Festivus Miracle Holiday Ale Extract Beer Recipe Kit

Festivus Miracle Holiday Ale Extract Beer Recipe Kit

Great holiday beer! Was outstanding paired with a $4 cigar.

Still in secondary fermentation but I will assume it will be good. Had a bit of overflow during the first fermentation due to the sugar so beware when you brew

NB and all of my orders have always been problem free.

Rich dark brew, with caramel, candy and spice undertones. Not hoppy. My ABV came in at 7.7%. This is a potent holiday brew which is drinkable by all and seems to set the tone for a Christmas gathering.

Festivus Miracle Holiday Ale Extract Beer Recipe Kit

Loved the taste. Great holiday beer. I will note that in my experience this beer will need a blowoff tube rather than just an airlock, because fermentation was fast and vigorous for me (i used dry yeast and ended up with the airlock being blown off lol). That being known I will definitely brew again next year!

Good recipe. took the suggestion of only half the orange peel and it came out really good. Came out at 7.5%.

We’ve enjoyed Christmas beers for as long as I can remember %28Anchor Steam and later Great Lakes in Cleveland%29 so brewing our own was a must. For something we enjoy only at the holidays it has to be big and bold in flavor and this one doesn’t disappoint. For the last few years we’ve been going with the full packet of spices %28rather than the half suggested%29 and it really helps to let this one condition a month or two before serving so the flavors balance. This is true for both bottles %28as we did the first years%29 and kegs %28as we’ve done lately%29. As such we aim to brew it around August to put on tap after Thanksgiving %28but we have had later starts and it was still enjoyable with less conditioning but was even more enjoyable later after it had some age%29. %0D%0AAnother lesson learned%2C while I love our catalyst fermenter%2C for most brews the cloves and other spices aren’t a good mix with its bottom drain funnel %28clogs%29 so I do this one in my Big Mouth Bubbler or a simple 6 gallon carboy with a siphon to make transfer to secondary easier.

Haven't tried it yet - it's still in secondary - but the fermentation blew the cap off my Bigmouth Bubbler! Luckily my Northern Brewer starter kit included a blowoff tube and no harm was done.

This was absolutely assume. I make a holiday ale every year to give to friends and family. Everyone loved the beer.

As usual, great ingredients and timely customer service!

Easy to brew and despite an overflow after adding the final malt and making a mess it turned out great.

Brew this and got a bottled about a month ago. Was waiting to see how it conditions, pretty good so far and it's just going to get better

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Festivus Miracle Holiday Ale Extract Beer Recipe Kit

Very tasty brew! I used all the spices and it really fermented well. Turned out to be 8% alcohol when it finished. Great taste and perfect for those cold winter nights!

The Festivus has just finished carbonating in the bottle after about 3 weeks. I’ve tried one after refrigeration and really like it. I’ve had European Christmas Beers and this is very similar. Good spice taste and the orange is very nice

This is my first seasonal brew for the holidays, and it’s quite tasty! I had a little over a week in stage 1 fermentation and about 3.5 weeks in stage 2, and it came out great. I get a hint of apple and cloves, not as much of the orange peel as I would have liked, but that might have been because I filtered too much of it for stage 1. I believe this has become a holiday tradition for me!

I don't usually buy or brew flavored beer, but the Festivus Miracle really caught my eye. It turned out great. Malty, delicious, creamy head. The tiny amount of orange peel and mulled wine spices gave it a very interesting flavor. At first sip a hmmmmm..... But then after a few sips and my second beer I love it! I wouldn't brew it any other time then for winter holidays--but I highly recommend it for a holiday beer!

I’ve brewed Festivus a couple of times now and it’s always a hit at Christmas time.

Festivus Miracle Holiday Ale Extract Beer Recipe Kit

Festivus Miracle Holiday Ale Extract Beer Recipe Kit

Festivus Miracle Holiday Ale Extract Beer Recipe Kit

Brew this every Sept/Oct to ensure it’s ready to go for the Holiday season. Word of warning: You might be tempted to dump all the orange peel and mulling spices into the wort… don’t. A little goes a long way. Stick with the recommended amounts for your first go and deviate from there for future batches.

Along with several batches of Smashing Pumpkin, we brew Festivus Miracle and Saison de Noel every year. Pumpkin is great during the fall while Festivus and Noel are perfect for the winter. I highly recommend adding all of them to your brewing regimen.

Christmas ales are my thing, but when the holidays are over and spring/ summer show up with all the wimpy beers, I can still get the ale I love, making it myself. This is a great kit that produces, by far, my favorite Northern Brewer product. But beware, you need to, as a airlock, use a bubbler, this brew has blown a lid off a fermenter, it's all worth it however.
Experimenting with a batch now introducing bourbon and oak chips. Overall 3 thumbs up.

I felt like this needed more spice but everyone I shared it with said this was one of the best brews I have made. Had lower carbonation than others but I’m wondering if I aged it too long.

This beer is an easy brew with plenty of flavor! Great beer for the holidays or just a good "winter" beer. You will notice the flavors of the spices and a hint of Carmel in it's taste. My friends that have tried really enjoyed it! Highly suggest this beer kit!

DEFINITELY follow the directions with this one - use only 1/2 the spice and orange. The flavor came out perfectly. It’s a very smooth red holiday ale. Very drinkable. Mine came out to about 7.5% ABV. VERY ACTIVE fermentation - had my first blow out with this beer - I used the canned starter from Northern Brewer and did not have a blow-off system. After 24 hours I walked into a blown off top and beer on the floor. I simply cleaned it up, put the top back on, and let it continue for another 7 days. BOTTLING: I bottled on December 7th hoping to get these out as gifts to my friends. Carbonation took a long time on this one - I think because of the higher ABV content. I was impatient because I wanted to give this as Christmas gifts. I tasted one after 6 days, 7 days, 10 days, 14 days, then finally 4 weeks after bottling. FINALLY after 4 weeks I got a nice fizzy head and wonderful flavor.

Followed the instructions closely and was rewarded nicely!