Newcastle Brown Ale Clone Recipe Kit

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Newcastle Brown Ale Clone Recipe Kit

Newcastle Brown Ale is a brand of dark brown ale. It has been brewed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, since April 1927 by Newcastle Breweries. Brown ale is a style of beer made with a dark or brown malt. The term brown beer was first used by London brewers in the late 1600s to describe their products, such as mild ale.

Yield : 5 Gallons

Original Gravity : 1.044

Final Gravity : 1.011

Color / SRM : Mahogany/Brown

Alcohol by Volume : 4.20%

IBU (anticipated, alpha acids can fluctuate) : 34

Specialty Grains : Special Roast, Chocolate, Crystal 60L

Hops : Northdown, East Kent Goldings

Recipe Includes : Liquid Malt, Specialty Grains in a grain bag & Hops

Good Extract Kit

I selected the Safale S-04 option and it gave me some very vigorous fermentation. At 70 degree wort temperature, it started fermenting within 12 hours and was finished with primary fermentation within 3 days. I let it sit for another 2 weeks in my Fermentasaurus, cold crashed it at 38 degrees in my fridge for 3 days, ran it through a beer filter, and then kegged it. When I sampled it, it had a sour taste to it. I thought I'd gotten a bacteria infection that spoiled it. This was 3 weeks from the date I started the kit. I let it sit in my kegerator to age for another week and the sour taste began disappearing. The beer still had a slight haze to it even after running it through a filter but after a little over 3 weeks from the day I started the kit, it's beginning to taste pretty good. You'll likely need to give it 4-5 weeks of time from start to finish before drinking.

Reviewed by: Angello Huong from USA on 8/25/2018

Better than Newcastle!

I have made this beer a few times now, really is better than the Newcastle from the store. I use WLP013 London ale yeast.

Reviewed by: JON LEGHORN from on 3/29/2018

Truly a clone. So good.

I didn't have very high expectations for my first brew, but this turned out great. When tasted after 2 weeks bottle conditioned in my basement cold room it was a little off, but one week later it was great. It kept getting better, until it was gone too soon. I'm ordering another now, trying a different yeast.

Reviewed by: Jody Cilli from on 1/12/2017

Newkie clone

Haven't tasted yet, just taken a few huffs off the secondary. Smells close, which is kind of surprising...I'm not expecting the real thing. If it turns out reasonably close tasting, I may keep this one in one of my keezer taps at all times.

Reviewed by: Richard Martin from on 2/7/2016

So-so

I would give this a mediocre rating. Some resemblance to the real thing, but not quite there.

Reviewed by: Leonard Eaton from on 4/26/2015

Newcastle Brown Ale Clone "right on"

Very nice brew. Very similar to the name brand and the satisfaction of making "my own beer".

Reviewed by: John Vander Veer from on 4/24/2015

Pleasantly Surprised

I'm a first time brewer, and I was expecting to go through some growing pains. However, this kit gave me everything I needed to brew a tasty beer on my first try. I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone starting out.

Reviewed by: Nathan from on 2/1/2015

Great!!!

I'm a first time brewer, and this kit exceeded all my expectations. The instructions were easy to follow and the brew came out fantastic. In a blind side by side you would not be able to distinguish my brew from Newcastle. I used the Wyeast option and after 2 weeks racked into a corny keg. Placed it in my kegerator @ 45 degrees under 11 psi of CO2 for a week. Could not give a higher recommendation.

Reviewed by: Hugh Hill from on 1/27/2014

Good Stuff

Have the brew in the keg. It taste just like New Castle out of the bottle. Good stuff. Thanks.

Reviewed by: David B. from USA on 4/7/2012

Close to the Real Thing

I loved it!! It was my first homebrew that I did, was easy, tasted close to the real thing. I definitely would brew it again. Thanks.

Reviewed by: Claude P. from USA on 9/6/2007

Q: Are the brewing instructions included in the kit?

Asked by: Greg - 3/2/2018

A: The recipe sheet and a full set of instuctions are included in the shipment for each recipe

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Answer provided by: Aaron (3/2/2018)

Q: How much lme is included in this kit?

