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Better Brew Northern Brown Home Brew Kit
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Most 1-can kits need 1kg of brewing sugar or brew enhancer. Sanitise everything first with ChemSan.
Better Brew Northern Brown is a smooth, relatively dry brown ale kit with a brown-amber colour, a nutty aftertaste and a hint of fruitiness. It makes 23 litres, about 40 pints, from a 2.1kg pouch.
New to home brewing? Get this kit as a complete starter kit.
Add a 25 litre fermenter with tap, airlock, syphon, hydrometer and sanitiser plus the brewing sugar and it becomes our Better Brew Beer Making Starter Kit – all you need to add is bottles. Includes a step-by-step guide.
Get the starter kit – £42.99Key features
- Ale yeast picked for the brown ale style, in the pack
- Colour from malt only - no colourings added
- 24-month shelf life in a stand-up pouch
How to brew it
- Clean and sanitise your kit - ChemSan is a no-rinse sanitiser.
- Warm the pouch in hot water for 15 minutes, pour the malt into the fermenter and rinse the pouch out.
- Add 3 litres of boiled water and 1kg of brewing sugar, stir to dissolve, then top up to 23 litres with cold water.
- At 20-25°C add the yeast, fit an airlock and leave for 14 days.
- Bottle once your hydrometer reads 1014 or below, priming with a level teaspoon of sugar per 500ml bottle. Keep warm for 5 days, then move somewhere cooler to clear.
Note that brown ale finishes a little higher than lager - the maker says bottle at 1014 or below. For extra body, some brewers swap part of the sugar for Medium Spraymalt. A good choice for fans of a classic northern brown ale. Browse the Better Brew range.