Honey Brown Ale Extract Kit w/ Specialty Grains

I always come back to this brew. One of my favorite. Easy brew.

Easy to brew and tasted really great kegged. I will continue to brew this one...

Great as usual.

Ridiculously smooth, a robust well balanced flavor, yet light enough that it is not too heavy to drink more than 1. Would definitely brew again.

i brewed this a good while ago and what a great beer. I squeezed the grain bag hard at the end and this created and unbelievable coffee flavor everyone loves! It was a total mistake that had a great outcome. I'm getting ready to order again and glad i kept good notes so I can repeat the flavor. I also bottled with 9 tablespoons of clover honey. As always northern brewer is the best!

As always a great beer. I chose the extract just due to limited time for a brew day.

Was easy enough to make. It is in the last week of secondary fermentation at the moment. Had an OG of 1050 and FG of 1010. Not bad...

Still in the fermenting stage, I love the smell of the grains let you know later

I was hoping for more honey flavors. To me this was more like a general brown ale. Take the advice others have shared and double up on the honey. If I brew this again that's what I'll be doing.

Came out great, Easy to understand instructions. Did make with 6 gallons of water by mistake and still came out great. Will buy again

Just tasted the first bottle, great taste, nice head, would brew again .

This was our 2nd brown ale and it didn't disappoint. We have 3 dedicated taps in our home bar....Cream Ale, Brown Ale and an IPA tap. This Honey Brown Ale will stay on the rotation list for a long time. The late addition of honey provides for a subtle (very subtle) sweetness across the palate. The smoothness of the brown ale is enjoyed from first sip to last. This beer is a fan favorite for even the less experienced beer aficionado. Great job to NB for providing a well priced, delicious kit.

If you've maxed out on the hoppy IPA's and APA's, this will remind you why you started drinking Ale in the first place. After the sledgehammer hopped pales that are so popular, this is a brown with great subtle flavors. Slightly smokey with backgrounds of coffee and chocolate with the faint clover pollen flavors as a final kiss inside your nose at the end. Add the honey after you've pulled the wort off the heat and it will take the place of dry-hopping. A master brew for the armature. My wine-snob of a wife likes this beer.

I purchased this extract kit for my wife who is not a regular beer drinker. I figured it would fit her pallet of a little sweeter, more flavorful beer. We just started drinking this brew and it is all that I thought, but it really enjoy it as well. Not to much sweetness and only hint of honey. I will be brewing this again soon.

After struggling through some water issues I finally achieved a very drinkable brew. Enjoying my third. Bottle of this brew. Very smooth, tasty and sutle hint of honey. Will brew this again.

The only advice I can provide regarding this recipe is, buy it and brew it you will not be disappointed. Easy to brew no recipe adjustments needed to great great results!

Great Beer. Easy to brew. Solid choice for your next brew.

The beer turned out just as planned, no hiccups in the ingredients or procedures. The organization of the kit is great: NO last minute trips to the local supply store for something missing. An added bonus, my wife likes the beer.

Brewed it, added 8 ounces of walnuts to the secondary, kegged it and it is fantastic.

I started brewing this beer and after my fifth batch trying other brews decided to brew it again. Great taste and instructions very easy to follow.

An OK beer, I do not think I will brew it again, I guess I just expected more honey overtones.

Added vanilla beans to the primary. Turned out really well. I highly suggest this kit. The ladies love it too.

A really good beer better than any honey brown you can buy at the store.

Love this beer. Easy to make and goes down good. This is probably the 5th time making this brew and ever time it is great.

I will definitely make this kit again. I followed the directions, but modified them slightly. I added the honey within the last two minutes, only used half the supplied hops, and added 8 oz more honey at one week when I transfered the wort to the secondary fermenter. Three weeks in the secondary fermenter and three more in the keg-7 total. It tastes smooth and sweet, just how I like my brown ales.

made 5 gal. batch a few times. always consistant quality and flavor. this time i added northern brewers raspberry extract...it's great!!!

This beer is the first one to beat out hefeweizen as a family favorite.

Easy to brew. And tastes great after 2-3 weeks of conditioning in the bottle. One of my favorite brews to drink!

Beermates,This is my first review after 12 months of brewing with Northern Brewer. I have to give my highest rating to this beer. It was fantastic. My keg barely lasted a week. The honey taste comes through first, with the brown ale "bite" at the end. The whole neighborhood loved it. Easy to brew, easier to enjoy. Definitely in my rotation from now on.

This one is awesome fellas! 2 weeks in primary, 2 weeks in secondary. I then put my own twist on it by dry hopping with 1 ounce of Cascade in the last week of the secondary, then cold crashed for two days before bottling. Offset the sweetness of the honey, and OMG!!! Just a note, this beer gets better with a little age in the bottle fellas. After two weeks it was great, after three, it was PERFECT!!!!

First brew of mine. Took 3 weeks to properly ferment in the bottles, which only heightened the anticipation and the delight of opening the first properly carbonated bottle and pouring. Very much a delight to drink and goes down with a fantastic taste. Will definitely become a standard in the carboy and fridge.

My son inlaws love NB Nut Brown Ale so I made the Honey Brown Ale to try. I have made it before a years ago, bottled it and really liked it. I now keg beer and it turned out far better than bottled. It is smooth, creamy and very easy to drink. Slightly sweet finish but not overbearing. Will keep this in rotation for sure. 1 week primary and 2 weeks secondary and kegged for 1 week and it is perfect. It will get better with more time if there is any left.

