Christmas beer – beer kits and Fresh Wort Kits to brew your own

Here you will find kits for brewing Christmas beer at home: all-grain kits from Project Brew, Brewolution and Bonsak, and Fresh Wort Kits with ready-made wort from Norwegian breweries. The range goes from malty Christmas ales in Scottish style to spiced beers with cinnamon, orange and star anise. Christmas beer needs time, so brew early in the autumn.

How to choose a Christmas beer kit

Fresh Wort Kits are the easiest: 20 litres of ready, water-adjusted wort that you only need to add yeast to. Austmann Juleøl Spesial is hopped with Magnum and Saaz, is 6% ABV and ferments for 14 days at 20 °C. It is made without spices, so you can add your own festive touch.
All-grain kits take you through the full brew day with mashing and boiling. They contain malt, hops, yeast and brewing instructions, and some also include spices and candi sugar. The malt is uncrushed, so you need a grain mill.
Malty or spiced: Choose a malt-driven beer if you want caramel and bread crust, or a spiced kit if you want clear Christmas flavours.

Christmas beer kits in the range

Kit	Type	Style and flavour	ABV
Bonsak Julesnadder	All-grain	Scotch strong ale with 100% Bonsak malt	7%
Christmas Miracle	All-grain	Scottish export with Maris Otter and East Kent Golding	–
North Pole Breeze	All-grain	Dark candi sugar, orange and cinnamon	7.3%
Bad Santa	All-grain	Muscovado sugar, star anise and cardamom	6.9%
Austmann Juleøl Spesial	Fresh Wort Kit	Malty Christmas beer without spices	6%

Frequently asked questions about brewing Christmas beer

When should I brew Christmas beer?

Strong and dark Christmas beers improve with conditioning, so it pays to brew early in the autumn. Fermentation takes around 14 days, and the beer then needs time in bottle or keg. If you are late, Julesnadder is designed for a shorter conditioning time than many other Christmas beers.

How much beer does a kit make?

The Brewolution kits make 23–25 litres, Julesnadder about 22 litres, and the Austmann Fresh Wort Kit gives 20 litres of wort.

What else do I need besides the kit?

You need brewing equipment, a fermenter and bottles or a keg. Priming sugar is not included in the kits. If you have no equipment, the Simply Juleøl starter kit covers both the equipment and Austmann Juleøl Spesial.

What food goes with Christmas beer?

Malty Christmas beers such as Christmas Miracle suit Norwegian Christmas dishes like pork belly (ribbe), pinnekjøtt and Christmas sausage, as well as game, mature cheeses and desserts with caramel or nuts.