Bear Jaw Robust Porter 2-Gallon Beer Making Ingredient kit

Bear Jaw Robust Porter — 2 Gallon Kit

On the rugged north slope of the San Francisco Peaks, just northwest of Flagstaff, Bear Jaw Canyon cuts through dense aspen and mixed conifer forest in a distinctive V-shape. Viewed from a distance the canyon's narrowing walls open like the jaw of a bear — which is exactly what early visitors saw and exactly what stuck as a name.

It's a fitting name for a porter with some bite to it.

A Robust Porter is a step beyond a Brown Porter in nearly every direction — more body, more bitterness, more complexity. Bear Jaw is built from caramel, chocolate and black patent malts alongside a generous malt extract base, producing a full bodied dark ale with roasted depth, a firm hop backbone and enough alcohol to give it real presence. This is the kind of beer that belongs in cool weather, in good company, with something worth talking about.

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: Full
Bitterness: Medium
Hop Aroma and Flavor: Medium-Low
Alcohol: 6.1% ABV
IBU: 35

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.