Newcastle Brown Ale Clone Recipe Kit

This is my second batch. I will probably keep a keg of it all of the time.

This kit makes a beer that is a very close second to the original. I have made a half dozen batches with this kit with consistent results. Getting ready to order again now that I have my kegerator up and running.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.