5 Gallon Malt Extract Beer Recipe Kits
A bitter but well balanced malty, clean smooth and well attenuated copper coloured German-style ale. Typically fermented at cooler temperatures than most ales, this brew has a crisp malt character and assertive hop bitterness. A long lasting, dry, bittersweet and nutty finish. Low hop flavour and restrained fruity esters from yeast.
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Est. ABV: 5% | Est. IBU: 40 | Recipe & Instructions
$48.49
This is a simpler, basic Amber Ale. Mild hop flavour and aroma, with a fuller malt background. There is sweetness derived from the amber and dark malt extracts. Very drinkable, easy to brew beer.
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Est. ABV: 5% | Est. IBU: 27 | Recipe & Instructions
$46.99
A highly drinkable wheat-based ale. Full of rounded caramel malt flavour combined with the flavour and mouthfeel enhanced by the addition of wheat. Mild malt sweetness matched by a subtle hop flavouring. Bitterness is kept low to focus on the wheat flavours and caramel richness.
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Est. ABV: 5% | Est. IBU: 27 | Recipe & Instructions
$46.99
Moderate hop aromas are citrusy from the American hop character, balanced with a caramel aroma from the malts used. Flavour is balanced with the same citrusy hop flavours coinciding with the subtle malt sweetness from the steeping grains. Hop bitterness is in check for the style. This brew is like an American Pale ale but with more caramel richness and more American hop character.
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Est. ABV: 5% | Est. IBU: 32 | Recipe & Instructions
$48.99
A well-hopped American interpretation of the strongest and richest of the English ales. Hop character is very evident throughout the flavour, but keeps its balance with a matching heavy malt base. Alcohol strength and hop bitterness combine to leave a very long finish. Strong and intense malt and hop flavours in this large brew. Sweetness is subtle. Resinous, pine, grapefruit and citrus hop flavour matched with caramel, bready malt flavour.
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Est. ABV: 9% | Est. IBU: 82 | Recipe & Instructions
$76.49
This brew is malty, slightly sweet and rich with aromas of chocolate, caramel, and a pleasant toastiness. Hop aroma is there, but as a complementing background aroma of floral and citrus. Malty nuttiness in the flavour combined with robust chocolate character with a medium bitterness..
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Est. ABV: 5% | Est. IBU: 32 | Recipe & Instructions
$48.99
A decidedly bitter and hoppy, moderately strength pale ale. Aroma is a prominent citrus, resinous pine aroma with some clean malt sweetness coming through. Flavour is intense hop flavours from American hops, citrus, fruity, grapefruit and pine. Excellent bitterness.
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Est. ABV: 6% | Est. IBU: 69 | Recipe & Instructions
$51.49
A decidedly bitter and hoppy, moderately strength pale ale. Aroma is a prominent citrus, resinous pine aroma with some sweetness coming through. Flavour is intense hop flavours from American hops, citrus, fruity, grapefruit and pine. Excellent bitterness.
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Est. ABV: 6.7% | Est. IBU: 77 | Recipe & Instructions
$55.99
A hoppy and refreshing ale with a clean malt flavour. Strong aromas of citrus and grapefruit. Flavour is the same, citrus and grapefruit and a underlying subtle sweetness from the caramel malt steeping grains. Caramel flavour is restrained just enough to let the hops shine through.
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Est. ABV: 5% | Est. IBU: 37 | Recipe & Instructions
$47.99
A refreshing gluten free ale with a clean balance of hoppy flavours, strong aromas of citrus and grapefruit. Flavour is the same citrus and grapefruit and a underlying subtle sweetness from the candi sugar. Caramel flavour is restrained, just enough to let the hops shine through.
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Est. ABV: 5% | Est. IBU: 40 | Recipe & Instructions
$45.49
Aroma is coffee-like roast and hints of chocolate and floral/citrus hops. Flavour is roasted grain, coffee, chocolate, caramel, and a mild bitterness. Overall a very dark, roasty, creamy ale.
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Est. ABV: 6.5% | Est. IBU: 45 | Recipe & Instructions
$61.99
A malt forward beer in flavour and aroma, reminiscent of an English brown porter and the roasted features of a schwarzbier, but with stronger alcohol content than either. Very Complex and multi-layered. Flavours are rich malty sweetness with a blend of deep malt and dried fruit esters. Features a prominent but smooth roasted flavour that stops short of burnt. Hints of coffee, licorice, toffee and molasses.
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Est. ABV: 7% | Est. IBU: 34 | Recipe & Instructions
$59.49
If you enjoy classic amber style ales, you should try this 5.25 gallon Belgian Amber Ale beer recipe kit with dry malt extract and Belgian Candi Syrup. The dry malt brings a caramel richness to the palate, which is also awakened by the dark fruity, nuttiness and toffee flavours with the addition of the Belgian Candi Syrup. The hops and yeast help to balance out the malt with floral and fruity aromas and flavours.
