Vermont Home Brew

 Boxed Beer Recipe Kits

During the holiday season we have boxed recipes kits for sale.  The recipes are from our recipe books.  We use canned and dry malt extract instead of the bulk malt we usually pour.  Gift givers don’t have to worry about ingredients going bad before their brewer decides to make beer.  Kits are packaged with dry yeast, crushed specialty grains, a muslin bag to steep the grains, malt extract, priming sugar and caps.  And, of course, a recipe is in the box too.  I’ve written it to be clear enough for first time brewers to follow, but an experienced brewer will know just what to do.  Boxed recipes can also be made for you at other times of the year.  A boxed recipe makes a great birthday or Father’s (or Mother’s) Day present.  We just need about 10 minutes to put one together for you.

•  American Amber Ale: Smooth, malty red ale; a great beer to share with folks on a cold winter night…Four different crystal malts for a rich garnet red color and great mouthfeel
• Belle Saison:  Crisp dry Belgian Farmhouse style ale; some light candi sugar and an authentic Belgian saison yeast
• Snowblower Wheat Ale (also known as Weedwacker when seasonally appropriate): American wheat ale made with light caramalt & torrified wheat; this is a very good recipe to use with our fruit essence
• Old Growler: Classic Northern English Brown Ale; very popular with our retail customers; Smooth and malty, a great session ale.
• Bone Idle Stout: A perfect pint to relax with; we use flaked barley  for extra body, roasted barley & caramel malts; Moderately dark and roasty
• Double Play Pale Ale: Hoppy  American amber;  classic American hops; easy to drink
• Expedition’s Reward India Pale Ale: This English style IPA uses plenty of hops for a pronounced hop bitterness and flavor
• Smythie’s Irish Red Ale: easy drinking session brew; rich garnet red color, smooth not too bitter, flaked maize for extra authenticity
• Old Goat Strong Bock: Strong, dark &malty brew for special occasions; we use German chocolate & dark crystal and Belgian Aromatic
• Golden Ale: Canadian export style;  extra-light malt extract and rice syrup keep the color & body light;  light bitterness and aroma
• Poppin’ Pilsner: A golden lager brewed with nice hoppy bite..crisp & refreshing!
• Dark of the Moon Dunkel: A malty, dark all malt lager;  lightly hopped with Perle & Hersbrucker; GR. dark crystal, chocolate, Munich & Belgian Biscuit
• East Coast Steam: reddish/amber classic, hopped with Northern Brewer; best with Wyeast #2112;  ferment w/lager yeast at ale temps
• Apricot Ale: Magic Hat Brewery in Burlington  makes the original; it’s a  pale ale flavored with apricot essence, yum!; 5.5%/vol.
• Belgian Witbier:  crisp & refreshing Belgian wheat ale; coriander seed and dried orange peel; try with Wyeast #3942 or #3944
• Ruby Rye Ale: Our special red ale with a difference; the rye adds a spicy flavor, dark crystal and a bit of chocolate ryefor color
• Munich Helles: We use extra-light  malt extract, cara-pils & pilsner malts  for added body ;  a smooth,& malty,  for an easy drinking light lager style
• Annie Oatmeal Stout:  This recipe uses 5specialty malts for a smooooth, dark, chocolatey stout; malted oats add rich body
• Pete’s Peaks Porter: dark and hoppy; we use Munich , chocolate and crystal malts for color & body; will just get better & smoother with time
• German Altbier: copper-colored, hoppy  German ale;  we use dark German crystal & amber  malt extract; Northern Brewer hops and Tettnang for flavor/aroma
• Tigermilk: A very extra special bitter; Belgian specialty grains &  flaked maize; light malt extract; English hops to bitter, Willamettefor aroma; this recipe has a very loyal following here
• Tilted Wig: A Scottish 70 shilling ale:malty & garnet red;  just a bit of smoked malt for a subtle smoke ; great session beer
• Joe Juice:  an English cream stout named in honor of  our Flying Tiger driver Joe Steffen; dark ale, creamy smooth, not bitter (like Joe)