Extract Beer Kits

Luscious and almost naughty, Scottie MacRocketts is local homebrewer Nathan Compton's contest-winning strong Scotch ale! Malty and delicious, this beer is very well balanced for such a huge brew. Munich and Simpson's Medium Crystal malts contribute extra maltiness and residual sweetness respectively. For the little bit of color and roastiness that are characteristic of strong Scotch ales, a little bit of both chocolate malt and roasted barley are used. The malt character is balanced by two additions of Fuggle hops and give it just enough hop bitterness to cut the malty goodness.

Nathan's beer wowed the Great Fermentations staff, and a decision was made: this recipe must be brought to the masses! Thanks to Nathan's blessing (which he probably gave a little more freely after having a few pints of this beer), you can make it at home yourself!

Big on hops, low in alcohol! Big Little Guy Session IPA follows in the footsteps of many commercially-produced session IPAs by delivering a big hop punch without harsh bitterness. In addition, the ABV is kept low, so that you can have several in a session and not fall flat on your face! This Founder's All Day IPA clone includes a combination of Amarillo, Simcoe and Crystal hops that fill out the hop profile, delivering a delicious burst of hops on the pallet that do not linger or become overly bitter. A blend of crystal malts, dark wheat and flaked oats contribute sweetness, body and mouthfeel to balance the beer out. With a twenty minute boil and a quick turnaround, this beer is incredibly easy to make and can be ready to drink quickly! In a few weeks you'll be sitting on the back porch, enjoying several of these with friends. Cheers!

The Magical Mild Ale is a traditional British-style mild ale. Malty and rich, yet low in alcohol and light on the palate, a mild ale is a wonderful beer that goes down easy, pint after pint. Our interpretation has mild malt for dextrins to promote body and flavor. Amber malt gives this beer a smooth nuttiness, and Simpson's dark crystal gives it just the right amount of residual sweetness. The palate is rounded out by pale chocolate malt, which contributes color as well as a lovely roastiness. With English East Kent Goldings hops for bitterness and flavor, this beer is a beautiful tribute to the session beers found in pubs all over the British Isles. Brew a batch today and see what the magic is all about!

Ryerish Red Ale is the brainchild of Jonathon Mullens, brewer at the Broad Ripple Brewpub in Indianapolis, Indiana. At the helm of the oldest operating brewery in the state of Indiana, Jonathon has brought his knowledge, expertise, and love of rye to the table to create this spectacular beer! Collaborating with Wes Martin, our brewer here, the two have come up with a fantastic brew! Using a healthy portion of both malted rye and chocolate rye to give the ale its characteristic spicy flavor and slightly red color, the two have also used amber, melanoidin and Special B malts to perfectly round out the beer. On tap at the Broad Ripple Brewpub for a limited time, Great Fermentations gives you the opportunity to make this beer at home for yourself!

A slightly sweet wheat beer with a strong aroma of fresh chamomile. Munich, wheat and aromatic malts provide a simple background for the banana and clove of the yeast and the chamomile for a sum that is greater than its parts. The Bavarian Wheat yeast strain contributes slight banana and clove undertones.

A full bodied brown ale featuring complex malty sweetness from the munich, medium crystal and chocolate with a heavy dose of nutty-flavored grain. Hops are subdued to let the grain bill shine.

An unique grain bill using 20L crystal, wheat, honey malt , rye and carapils with a touch of honey at the end of the boil combining to be a very drinkable IPA. Citralumbarillo hops added at 60, 45 15 and dry hop.

A pale colored, low alcohol, lightly hopped beer has a time and a place, especially in the summer. Our lawnmower ale has no grains and just a 45 minute boil to keep the color as pale as possible. Using Wyeast 1056 American ale yeast will produce a clean, neutral crisp finish.