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Est. ABV: 5% | Est. IBU: 27 | Recipe & Instructions
$47.49
A moderate-strength golden ale that has a subtle Belgian complexity, slightly sweet flavour, and dry finish. Flavour is smooth and light initially, comparative to a Pilsner, but finishes dry with some medium hop flavours of floral and earthy. Some soft yeast character will be present as well, esters produced are orange/lemon-like. Aromas are much of the same classic Belgian floral, fruity esters.
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Est. ABV: 6% | Est. IBU: 28 | Recipe & Instructions
$47.49
A moderate-strength golden ale that has a subtle Belgian complexity, slightly sweet flavour, and dry finish. Flavour is smooth and light initially, comparative to a Pilsner, but finishes dry with some medium hop floral and earthy flavours. Some soft yeast character will be present as well, esters produced are orange/lemon-like. Aromas are much of the same classic Belgian floral, fruity esters.
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Est. ABV: 5% | Est. IBU: 21 | Recipe & Instructions
$45.49
A deep reddish/brown, moderately strength complex Belgian ale. Dubbel's contain rich, complex flavours from a malty body. Sweetness on the palate yet finishes moderately dry. Complex malt, and yeast esters produce slightly raisiny flavours as well as flavours of dried fruit, clove and a hint of burnt sugars. Balance is always toward the malt with little to no hop flavour. Medium bitterness that doesn't persist into the finish.
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Est. ABV: 7% | Est. IBU: 23 | Recipe & Instructions
$58.49
A golden, complex, effervescent, strong Belgian-style ale. Fruity and spicy in flavour with subtle hints of alcohol is the style. Supported by a soft malt character and displays flavours and aromas of pears and oranges from the yeast's fruity esters. Alcohol's are soft and spicy. Mild bitterness and a fruity, earthy, and floral finish from the hops.
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Est. ABV: 8.5% | Est. IBU: 23 | Recipe & Instructions
$70.99
A dry, pale Belgian-style ale brewed with a dose of European and American hops. Light grain and fruity esters are the background for this brew, leading to the stand out hop flavours of earthy, floral and citrus. A great hybrid of a Belgian Pale Ale and American IPA. Moderate bitterness.
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Est. ABV: 6% | Est. IBU: 51 | Recipe & Instructions
$53.49
A fruity, moderately malty and somewhat spicy, easy drinking, copper-coloured ale. Belgian Pales are a somewhat complex ale, gathering flavours from a balance of the specialty grains, yeast, and hops. The malt brings flavours of slight caramel and biscuit, whereas the hops and yeast bring fruitier flavours like pear, orange, and citrus. Aroma has a subtle sweetness to it as well as some peppery notes.
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Est. ABV: 5% | Est. IBU: 30 | Recipe & Instructions
$47.99
A strong, malty Belgian-style ale with flavours of dark fruit and moderate bitterness. Traditional Belgian Dark Candi Syrup is used to produce flavours of raisins, figs, toffee, ripe fruit and dark chocolate. Along side the pure pilsen base malt extract which lends to the subtle grain flavours. The brew balanced and complex, through use of the specialty ale yeast which bring even more layers of fruit flavour and floral esters.
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Est. ABV: 9% | Est. IBU: 30 | Recipe & Instructions
$75.99
A dark and delicious, full bodied stout with a Belgian-style influence. Flavours of chocolate, coffee and caramel pair with the floral, dark fruit and spicy character of the specialty yeast. A great winter brew
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Est. ABV: 6% | Est. IBU: 37 | Recipe & Instructions
$57.49
A dark, very rich, complex, strong Belgian-style ale. Complex, rich and smooth. A malt forward beer with plenty of malt sweetness and flavours of caramel, toast and bread. Yeast brings the fruity esters like raisin, plum, dried cherry and figs. Alcohol is smoothed out with soft, spicy, and floral aromas and flavours. Mild bitterness.
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Est. ABV: 8.5% | Est. IBU: 31 | Recipe & Instructions
$70.49
A very light, drinkable and quenching Belgian-style session ale. A great drinker with lots of subtle complexity. Slight grain and bread notes from the pilsen malt extract pairs well with the floral and fruity character of the hops and yeast.
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Est. ABV: 4% | Est. IBU: 22 | Recipe & Instructions
$39.99
A strong ale that is complex with moderate spiciness, fruity esters and mild hop aromas. Notes of pepper, clove, citrus, and floral. Alcohols are soft and spicy. Malt character is light but just enough to display the hop and yeast combination of flavour. Medium bitterness.
