OBAN ALES LIMITED · Est. 2009 · Scotland
Brew your own
pint at home.
Seven complete kits. Seventeen years of Scottish brewing experience in every pouch. Pick a style — we calibrated the maths, the malt and the timing so your first ferment tastes like a beer, not a bet.
Obanales sells brewing equipment and dried ingredients only. We never ship alcohol. You must be 21+ and check local home-brewing law before fermenting.
Live preview · pick a style
A balanced golden ale. The friendliest first pint.
Three steps · One pint
From malt to mug.
No surprises.
The kits remove the guesswork. The PDF teaches the why. You bring the patience.
- 01Step
Pick a style
Choose between IPA, lager, stout, cider, seltzer or the friendly Starter. The Field Guide PDF for your kit explains what you're aiming for before you open a single pouch.
- 02Step
Brew it slow
Sanitise. Pitch the yeast. Watch the airlock bubble. Read the hydrometer twice. Patience is a feature — we'll tell you exactly when to stop checking.
- 03Step
Pour your first pint
Bottle, condition, chill, pour. We include a tasting page so you can describe your batch in plain English — a starting point for kit two.
From the cellar floor
Brewers in their own
words.
"I'd watched a hundred home-brew YouTube videos and never opened a pouch. The Starter Kit's PDF is the first thing that actually told me when to stop reading and start fermenting."
Edinburgh, UK
"Bought the IPA kit for my partner. We split the dry hop in two and made one batch West Coast and one East Coast on the same wort. Both were drinkable. We were stunned."
Lisbon, Portugal
"The Cider Kit is genius — they don't ship juice, so I drove to an orchard 40 minutes away and pressed my own apples. It cost £6 and tasted like nothing I'd ever bought."
Bristol, UK
Quotes shown above are composite, drawn from product reviews and emails. Real signed reviews appear on each kit page after launch.
Barrel-roll grid
Seven kits. One philosophy.
Slow brewing, faster.
Each kit is portioned for a single 5-litre batch. The Field Guide PDF is plain-English, illustrated, and free to read before buying.
Home Brew Starter Kit
Skill 1/5Everything you need to ferment your first five litres.
Active 90 min · Ferment 10 days · Condition 7 days
IPA Brewing Kit
Skill 2/5A west-coast aromatic profile, calibrated for first attempts.
Active 110 min · Ferment 12 days · Dry-hop 4 days
Lager Brewing Kit
Skill 3/5Patience in a pouch — clean, crisp, long-conditioned.
Active 120 min · Ferment 14 days · Lager 28 days cold
Stout / Porter Kit
Skill 2/5Dark malt, slow roasted, coffee and chocolate without sugar.
Active 110 min · Ferment 11 days · Condition 14 days
Cider Making Kit
Skill 1/5Add fresh apple juice. Hydrometer included, sugar maths solved.
Active 30 min · Ferment 12 days · Condition 7 days
Hard Seltzer Kit
Skill 1/5A clean neutral ferment plus citrus or berry flavour powders.
Active 45 min · Ferment 7 days · Carbonate 3 days
Brewing Cleaning Kit
Skill 1/5Sanitation is the difference between a brew and a science fair.
Use as needed
Scroll · the kits roll
See all kitsTap the cask
Brewer's
frequently asked.
Read this before you brew
We sell brewing supplies, not beer.
Everything we ship is equipment or dried, non-alcoholic ingredient. Any ferment that happens — happens in your kitchen, under the laws of your country. You are responsible for confirming local private-brewing rules before ordering.
You must be 21 or older to order. We will not knowingly ship to people who are pregnant, in recovery from alcohol misuse, or otherwise medically advised against alcohol. We will not ship to destinations where private brewing is prohibited.
The first pint is yours
Stop watching brewing
videos.
Pick a kit. Open the pouch. Let the airlock bubble. You'll never go back to a six-pack again — and you'll always know what's in your glass.
Wall · the barrel row
The brewhouse,
in passing.
The cask ring · live
Six small windows
into the brewhouse.
Each tile loops six slow seconds — the kind of moment most home brewers never get to film because they're too busy doing it.
Reduce motion enabled? We pause everything.