A full-bodied stout with plenty of roasted malt and a bit of medium crystal to soften the edges. As you pour this one into a glass, the black viscous liquid billows forth a dark brown creamy head (from the full pound of flaked oats) that lingers to the last drop! Each sip coats the tongue with roasted, chocolate, and caramel notes that take hold of your taste buds and relentlessly pamper them with flavor.

Deep amber from two ounces of chocolate, an ounce of roasted barley combined with some dark munich, wheat and carapils and you have yourself a Scottish 80 schilling - caramel and slight roastiness with a balance leaning towards malty sweetness. Bittered with Fuggles and East Kent Goldings with just a little Fuggles in the finish. With an original gravity of around 1.050 this is a flavorful beer in the 4.5% ABV range.

A classic hefeweizen beer with a slight honey aroma from the specialty malt. Yeast strain will significantly affect the flavor and aroma of this beer. Use the Wyeast 1010 American Wheat strain if banana and clove flavors are not desired. The addition of honey malt will add a pale orange hue and a waft of honey aroma.

A hop-lover's dry-hopped dream… gold in color with intense citrusy hop aroma and complex hop flavor of passion fruit and gooseberry. The high alcohol content provides a balance to this massively hopped IPA. A staff fav.

Not too hoppy with 7 HBUs of Galena for bitterness and a specialty grain bill of medium crystal, chocolate and wheat. There is a touch of sweetness from a half pound of lactose and a cup of brown sugar added during the last 10 minutes of the boil. Sweet Georgia Brown will remind you of an English style brown ale.

The signature of this beer is toasty notes backed up with maltiness and wrapped up with enough hops to balance. Very close to the namesake.

Liquid wheat extract with a little pale malt and carapils for body provide a versatile base beer that is light, crisp, and refreshing. For a German style wheat beer with the signature banana/clove flavors, use Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan or 3056 Bavarian wheat yeasts. For a more neutral American wheat beer flavor, try Wyeast 1010 American Wheat yeast. This beer works well as the base for fruit beers. To compliment the fruit, try a yeast that provides a bit of sweetness in the finish, such as Wyeast 1272 American Ale II or Wyeast 1187 Ringwood Ale.

Across the Pond ESB is a straightforward beer in the style of the English pub ale. A rich, malty backbone supplemented by Simpson's Medium Crystal and Special Roast malts supports traditional East Kent Goldings hops, with a slightly heavy bittering addition and some hops for the finish. Although the style has bitter in its name, it is not agressively hoppy like an American IPA. Instead, it has just the right bittering hop note that seamlessly balances on the malty body of the beer. A beer just like those pub ales served across Britain, Across the Pond will whisk you away with one sip!

Looks like a porter. Drinks like an IPA. Dark in color but not acrid or overly roasty from the use of Carafa III. Columbus, galena, centennial and cascade provide the citrus hop punch you expect.

If you like chocolate, you will love this beer. Nearly 2 lbs. of crystal malt, paired with chocolate, debitterized black and carapils meld with 24 tablespoons of cocoa powder to make this a perfect marriage of beer and chocolate. We suggest Wyeast 1728 Scottish Ale yeast to add enough sweetness to balance the unsweetened chocolate. Want to kick it up a notch? Add a hint of raspberry flavoring. Note that this recipe calls for 1.5 cups of Cocoa Powder which is not included in the kit, but can be purchased at your local grocery store. Don't pick hot chocolate mix though!

Think stout with a hint of sweetness from the addition of lactose in the boil. The resulting sweetness takes the sharp dark grain edge off the stout . The sweetness isn't so pronounced to take away from the beer.

An easy drinking American Pale Ale using super late additions of Mosaic Hops for a huge hop flavor and aroma. Mosaic is a newer hop on the market, crossed between Simcoe and Nugget. Look for big tropical fruit and floral notes, with some earthiness tossed in for good measure. A well rounded sessionable APA that you'll want to have a couple of.

This beer is very well balanced with no strong accents of malt or hop. Low bitterness from the hops contribute to the seemingly dry finish. Simple and elegant at the same time.