Description:
This beer has a medium body with a hint of apple flavor. It is very smooth with little or no bitterness, but that can be changed by adding finishing hops.

Ingredients:

4 pounds, Telford’s Yorkshire nut brown ale hopped malt
1 pound, honey
1/2 pound, corn sugar
1/2 pound, dark crystal malt
4 pounds, red apples
2 teaspoons, cinnamon
ale yeast

Procedure:
In cold water, […]

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Description:
My most popular summer ale made with garden strawberries and rhubarb. I searched and couldn’t find a strawberry rhubarb recipe that I liked so I formulated this one, and got great results.

Ingredients:

6 lbs fresh or frozen strawberries
4 lbs or more fresh or frozen rhubarb (more is ok too)
1 lb crystal malt 20 l.
8 oz. […]

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Description:
I just finished a strawberry beer that I love.
When I bottled it it tasted tart as hell — but a week later I started drinking it and it was great! It’s a bit bitter, but the strawberry is very noticeable and everyone seems to enjoy it (especially me!).

Ingredients:

6 lb. pale male extract
1 lb. amber malt […]

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Description:
This ale is a nice light beer with little bitterness. You can’t really taste the red hots too much, but the are definitely in the aroma. My husband had his doubts about this since the only hops were whatever was in the extract, but he was pleasantly surprised. The red hot candies make a very […]

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Description:
In spite of everything, this came out very very well, with rave reviews from everyone.
Ingredients:
* 6 pounds, Williams’ English Light malt extract
* 1/2 pound, crystal malt (unknown Lovibond)
* 2 ounces, Hallertauer hops (4.0 AA%) (45 minutes)
* 1/2 ounce, Hallertauer […]

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Description:
I have made a cranberry wheat for the holidays the past two seasons.
BIG cranberry aroma with this recipe.
I used Edme Ale yeast, but Wit or Lambic strains would lend more “character”, I think.
Ingredients:
* 9# Schreier 2-row malt
* 9# dWC Wheat malt
* ~20 IBU’s […]

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Description:
This isn’t the best beer I’ve ever had, but the red color and mixture of cranberry, champagne, and beer tastes (in that order) together make wonderful conversation pieces. A perfect treat for the holidays. The cranberry taste is quite dominating: I might try just 2 or 3 pounds of cranberries in the future. This recipe […]

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Description:
After brewing six successful ales with malt extracts, I decided to try something a bit different for Christmas. I had picked about 3 cups of cranberries just outside Halifax and since I don’t particularly like them on their own…
The resulting brown ale is pretty good - but I wouldn’t be posting this recipe if I […]

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Beer Style: fruit beer, pumpkin
Recipe Type extract
Description:
Made my second annual “It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown” Ale recently, and it has turned out wonderfully. So good in fact, that I thought I would share the recipe. Not trying to boast, just want to share with you other homebrewers.
It made a wonderful fall beer. […]

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Beer Style: fruit beer, blackberry ale
Recipe Type extract
Description:
This brew turned out quite well too with a nice blackberry nose complimented by a floral note from the Cascade hop tea added at bottling. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
* 6 pounds Alexander’s Pale extract syrup
* 1 pound Orange Blossom Honey
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