Asked by: Elliott Rose - 1/22/2018

A: 6lbs total would be included

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Answer provided by: Aaron (1/22/2018)

Q: I saw the question about how long the LME would be good (about a month un-refrigerated). How long has the LME been on your shelves? And how long can I expect it to last for me once I get it?

Asked by: Tom - 12/14/2017

A: The LME is weight out from our bulk packages daily and is normally only in house for a week or two in the larger bulk drums before processing. We still reccomend a 30 day time frame for use on any of our kits

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Answer provided by: Aaron (12/14/2017)

Q: what is the specific gravity of the wort of this beer?

Asked by: Gabe Thompson - 9/11/2016

A: This recipe has a starting gravity of 1.044

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Answer provided by: Aaron (10/1/2016)

Q: Do you have an all grain kit or just the extract kit?

Asked by: Royce - 9/10/2016

A: We do have an all grain version of this kit that can be found using item #ag99-2954y in the search bar on the site.

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Answer provided by: Aaron (10/1/2016)

Q: Is this an extract beer kit?

Asked by: Bert - 5/25/2016

A: Hi there, yes this is an extract kit. The item number for the all grain version of this kit is ag99-2954. Thanks!

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Answer provided by: Kenny (5/28/2016)

Q: On yeast am I supposed to use both 023 Burton and 1098 British ale and how much?

Asked by: jim fannin - 8/1/2015

A: You will only need one yeast strain for this recipe. We recommend either using 1 vial of WLP023 or one smack pack of Wyeast 1098.

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Answer provided by: Robert (8/4/2015)

Q: Do you crack the grain before you send the kit? If not, will you?

Asked by: Mark - 1/26/2015

A: Our standard procedure is to ship grain cracked. If you would prefer that the grain is un-milled, there is a check box to choose that option at checkout.

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Answer provided by: Carson (1/26/2015)

Q: One of the questions asked and answered was that everything is included in the kit but yeast. The recipe calls for 1 oz challenger boil/bittering hops, .5 oz ek goldings flavor and .5 ek goldings aroma. Are these not needed or are they included. The recipe also talks about a hop bag, and grain bag. are these included? if not can you make them? I also have an issue where i don't have a 5 gallon fermenter, mine is only 2 gallons so i'm going to have to do some measuring and store the second batch for two weeks.

Asked by: Jonathan Strong - 1/16/2015

A: The recipe comes with liquid malt extract, hops, and specialty grains with grain bag. You can add hop bags from the options on the item page, as well as choose the style of yeast you would like to use. These are 5 gallon batches, so make sure you measure correctly!

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Answer provided by: Carson (1/17/2015)

Q: Good price and good reviews. How long with the LME last on the shelf?

Asked by: Eric - 3/12/2014

A: The LME will last about a month sitting out. We have heard of some people having it still good after 2 months by placing it in the fridge the whole time but we do not make any promises outside of a month.

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Answer provided by: Robert (3/12/2014)

Q: Is this an extract kit or an all grain?

Asked by: charles - 3/3/2014

A: This is an extract recipe.

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Answer provided by: Robert (3/5/2014)

Q: Does the kit need hops?

Asked by: Gregg Losinski - 1/5/2014

A: The hops are included in the kit price.

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Answer provided by: Chris (1/7/2014)

Q: does the recepie kit includes all of the ingredients necesary to brew it?

Asked by: Alfredo - 1/1/2014

A: It does not include yeast, you must choose a yeast option before checkout. It does not include priming sugar either. f you bottle, you want to add that as well.

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Answer provided by: Chris (1/2/2014)

Questions? Ask here.

Q: Are the brewing instructions included in the kit?

Q: How much lme is included in this kit?

Q: I saw the question about how long the LME would be good (about a month un-refrigerated). How long has the LME been on your shelves? And how long can I expect it to last for me once I get it?

Q: what is the specific gravity of the wort of this beer?

Q: Do you have an all grain kit or just the extract kit?

Q: Is this an extract beer kit?

Q: On yeast am I supposed to use both 023 Burton and 1098 British ale and how much?

Q: Do you crack the grain before you send the kit? If not, will you?

Q: Good price and good reviews. How long with the LME last on the shelf?

Q: Is this an extract kit or an all grain?

Q: Does the kit need hops?

Q: does the recepie kit includes all of the ingredients necesary to brew it?

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