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Est. ABV: 8.5% | Est. IBU: 33 | Recipe & Instructions
$70.99
A strong ale that is complex with moderate spiciness, fruity esters and mild hop aromas. Notes of pepper, clove, citrus, and floral. Alcohols are soft and spicy. Character is light but just enough to display the hop and yeast combination of flavour. Medium bitterness and gluten free.
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Est. ABV: 9% | Est. IBU: 32 | Recipe & Instructions
$65.49
A session beer that is flavourful and refreshing. Drinkability is balanced with maltiness and bitterness, and finishes with a fruity/floral hop flavour. Bitterness is higher than that of a normal low strength ale. Fruity esters are present in the flavour from the English ale yeast and the English hopping brings out the floral qualities. Aroma is caramel/bready from the grain, and slightly fruity from the hops.
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Est. ABV: 4% | Est. IBU: 32 | Recipe & Instructions
$41.49
Black IPA --- This style of dark hoppy brew takes all the great qualities of a citrusy and pine flavoured India Pale Ale and adds layers of roast, chocolate, and caramel. A great hybrid of two styles. High bitterness from both the hops and the roasted grains. This one finishes dry and refreshing.
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Est. ABV: 6% | Est. IBU: 69 | Recipe & Instructions
$54.99
An Easy drinking, approachable lightly flavoured and light bodied ale. Initial flavours are soft malty sweetness with subtle bread and biscuit flavours. Lightly hop flavoured, low bitterness and finishes dry.
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Est. ABV: 5% | Est. IBU: 18 | Recipe & Instructions
$40.49
A darker English ale with roasty characteristics. This is a malt forward ale with roasted flavours as well as chocolate, caramel, and toffee. Also has subtle floral English hop flavour and aroma. Very smooth in flavour with restrained bitterness.
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Est. ABV: 5% | Est. IBU: 30 | Recipe & Instructions
$51.99
A simple, basic ale that focuses on drinkability. Faint notes of grain, cereal and corn-like aromas and flavours. A clean and light ale that's easy to brew and drink.
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Est. ABV: 5% | Est. IBU: 15 | Recipe & Instructions
$40.49
A simple, caramel flavoured dark ale. Your basic ale with a touch more colour and more deeper, darker flavour notes. Caramel and toffee present make this a satisfying sessionable brew.
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Est. ABV: 5% | Est. IBU: 27 | Recipe & Instructions
$46.99
This midnight black ale features the flavour and body richness of the wheat malt, but enhanced with layers of chocolate and roast from the specialty malts. These flavours and aromas are kept up front with subtle fruit notes backing it all up from the hops and yeast.
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Est. ABV: 5% | Est. IBU: 18 | Recipe & Instructions
$46.99
This online home made beer kit makes an intensely hoppy, bitter, strong pale ale without the big maltiness or deeper malt flavours of an American Barleywine. Hop flavour is strong and complex using American finishing hops. High amount of hop bitterness with minimal malt backbone getting in the way, though very slight caramel and toasty flavours come through to support the hops flavour. Pine, resinous, grapefruit, citrus, tropical and fruity are all notes provided by the American hops.
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Est. ABV: 8.5% | Est. IBU: 89 | Recipe & Instructions
$73.99
An intensely hoppy, bitter, strong pale gluten free ale. Hop flavour is strong and complex using American finishing hops. High amount of hop bitterness. Pine, resinous, grapefruit, citrus, tropical and fruity are all notes provided by the American hops.
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Est. ABV: 9% | Est. IBU: 105 | Recipe & Instructions
$72.99
A moderately dark, spicy, fruity, malty, refreshing ale containing wheat. Malt and yeast flavours balance each other with clove and banana flavours from the yeast, and caramel, bread flavours from the rich maltiness. Low bitterness, with a fuller, creamy body.
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Est. ABV: 4.7% | Est. IBU: 15 | Recipe & Instructions
$49.99
The richest & strongest of all the English ales. A showcase of malt richness and intense, complex flavours. The character of these strong ales can change significantly over time, but both fresh and aged versions should be appreciated for what they are. Expected can be flavours of strong, intense, complex, multi-layered malt flavours ranging from bready and biscuity to nutty, dark caramel, toffee and molasses. Aged barleywine can bring notes of dark fruitiness and a dried-fruit character. Moderately sweet with just enough hop bitterness to keep in balance.
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Est. ABV: 9% | Est. IBU: 40 | Recipe & Instructions
$73.99
Deep caramel flavours with a malty sweetness, and notes of dark fruit and light chocolate. Aroma is a malty toffee and floral/fruity from the hops. Mild bitterness and easy drinking.
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Est. ABV: 5% | Est. IBU: 21 | Recipe & Instructions
$48.99
A hoppy pale ale that features English hops that gives off floral and fruity flavours, and even somewhat earthy. Hops also provide a medium bitterness. Malt flavour is bready, and caramel. English ale yeast adds to the fruity flavours and aromas.
