Fitz's Irish Stout 2-Gallon Beer Making Ingredient kit

Fitz's Irish Stout — 2 Gallon Kit

The Fitzstephens family came to the United States from Ireland with two parents and ten children — seven born in Ireland, three born after the crossing. My grandmother Sarah was one of them. This beer is named for all of them, for the journey they made and the family they built on the other side of it.

Irish Dry Stout is one of the most recognizable and most misunderstood beers in the world. That intense black color and rich creamy head can look intimidating in the glass, but this is actually a light, sessionable beer — lower in alcohol than most pale ales and built for drinking comfortably rather than carefully. The black color and coffee character come from roasted barley, while flaked barley gives it the famously creamy mouthfeel and persistent head that defines the style.

Don't be put off by how it looks. This is an easy drinking, deeply satisfying beer that has been enjoyed by ordinary people in ordinary pubs for generations. There's a reason it's iconic.

No Temperature Control Required 

Our kits use a specially selected ale yeast that ferments cleanly across a remarkably wide temperature range — all the way up to 94°F — with no special equipment or monitoring required. Pitch the whole packet and let it work. Brew in July or January and it performs the same way.

The Dry Malt Difference
Our kits are made exclusively with dry malt extract. It's more expensive than liquid malt extract but it doesn't darken or pick up off flavors with age and temperature the way liquid extract does. Fresher ingredients, truer flavors — that's why we've always used it and always will.

Color: Black
Body: Medium
Bitterness: Medium-High
Hop Aroma and Flavor: Low
Alcohol: 4.1% ABV
IBU: 40

Kit includes: Dry malt extract blend, specialty grains, hops, dry yeast, muslin grain bag, carbonation drops, bottle caps and step-by-step instructions.

To brew this kit you'll need: An 8-quart or larger pot, the equipment in our 2-Gallon Starter Kit, and about 22 clean bottles. A kitchen scale is helpful too.