Buzzard Spring Bitter 5-Gallon Beer Making Ingredient kit

Buzzard Springs Bitter — 5 Gallon Kit

Buzzard Spring sits in the forested backcountry of Coconino County, plotted on USGS maps and named the way a lot of Arizona places got their names — from whoever or whatever was already there. Turkey vultures and other large scavenging birds have always been a fixture near natural water sources in the Southwest, circling patiently on thermals, in no particular hurry. Early travelers noticed and the name stuck.

There's something fitting about naming an Ordinary Bitter after a place with that kind of unhurried character.

Ordinary Bitter is a British style that doesn't get nearly enough credit. Low in alcohol, light in body, but genuinely complex — caramel malt warmth, crisp hop bitterness and the subtle fruity depth that a traditional English ale yeast brings to the glass. This is what British pub culture was built on. Not a beer to impress anyone. A beer to drink comfortably and reach for again.

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: Copper
Body: Low
Bitterness: Medium
Hop Aroma and Flavor: Low
Alcohol: 3.7% ABV
IBU: 32

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.