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Est. ABV: 6% | Est. IBU: 44 | Recipe & Instructions
$50.99
An average strength pale ale, with a even balance of malt, hops, and yeast flavours with a mild bitter finish. Highly drinkable. Toasty, and biscuity malt flavours combine with the earthy, resiny, floral UK hops and is completed with the fruity esters from the English ale yeast.
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Est. ABV: 5% | Est. IBU: 44 | Recipe & Instructions
$45.49
A malty and somewhat bitter English ale. Great drinkability, notes of caramel, but emphasis is on the bitterness. A fruity character comes through from the yeast esters, but balanced with the floral hops.
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Est. ABV: 6% | Est. IBU: 45 | Recipe & Instructions
$47.99
A pale, spicy and fruity wheat-based ale that's light and refreshing. Notes of clove and banana stand out from the wheat ale yeast. Hop character is kept at a minimum to allow the grain, bread and straw flavour of the malt to shine through. A well rounded beer with a dry finish with lots of drinkability.
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Est. ABV: 4.7% | Est. IBU: 14 | Recipe & Instructions
$43.49
This homemade beer extract recipe kit makes a great moderate-strength winter warmer style brew. Lots of complexity from chocolate and caramel from the specialty grains to spiciness from the spices and yeast. Enjoy this homemade beer during the winter months and holidays.
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Est. ABV: 6% | Est. IBU: 25 | Recipe & Instructions
$51.49
Hopbursting is a technique to add all hops late in the boil for maximum flavour and aroma. This is a pale, hop foward and very drinkable ale with a west coast flavour to it. Citrus, pine, grapefruit, it's all there from the late addition American hops.
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Est. ABV: 5% | Est. IBU: 38 | Recipe & Instructions
$51.49
A basic, light wheat ale with an emphasis on hops. Cascade brings the citrus and grapefruit flavour and combines it with the wheat ale flavours. A great refreshing summer ale and simple to brew.
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Est. ABV: 5% | Est. IBU: 38 | Recipe & Instructions
$47.99
A higher strength Black IPA. Combing hop flavours of citrus, earthy, pine and candy with malt flavours of chocolate, subtle coffee and toast. A great hybrid of styles. The Imperial Black IPA movement is catching on and is sure to impress.
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Est. ABV: 8.5% | Est. IBU: 80 | Recipe & Instructions
$77.49
A lightly flavoured but higher strength pale blonde ale. Simple recipe with great results, subtle flavours of grain, toast, bread matched with a touch of hops. Great drinkability and refreshing beer.
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Est. ABV: 8% | Est. IBU: 22 | Recipe & Instructions
$60.99
This imperial brown offers wide variety of flavours. Toffee, caramel, toast, nuttiness and subtle hints of chocolate and coffee makes this beer a great sipper. Full bodied with plenty of aroma and mouthfeel.
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Est. ABV: 8.5% | Est. IBU: 25 | Recipe & Instructions
$77.99
A very dark, sweet and full bodied ale with lots of roasty notes and reminiscent of a sweetened expresso. Dark roasted grains are prominent and lead to chocolate and coffee flavours. Added hop bitterness to balance with the sweetness of the lactose milk sugar. A cream-like mouthfeel on a big beer like this makes it an excellent dessert drink.
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Est. ABV: 9% | Est. IBU: 65 | Recipe & Instructions
$81.49
An intensely flavoured, big, dark ale. Roasty, fruity, bittersweet with layers of complex flavour. Malty flavours stand out with fruity esters keeping it in balance. Character ranges from chocolate, cocoa, strong coffee, raisins, plums. Bitterness is aggressive to withstand malt backbone. Full bodied and jet black.
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Est. ABV: 8.5% | Est. IBU: 62 | Recipe & Instructions
$77.99
A hybrid of brown ale and IPA. Full-bodied maltiness lends flavours of nuttiness, toast, caramel and chocolate, which balanced by the citrus, pine, and bitter flavours of the American hops. A great well-rounded beer for a little something different than your everyday IPA or Brown Ale.
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Est. ABV: 6% | Est. IBU: 64 | Recipe & Instructions
$57.99
A light and refreshing Irish-style pale blonde ale. Simple and quenching. Light grain and bread flavours and aromas are combined with fruity and floral notes from the hops and yeast. A tasty beer with emphasis on drinkability.
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Est. ABV: 5% | Est. IBU: 21 | Recipe & Instructions
$40.49
An easy-drinking ale. Malt-focused with an initial sweetness and a roasted dryness in the finish. Minimal hop flavour lets the malt flavours shine through. Slight roastiness, toast and toffee are among the tastes and aromas of this brew. Mild bitterness.
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Est. ABV: 5% | Est. IBU: 21 | Recipe & Instructions
$46.49