• New Preboiled Extract Means a Quick 30 Minute Boil
• New Choice of Optional Liquid or Dry Yeast
Our German Ale is an ale with a subtle maltiness and hint of fruitiness in the finish. German Ale is a refreshing golden ale with the flavor of German Munich and Moravian pale malt carefully balanced with select German noble hops. A delicate, refreshing ale that is easy to brew at home. Alcohol: 4.5%, IBU's 30.
Now with preboiled extract, so you only need to boil for 30 minutes instead of one hour. Save your time and energy.
Includes 8 pounds of blended pilsner malt extract, German hops, and corn sugar for carbonation. Yeast is not included, order separately above. Makes 5 gallons with a starting gravity of at least 1.048. Ease of Brewing: Beginner
Yeast recommendations:
1. 1187 Wyeast Ringwood Ale Liquid Yeast for the smoothest flavor
2. Apex San Diego Dry Yeast is easier to use, and makes a beer with a flavor almost as smooth as 1187 Wyeast Ringwood Ale.
Click to download the instructions in pdf format.
Aug 30, 2023 by Bill B
Q: I notice the directions say to open fermenter after 16 days and stir. Doesn’t that risk oxidizing the beer?
A: No, because the beer should be alcoholic at this point. The point of stirring is to try to reactivate the ferment a bit to make sure it ferments all the way down to final gravity.
Retired
I've been brewing for about 5 years and of all that I have brewed, the German Ale is by far, hands down, the best of the barrel. this ale is a smooth with a consistent taste throughout. No bitter after taste and not to hoppy. The crowd I hang with are not into IPA"s and other beers that are bitter, just smooth German Ale. It's the number one request by my friends. Don't mess with a good thing!
German Ale
This has become my favorite homebrew kit (currently cooking my 79th batch/3rd German Ale), especially since Williams discontinued Guillermo's Imp. Pilsner (previous fav). I like all styles, but this one is magnificent, especially for those that don't like hoppy beers. I've named this one on my tap list as "BroomHilda Von Shaft-German Ale". Always the first keg to blow. Great session beer. Good job Williams, as expected.
Pretty good ale.
German Ale
I have made this kit probably 5 times or more. I have tried to duplicate the recipe in an all grain brew, but I keep coming back to the William's kit. Great beer!
Great tasting and Easy to make
This may be my favorite but Brown ale is my wife's favorite and I want to do a wheat so I may be buying all 3 now. I brewed the German Ale about 5 weeks before Christmas and it was ready for Christmas. Now I've had a few weeks of not brewing and I'm running out of beer and I'm ready to get started again brewing again.