Beer kits make brewing easy and fast. Since the hops are already
blended and balanced with the malt there is no need to boil these kits
for more that 20 minutes. All of these kit beers will work with Mr.
Beer and the Beer Machine.
You can enhance
your brew by adding steeped specialty grains, dry malt extract and finishing
hops. Check out Brewing with Pork-n-Beans for
more beer kit ideas and What's Wrong with My Beer
for tips on improving your beer recipes.
BELGIAN
BREFERM BEER KITS Brewferm Products of Beverlo-Beringen,
Belgium, produces a line of malt extract beer kits that pay tribute to
some of Belgium's unique brewing traditions. Each kit contains a selection
of Belgian and European two-row malted barley blended with whole hops
3.3-lb (1.5-kg) cans. We recommend using two cans for 5 gallons.
ABBEY
$17.95
This
malt extract makes a strong, dark, reddish-brown beer with a high alcohol
content that lends the beer a vinous character. The finished beer has the
full-flavored taste and malty aroma of a Belgian abbey beer.
KRIEK
$29.95
Designed
to produce a slightly acidic, sweet aromatic kriek (cherry beer) with a
red copper tint. Each kit contains the equivalent of 3 kg of cherries in
a special blend of cherry juice: no artificial flavoring.
DIABOLO
$17.95
This
extract makes a golden-colored Belgian strong ale with a thick, long-lasting
head and a slightly sweet aftertaste.
OLD
BRUIN $17.95
Designed
to produce a very dark brown beer with a licorice aftertaste. This Belgian
Oud Bruin can also be compared to some of the Dutch Bocks. Allow the beer
8-12 weeks to mature.
