
St Peters Ruby Red Ale is a tawny red ale kit with subtle malt undertones and a distinctive spicy hop aroma, helped along by a touch of rye malt. The 3kg kit makes 40 pints - the biggest batch in the St Peters range - with no added sugar.
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 St Peters Beer Making Starter Kit – all you need to add is bottles. Includes a step-by-step guide.
Get the starter kit – £46.99In the box
- Hopped malt extract
- Hop sachet
- Brewing yeast and instructions
How to brew it
Add 3.5 litres of boiling water to the extract, top up to 23 litres, then add the hop sachet and yeast. Ferment at 18-20°C for 4-6 days, until the gravity is steady below 1014. Prime with half a teaspoon of sugar per pint if bottling. See the St Peters instructions.
You'll need
A 25 litre fermenter with an airlock, a hydrometer, a syphon, and bottles or a pressure barrel. Sanitise everything with ChemSan (no rinse) or clean with VWP and rinse.
Perfect for bitter and red ale drinkers who want something a little spicier. See the full St Peters range.