Caribou Slobber Brown Ale Beer Recipe Kit

Caribou Slobber brings layers of caramel, baking chocolate, and light-roast coffee flavor to an American brown ale with a balancing hop bite. This Moose Drool clone finishes rich and rounded, with enough hop character to keep things interesting. Brew five gallons using malt extract and a simple specialty-grain steep.

Tasting Notes

• Aroma: Malty caramel with hints of chocolate and light-roast coffee.
• Appearance: Brown with a tan head.
• Flavor: Layers of caramel, baking chocolate, and light-roast coffee balanced by a noticeable hop bite.
• Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied and rounded, with a lingering malt finish.

Brewing Notes

• Style: American Brown Ale (BJCP 2021: 19C).
• Brewing Method: Extract with steeping grains.
• Batch Size: 5 gallons.
• Boil Time: 60 minutes.
• Fermentation Temp Range: 65–70°F.
• Approximate ABV: 5.2%
• Original Gravity: 1.052.
• Bitterness / IBU: Balanced bitterness with a noticeable hop presence.
• Beer Color / SRM: Brown.
• Time to Package: Approximately 3–6 weeks from brew day, after fermentation and conditioning are complete.
• Time to Enjoy: Approximately 4–8 weeks from brew day, including 1–2 weeks of bottle conditioning.

Brewing Overview: Steep the specialty grains, stir in the amber malt extract off the heat, and follow the three hop additions through a 60-minute boil before chilling and topping up to 5 gallons.

Prefer another method or batch size? Try the 5-gallon all-grain kit or the 1-gallon extract kit.