Emberside Old Ale | Extract Recipe Kit | 5 Gallons
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Emberside Old Ale
Old Ale is a traditional British strong ale built around malt depth, maturity, and quiet complexity. It should not drink like a stout or a modern hop-forward strong ale; the appeal is dark caramel, toasted bread, dried fruit, subtle roast shading, and a smooth warming finish that gets better with time.
Emberside is built for that fireside character. Maris Otter brings the bready base, Munich and Brown malt add toast and nuttiness, Crystal 80L and 120L bring caramel and raisin, and a small touch of Pale Chocolate adds color and depth without pushing the beer into porter territory.
Why Brew This Kit
This is a malt-lover’s strong ale with enough complexity to drink slowly and enough balance to avoid cloying sweetness. Brew it when you want a beer that feels old-world, warming, and worth letting mature.
Companion version: This is the extract with grains version. If you prefer the other brew-day format, see the Emberside Old Ale all-grain recipe kit.
Beer Profile
- Style: Old Ale
- Batch Size: 5 gallons
- Estimated OG: ~1.078–1.086
- Estimated FG: ~1.016–1.022
- Estimated ABV: ~8.0–8.7%
- Bitterness: Moderate-firm, ~35–45 IBU
- Color: Dark amber / mahogany
- Fermentation: English-style ale fermentation
Grain Milling
We automatically mill the grains included with SoCal Brewing Supply beer recipe kits so they are ready for brew day. If you want the grains left unmilled, please add that request in the shopping cart notes before checkout. We’ll do our best to support unmilled requests when packing your order.
What to Expect
Dark caramel, toasted bread, raisin, subtle chocolate, medium-full body, restrained bitterness, and smooth warming strength.
Fermentation Requirements
Pitch Nottingham into well-aerated wort around 64–68°F. Let the beer finish fully and give it conditioning time before packaging; malt-driven strong ales reward patience.
Detailed Kit Contents
- Briess Pale Ale DME: 6 lbs supplied as two 3 lb packs
- Briess Traditional Dark DME: 3 lbs
- Crystal 80L Malt: 12 Ounces
- Crystal 120L Malt: 8 Ounces
- Brown Malt: 6 Ounces
- Pale Chocolate Malt: 4 Ounces
- Challenger Hops: 2 Ounces
- East Kent Golding Hops: 1 Ounce
- LalBrew Nottingham Yeast: 2 Sachets
- Large Muslin Grain Bag: 1 Large Muslin Bag
Brewing Notes
Use the dark extract and specialty grains for mahogany depth, oxygenate well, and condition patiently before judging the beer.
Download the Emberside Old Ale brewing instructions PDF.
Helpful Bottling & Kegging Add-Ons
- Bottling this batch? Add powdered dextrose priming sugar and use our Priming Sugar Calculator for the actual packaged volume, beer temperature, and carbonation target.
- Kegging instead? Use our Beer Carbonation Chart & Keg Serving Pressure Calculator to choose the right CO₂ pressure for your serving temperature and target carbonation.