
Festival Golden Stag is a golden summer ale kit bursting with citrus hop character and a refreshing dry bitterness. Brewed with Cascade and Columbus hops, it makes 23 litres (40 pints) at around 4.5% ABV, using malt extract only so no sugar is needed.
New to home brewing? Get this kit as a complete starter kit.
Add a 25 litre fermenter with tap, bottling wand, airlock, hydrometer and sanitiser and it becomes our Festival Beer Making Starter Kit – all you need to add is bottles. Includes a step-by-step guide.
Get the starter kit – £53.99Tasting notes
- Bright golden colour
- Lively citrus hop taste and aroma
- Crisp, dry, refreshing finish
What's in the box
- Liquid malt extract - no added sugar needed
- A genuine brewer's yeast strain
- Hop pellets, added partway through fermentation for fresh aroma
- Priming sugar for bottling
How to brew
Mix the malt extract with water in your fermenter, top up to 23 litres, pitch the yeast and add the hop pellets halfway through fermentation, following the kit's step-by-step instructions. Fermentation takes around a week before bottling or kegging.
You'll also need
- 25 Litre Fermentation Vessel with Tap and an airlock
- Wine & Beer Hydrometer - to check fermentation has finished
- ChemSan - no-rinse sanitiser for everything that touches the beer
- Bottles with crown caps and a capper, or a King Keg pressure barrel
Ideal for newcomers and regulars who want an easy-drinking pale beer for warm days. Serve chilled. Compare it with Festival Summer Glory or browse the Festival Beer Kits range.