NEW PRODUCTS Now 100% Organic!!: Now that organic Irish Moss is available, all of our organic kits contain 100% organic ingredients. That's what we call True Organic Brew! Bottling sugar options: Try any kit with organic corn sugar for bottling. Corn sugar provides a cleaner more neutral finish with less sediment in the bottle than DME. Dry malt extract (DME) for bottling is what we include in most of our kits, which gives a creamier head, fuller body, and maltier flavor than corn sugar. If you do not need bottling sugar, order any of our kits without it for $1 less. NEW! Veil of Stars Belgian Ale *2010 Brewing Challenge Winning recipe from Michael Zarkesh of Eugene, OR* The addition of a unique blend of uncommon spices makes this recipe stand out from the crowd of Belgian style beers that are all the rage. Juniper berries, cardamon, and bitter orange peel come together in just the right amounts in this beer to create a tongue prickling zing to complement the sturdy, full bodied, sweet malty base Belgian Ale style. Just enough hops to add a hint of bitter to balance the sweet. Sure to impress your own homebrew fans just as it did the judges at the 2010 National Organic Brewing Challenge! As with most Belgian style beers, this recipe just gets better with age and will likely present at its best 6 months after brewing. Contains organic malt extract, organic malted barley, organic malted wheat, organic hops, organic biter orange peel, organic cardamon, organic juniper berries, organic dry malt extract (DME) for bottling, Irish Moss, recipe, and instructions. Produces an original gravity of approximately 1.052. IBU's: 27. Recommended yeast for this kit: Recommended yeast for these kits: (Not included! Order separately): Wyeast #3787 Belgian Trappist Ale or #1214 Belgian Abbey, or White Labs #530 Abbey Ale or #550 Belgian Ale. Dry yeast choice: SABREW T-58 Belgian Style Ale. For yeast descriptions see our yeast selection. Bottling sugar options: Try any kit with organic corn sugar for bottling. Corn sugar provides a cleaner more neutral finish with less sediment in the bottle than DME. Dry malt extract (DME) for bottling is what we include in most of our kits, which gives a creamier head, fuller body, and maltier flavor than corn sugar. If you do not need bottling sugar, order any of our kits without it for $1 less. Easy-Brew (Extract brew): #OBKE20 $39.00         Mash-Extract (Intermediate brew): #OBK28A $39.00         All-Grain- 5 Gallon Batch (Advanced): #OBK28D $35.00 NEW! Bolivia Montanas Verde (Fair Trade) Shade grown, certified organic, and Fair Trade. Grown in the lush mountains near the Caranavi region of Bolivia, this coffee is quickly becoming a new favorite. Perhaps it has something to do with the passion for excellence that these small scale growers have when it comes to growing coffee. Fair Trade pricing continues to give the farmers the best possible incentive to produce outstanding quality: the means to lift themselves out of poverty through their own hard work. Bolivia is a country of very small farmers who have been left out of the gourmet coffee market until just a few years ago. The Montanas Verde is sweet and light to medium bodied coffee with clear chocolate and nutty flavors with hints of spice and caramel. Aromas of apricot and plum give the cup a delightful finish, as long as this coffee is not roasted too dark. Roasting past full city might cook away some of the more subtle flavors and aromas. We recommend a medium to full city roast. 1# Bag $8.50 #OCOFF46A 2# Bag $15.90 #OCOFF46B 5# Bag $37.50 #OCOFF46C   New Crop American Whole Hops: New Shipments of organically grown American hops have been arriving for the past few months, and we finally caught up enough from the busiest holiday season ever to pack these up and offer them to you! With these new offerings you can brew a wider range of organic beers than ever before, and also support the American farmers who are finally starting to grow organic hops. Bravo: 13.5% Ave. Alpha Acid. This is a new breed of American hops, which are rapidly becoming a favored bittering hop. Ours are organically grown in the state of Idaho. Bravo hops are descended from Zeus and Nugget. They have a very clean and smooth bitterness and highly pleasant aroma. Aromas of light fruit (apple and pear) with a flowery note dominate. Very light hint of tangerine and apricot, and slight earthy background. Exhibiting bittering qualities similar to Chinook, Bravo is a great hop for stouts, IPA's, and other big beers. Because this hop has such a pleasant aroma it is a great candidate for a single hop beer.. Centennial: 6.5% Ave. Alpha Acid. We are excited to bring you some top quality classic American hops, organically grown in Washington State. We only have a few pounds this year so they