Clyde's Northern Brown 5-Gallon Beer Making Ingredient kit

Clyde's Northern Brown — 5 Gallon Kit

In 1930, a 24-year-old Kansas farm boy named Clyde Tombaugh sat at a telescope at Flagstaff's Lowell Observatory and discovered Pluto. He'd been methodically comparing photographic plates of the night sky, looking for something that might be there, and one night it was. Quiet, patient, deliberate work that changed our understanding of the solar system.

It seemed like the right name for a beer that rewards exactly that kind of appreciation.

Northern Brown Ale is one of those styles that doesn't announce itself loudly and doesn't need to. Nutty, lightly malty, low in bitterness with just enough hop presence to keep things honest — it's a genuinely satisfying session beer that you can drink comfortably all evening. One of my personal favorites for exactly that reason.

There was once a well known commercial example of this style that I enjoyed for years. A series of corporate handoffs and brewery acquisitions gradually transformed it into something else entirely. That's the kind of thing that happens when accountants and corporate marketing departments get involved in brewing decisions. Clyde's is what it used to be.

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: Brown
Body: Medium
Bitterness: Medium-Low
Hop Aroma and Flavor: Low
Alcohol: 5.0% ABV
IBU: 24

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

To brew this kit you’ll need: A 5-gallon or larger brew pot, a 6.5-gallon or larger fermenter with airlock, siphoning and bottling equipment, and about 53 clean bottles. A kitchen scale is helpful too.