Beer Making
Burton Bridge Brewery takes its name from the Burton Bridge over the meandering River Trent at Burton-on-Trent.
It is situated 20 yards from the end of the present bridge.
Built in the late 17th Centuary as the Fox and Goose Inn, the old bridge finished just outside the front door.
A saunter around the area will reveal the tradition of brewing here.
These brews emulate this area famous for its beers which benefitted from the analysed waters of Burton and which identified the calcium sulphate content as being responsible for accentuating the hop bitterness in Burton Ale.
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Burton Porter
£13.95
Roasted malt & a relatively bitter-sweet-smoky aftertaste, with a hint of bitter chocolate.
Medium body, smooth finish and relatively dry.
Needs the addition of 1kg of either medium dried malt extract, beer enhancer, brewing sugar or house hold sugar to produce 40 pints of Burton Porter.
Best results are obtained by using dried malt extract or the enhancer or brewing sugar.
You will also need to add a further 200g of either sugar or dark dried malt extract.
To produce a Porter with increased bitterness replace the previously suggested additions with 2 X 500g packs of Light Hopped Spraymalt and 200g of white sugar.
The kit contains 1.7kg of hopped malt extract and comes complete with a sachet of ale yeast and an instruction leaflet.
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Muntons Malt Extract - Medium 500gms
£3.75More detail and information
The Medium malt extract gives a rich malt flavour and is ideal for bitters.
It boosts the beers' natural body and at the same time gives a more rounded, mellow note to the beer.
Munton's Spraymalts are made using only the finest premium malts, spray-dried into a fine soluble powder. This process is designed to retain all of the malt flavour, without imparting any burnt or off flavours.
Spraymalts are ideal additions to any recipe, adding extra malt sugars and a delicious malt flavour.
The Hopped Light adds extra hops as well as more malt and is perfect as a general kit improver.
It is specifically designed to retain the beer's natural balance.
The Extra Light adds extra body and richness whilst adding the minimum of colour, making this perfect for brewing the palest lagers.
The Light again adds extra body and richness and is especially useful when brewing lagers and pilsners.
The Dark makes a superb addition to any Stout, Porter or Brown Ale. Dark Spraymalt will improve the body, adding extra rich malt flavour and natural colour.
The Extra Dark is an essential addition to any Stout. Extra Dark Spraymalt will improve the dry bitterness and colour as well as adding body to your beer.
The Wheat is made from a blend of 55% Wheat Malt and 45% Barley Malt, this is great for improving the head formation and retention in beer.
In small quantities it does not alter the beer's flavour, and the entire 500g pack can be used in a 5 gallon brew. -
Muntons Malt Extract - Dark 500gms
£3.75More detail and informationThe Dark malt extract makes a superb addition to any Stout, Porter or Brown Ale.
Dark Spraymalt will improve the body, adding extra rich malt flavour and natural colour.
Munton's Spraymalts are made using only the finest premium malts, spray-dried into a fine soluble powder. This process is designed to retain all of the malt flavour, without imparting any burnt or off flavours. Spraymalts are ideal additions to any recipe, adding extra malt sugars and a delicious malt flavour.
The Hopped Light adds extra hops as well as more malt and is perfect as a general kit improver. It is specifically designed to retain the beer's natural balance.
The Extra Light adds extra body and richness whilst adding the minimum of colour, making this perfect for brewing the palest lagers.
The Light again adds extra body and richness and is especially useful when brewing lagers and pilsners.
The Medium gives a rich malt flavour and is ideal for bitters. It boosts the beers' natural body and at the same time gives a more rounded, mellow note to the beer.
The Extra Dark is an essential addition to any Stout. Extra Dark Spraymalt will improve the dry bitterness and colour as well as adding body to your beer.
The Wheat is made from a blend of 55% Wheat Malt and 45% Barley Malt, this is great for improving the head formation and retention in beer. In small quantities it does not alter the beer's flavour, and the entire 500g pack can be used in a 5 gallon brew. -
Muntons Beer Kit Enhancer - 1 Kg
£4.55More detail and information
The enhancer encourages a very rapid start to fermentation & create beverages with good body.
It contains simple fermentable sugars of maltose & dextrose.
This enhancer contains a blend of spray dried dextrose and spray dried malt extract which is simply added in place of sugar to any beer kit, a kilo for kilo.
This will ensure little opportunity for any contamination at the vulnerable start of the brewing process.
The spray malt portion of the Beer Kit Enhancer will improve head formation and head retention, overall flavour and increase the resultant body of the beer, making your beer more like the commercial equivalent.
It is simple to use.
Just follow the instructions provided on your beer kit substituting the Enhancer where sugar is used in the original recipe.
For simplicity, it is better to add the enhancer to the fermenter at the same time as the beer kit ingredients are being added and before the addition of any water.
Try the Beer Kit Enhancer and you will be amazed at the improvement in your final beer! -
Brewing & Winemaking Sugar - 1kg
£2.10More detail and information
This will produce a cleaner & faster ferment.
The sugar is a spray dried glucose which dissolves easily in cold liquids to form a syrup and importantly leaves no after taste.
It aids fast fermentation & can be used for priming during the secondary fermentation.
It is is highly recommended for use in making beers, liqueurs and wines in preference to household sugar.
Worth the extra pence per pint or bottle.
