Mr. Gingerbeer - Spicy Barley Wine

Brew our spiced Barley Wine recipe "Mr. Gingerbeer":

In this Christmas Barley Wine recipe, you will find a beautiful roundness, complex aromas of cereals, caramelized biscuit, and toffee, complemented by a slight herbal touch and notes of dried fruits (raisin, apricot, pear).

These fruit notes will pair wonderfully with warm spices like nutmeg, cinnamon, and ginger.

The whole is enveloped in a gentle alcoholic warmth, but not aggressive, making it a perfect Christmas gingerbread. As it ages for a few years, a slight Madeira-like character will develop, adding even more pleasant complexity to the beer.

Keep a pack for Christmas 2025 and let us know what you think!

The pack includes the malt, hops, ginger, and yeast necessary for the recipe, for a 16-liter brew*. However, we cannot provide cinnamon and nutmeg.

*This recipe requires a lot of water as it needs a minimum 2-hour boil. To accommodate most brewing vessels, we decided to offer a 16L quantity instead of our usual 20L.

Single-step mashing

Note: we cannot offer hops in bulk, so you will need to weigh the doses indicated by the recipe yourself. You can store the remaining hops in the freezer.

Follow the recipe step by step in our blog article.

Included in the recipe

• 7.5kg of Maris Otter malt
• Leaf hops of East Kent Goldings
• 3 packs of Nottingham yeast
• 30g of chopped ginger root