Our Own kits are designed to produce great beers using easy methods. They are all-malt recipes, using just 5 ounces of sugar for bottle carbonation. Nearly all of them use single-stage ale fermentation, eliminating the necessity of a second fermentor.
Some kits also add hops to the priming, an easy method to add flavor and aroma.
A lot of time and ingredients go into developing each of Our Own kits. We start with standards and recipes for a popular beer style and develop our first test recipe. Ingredients and brewing procedure are carefully documented. When the batch is ready to test, it is compared with microbrewery and craft brewery samples of the same style. At this point we may find our recipe is a little too harsh, or needs more roasted flavor, or a different type of hops.