are only available to our homebrewing customers, but if these do well we hope to offer a larger quantity next year. Centennial hops were developed from a cross between Brewer's Gold and a selected USDA male. They have a pungent, citrusy aroma with floral tones balanced with a good bitterness. Sometimes called Super Cascade, these are the signature hops for hoppy American beers like American Pale Ale and American India Pale Ale. Chinook: 10.4% Ave. Alpha Acid. Our customers have been asking for organic Chinook hops for a long time, so we are pleased to bring you these fresh from the cool Mountains of Colorado. Chinook are widely used as a powerful bittering hop because they exhibit a sharp bitterness sought after in big beers like IPA and American Barley wine. Aroma is piney and herbal with hints of citrus. Can be cloying if overused. Bred from a cross between Petham Golding and a USDA-selected male. Substitutions: Brewers Gold, Bullion, Cluster, Galena, Nugget. Horizon: 10.2% Alpha Acid Units. These are locally grown in here in California, and are a fine example of the breed. Horizon are a great bittering hop because they typically offer a softer bitterness from the lower cohumulone levels. Has similarities to Simcoe with a clean citrusy floral aroma with hints of orange. A sister hop to Nugget, these are great for Browns, Porters, and other ales where a soft bitterness is desired. Can contribute very pleasant flavors and is widely regarded as a good dual purpose hop. Try in recipes that call for: Simcoe, Magnum, Hallertaur. Nugget: 13.6% Ave. Alpha Acid. This year we have received a limited quantity of organic Nugget hops fresh from the mountains of Colorado. A powerful bittering hop with heavy herbal characteristics. Aroma is pungent and spicy with faint citrus notes. Parentage includes Brewers Gold, Bavarian hops and unknown others. Substitutions: Columbus, Chinook, Wye Target, Galena, Magnum. New!: Organic Blue Agave Nectar: 15% Off Brewing with Agave is a lot like brewing with honey. Once you get past the sticky part, you have an easy way to add highly fermentable sugar that does not add much flavor and gives a crsip character to the finished beer. Great to increase the alcohol content of Mead and Cider as well. Try 1 to 3 pounds as an adjunct for 5 gallons, works well with Mexican and American style lagers, dark lagers, wheat beers, and Saisons. Can used like honey to make Agave mead, and of course Agave is well known as the key ingredient in tequila. Beers and meads fermented with agave in the secondary fermenter will take on a more pronounced "tequila flavor". Try it in your next chili beer for a brew that will really pop with heat and flavor. Agave nectar is fructose sugar extracted from the the Blue Agave cactus that thrive in the volcanic soils of Southern Mexico. There are over 100 species of Agave, but the Blue Agave is the most highly prized because of the high carbohydrate concentration and clean sweet flavor of the resulting nectar. The taste is similar to honey, but lighter, with a more intense sweetness and more neutral flavor. With a lower glycemic index than most other natural sweeteners, consuming it is less likely to raise blood sugar or trigger the body's fat storage mechanisms. Organic Elder Flower (dried) Elder flowers have long been used in beverage recipes, bringing the light fragrant scent of a summer garden and refreshing floral herbal flavor to world renowned beverages such as St. Germaine. To this day many still make the traditional elderflower champagne, which is simply a light sparkling herbal wine made with elderflowers and sugar. The aromatic character of elderflower pairs well with summer ales, Saisons, light wheat beers, or a twist on a Witbier. It blends well with citrus thus it is worth a try in a hoppy IPA to compliment the citrus flavors. For homebrewing 5 gallon recipes, use 1 to 2 oz. in the boil for a unique floral flavor and herbal bitterness, or steep 1 to 4 oz. at the end of the boil to infuse the delicate aromatic flavor of elder flower into a homebrew. Can also be used in the secondary fermenter in the same maner as dry hopping, or create an infusion with vodka, strain, and add at bottling. Elder flowers have diuretic, laxative, anti-inflammatory and antiviral properties. In traditional herbal medicine, elderflowers are used to treat allergies, colds, and other respiratory ailments. It is also commonly used to treat fungal and ear infections, and drinking elder flower tea can help in detoxification of the body by promoting perspiration and urine production. #OS6 Organic Sarsparilla Sarsparilla is famous as the main ingredient in the beverage of the same name, and is also an essential flavor in most root beer recipes. For brewing it adds a pleasant aromatic root beer flavor that