This is one of the most wonderful honey browns I've ever tasted! This kit was my second brew. It was easy to do, primed with table sugar, and after about 2 weeks it was fully carbonated and so delicious!!Do yourself a favor...BREW THIS KIT!!

I brewed this with great anticipation and a little extra DME for my friends. I let it settle in the secondary for 2-3 months to a stable FG (1.018) and then bottled it. Alas, it continued to ferment in the bottle; it's now too dry and creates a mess every time that I try to enjoy one. It's probably my worst NB brewing adventure, but I'm still a fiercely loyal customer.

I don't write reviews often, but this turned out really great and I thought it deserves one. It's the perfect recipe kit for a beginner and the perfect one for people who love the taste of honey. I was really surprised at the quality of the honey that was provided. The flavor really shines through in the finished product. I highly recommend this one!

great color every time. I've made this one a few times, it comes out great! Last batch I dry hopped with one oz of citra WOW!

This was my first kit after a several year hiatus. I agree with the other reviews, go ahead and taste it after only a week or two in the bottle, but you will get the best flavor after 3-5 weeks in the bottle. If you want clarity suggest either use irish moss at the end of your boil or leave in the secondary for an additional week or longer.If you like brown ale you will not be disappointed in this one. It's easy to make and the taste will surprise your friends.

really nice recipe! subbed in local gallberry honey and it has a really great flavor. definitely mellows with time; like a good woman.

This is a great starter brew, especially for winter/spring. Everyone loved it, and mine had a very nice dry finish. Color and head was fantastic.

Two words; ÒFantastic beerÓ! I decided to make this for my Christmas Party! I started this in mid-October with an O.G. of 1.56. To bump the O.G. up, I added some brown sugar and performed a mini mash with the specialty grains. Yes, an extra hour of work using my all grain setup for an extract kit. What else is there to do when the Vikings lose on a Sunday. It spent one week in the primary and 3 weeks in the secondary. I also dry hopped it with .75 oz. of Cluster. I just cracked open a bottle. Wow, one of the best brown ales I had ever tasted! The aroma is perfect and the beer tasted crisp and smooth. Give it a shot if you want to impress you friends!

I just cracked open my first bottle at the 5 week mark and I am pleasantly surprised. I rushed the secondary fermentation (only 12 days) and was a little worried about how the finished product would be. It has great flavor and good aroma. It has a lingering aftertaste that I have a hard time describing. I would highly recommend a longer secondary fermentation for clarity. I am curious as to how this beer will age in the bottle. From the other reviewers' posts, it seems it ages nicely. Also, if anyone is curious about bulk priming, I opted to try table sugar for the first time. I used 2c. + 2Tbsp. in 16oz of water and it gave my beer the perfect amount of carbonation.

I've got one piece of advice for you. Buy this kit, and brew it now. This may rank up as one of the best beers I have tasted and easily the best beer I have ever personally made (and I've made quite a few).I bottled on Friday and my curiosity got the better of me to have a taste early (> week conditioned). It didn't disappoint. Rich, full head and a singular honey flavor underneath a silky brown veil. This will without a doubt become my new standard House Ale. I am sure the quality of the honey will contribute to the overall flavor. I can't wait to see how this one ages out.Buy this now!

What an excellent way to start my brewing career! I'm a Wisconsin undergrad student and was able to brew this beer in the confines of my small kitchen and can honestly say it is superb. The honey adds a great sweetness and the color was a nice rich brown. My first bottle was after only 5 weeks and but the later bottles around 8 weeks were really a treat. A great and very repeatable experience.

This is a very good beer, and it even gets better as it ages. I put a handful of beers in the fridge right after the six week mark, and they were very good. The others I let sit another week and a half, and they had a much smoother taste. This one is definitely going on my brew again list.

just starting to brew beer, and this was our (me and my buddys) second batch ... we were very satisfied with the outcome!! will definitely brew it again.

This beer has become a favorite amongst friends and family. We will brewing this up again VERY soon.

I am a fan of this brew. Normally, I'm not one to drink browns, but the honey makes all the difference in this one. I was very impressed with the quality of the honey. Somehow, I totally misread the instructions and added the honey at the beginning of the boil, instead of the end. I'm surprised that it turned out so well. I can't imagine how much better it would be if I'd followed the instructions correctly. I'll definitely be getting this kit again. This time I'm following the directions like they're written!

I was dissappointed. Not as good as I expected. Still better than anything you could by in the store, but compared to other homebrews it is a 3. I probably wont make again, but I drank all of it.

I was invited to a friends 'brew day' and was asked to bring a kit. I chose this one as I enjoy the flavor a nice brown ale. The honey, I guessed would be a bonus. Good guess. I had my first one after the recommended 6 weeks and was pleased but not satisfied. I gave it another 4 weeks and WOW, what a difference. The flavors are well balanced and very smooth. I will definitely have a second go with this kit. Oh and the color was aout 3 shades darker than the picture.

I used S-05, and the beer is good. However, it lacks a little flavor... I would recommend a little more steeping grains, if you were to build this beer from scratch.Overall, a good recipe for a very approachable brown ale.