt extract and stir until fully dissolved.
5. Bring the wort to a rolling boil.
6. Add the hops according to the hop schedule.
7. Boil for 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.
8. At 15 minutes add Yeast Energizer / Irish Moss Combo Packet.
9. Cool the wort to 70°F. An immersion chiller or ice bath works well for this.
10. Transfer the wort to a sanitized fermenter and top off with clean, filtered water to 5 gallons.
11. Pitch the yeast and seal the fermenter.
12. Ferment at 68-70°F for 10-14 days or until fermentation is complete.
13. Transfer to a bottling bucket and stir in 5 oz. priming sugar. Mix until evenly distributed and bottle your beer.
14. Once bottled, allow 2 weeks for carbonation in a cool, dark room. Enjoy!