works well in dark beers or good old fashioned brewed from scratch root beer. Use 1 to 2 oz per gallon added to the boil for the last 20 to 30 minutes. Combines well with chicory, dandelion root, ginger, juniper, licorice, and anise. Sarsaparilla root has been used for centuries by the indigenous peoples of Central and South America for sexual impotence, rheumatism, skin ailments, and as a general tonic for physical weakness. Sarsaparilla has historically been used in herbal medicine to treat liver disease, and syphilis, and as a general tonic and blood purifier. #OS14 Organic Heather Tips & Flowers Heather Tips are an essential ingredient in traditional Scottish Heather Ale. Use in the boil to add bitterness, or at the end of the boil for the distinct floral Heather flavor and aroma. Heather adds an earthy, herbal flavor and a light floral peat moss and fresh mown hay aroma. In the boil, heather will add some bitterness- Heather was actually outlawed at one point in England because the Scots used Heather for bittering instead of importing English hops. Heather can also be added to the secondary fermenter, or used as a filter bed for the mash runoff. Use 1 oz. to 8 oz. during the boil or in the secondary fermentor. Heather has been used in traditional medicine to treat urinary & kidney problems, and has mild sedative properties. #OS24 Organic Grapefruit Peel Grapefruit peel is an excellent substitute for bitter orange peel in a Belgian Wit. The dried peel retains much of the grapefruit characteristic which compliments beers hopped with a citrus character. Try this in Saison, IPA, or a holiday spiced beer. With the characteristic bitter and sweet flavors grapefruit can add just the right zing your your next special recipe. Use 1/4 to 1 oz. in the boil for more bitterness, or steep at the end of the boil or in the secondary fermenter for a sweeter taste. Grapefruit peel is a rich source of Vitamin C and antioxidant nutrients, most notably lycopene, which has been shown in a Harvard Medical Center study to reduce the risk of prostate cancer. #OS23 Organic Hibiscus Flower Hibiscus is a pleasant flavor that goes well in fermented beverages when a sweet, fruity tart flavor is a desired quality. Has a rose/floral aroma and a sweet tartness with cherries and citrus.This works well in lighter ales such as Saisons, wheats, or mild ales. This is also an outstanding flavor in meads, ciders, and fruit wines. The color of hibiscus is ruby red, and in quantities over 1 oz per gallon the effect on the color of the finished beer can be significant- most often the finished beer will have a pink hue. Use 1/2 oz to 8 oz. for a 5 gallon batch depending on the effect desired. Studies have shown that drinking hibiscus tea can effectively lower high blood pressure and reduce high cholesterol levels in many individuals. Hibiscus is high in vitamin C and antioxidents, and has been used in many cultures over the centuries as a healthy tea drink which some find helpful for weight loss. #OS26 New!: Oxygen Brewery Wash: For low environmental impact cleaning that is effective and sanitary, an oxygen based cleaner is the perfect choice. This is our preferred alternative to the Straight-A cleaner we used to carry. We like the Oxygen Wash because it will not leave a residue build up if items are left to soak overnight. Fast-acting oxygen tears up soils in just minutes with little agitation needed. Rinses clean and gentle on your hands. Easily removes labels from bottles. Use on glass, plastic and stainless steel. Not for use on aluminum. 1 lb. Tub. Regular price is $8.90. #CS20 wywywy Special Seasonal Yeast Strains: White Labs Platinum Series: We stock all of the special strains offered by White Labs on a seasonal basis. Every 2 months, 3 new and unique strains are available. Visit the link to the left to see what is available right now or click here. You can also visit the White Labs website to see what platinum strains are offered throughout the year. Wyeast Private Collection: Wyeast has been collecting yeast strains for over 20 years, and many of the yeast strains in the archives are only available as a special release offered as part of the private collection. The Private Collection features strains from the archives, new strains as they become available, and even occasionally Proprietary Strains from craft brewery partners such as Rogue Ales Pacman™ Ale yeast and Flying Dog Ale yeast. Each Private Collection runs for 3 months and offers 2 or 3 yeast strains, which may not become available to homebrewers again for a very long time! Visit the link to the left to see what is available right now or click here. You can also visit the Wyeast website to see what platinum strains are offered throughout the year.

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