Navel Orange All-Natural Hard Seltzer Recipe Kit

  • Navel Orange Hard Seltzer in a glass with an orange wedge and orange adjacent

Navel Orange All-Natural Hard Seltzer Recipe Kit

SKU B11680N

PRICE AS CONFIGURED:

$19.99

Price Per BOTTLE: $0.41

Product Details

It may not count as your Daily Serving of fruit, but the Navel Orange Hard Seltzer is deliciously juicy, with a burst of captivating citrus flavor and a refreshingly light profile. 

Its well-balanced flavor boasts the brightness of ripe oranges, and the enticing aroma is elevated by the signature effervescence of a hard seltzer. 

Designed with all natural ingredients,  and no artificial flavors or additives. 

When you keep it simple, clean, and all-natural  it’s easy to create a superior beverage. 

Whether you’re trying to beat the summer heat, or looking for an alluring alternative, the Navel Orange Hard Seltzer is guaranteed to please!

 Note: Yeast is included in the kit

Brewing Notes

  • Style: Alternative Fermentation
  • Fermentation Range: 60-80F
  • Original Gravity: 1.035
  • SRM: 0
  • IBUs: 0
  • ABV: 5.5%

Tasting Notes

  • AromaFresh, lively navel orange aroma
  • AppearanceCrystal clear with no color
  • Flavor: Bright orange citrus with a slight carbonic bite
  • MouthfeelVery light body with fizzy effervescence

 

Additional Information

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SKU

B11680N

Beer Color Light
Original Gravity

1.035

Total Time to Make 6 weeks
Regional Style USA
Alcohol Content Medium
Yield 5 Gallons
Beer Style Hard Seltzer
Fermentation Type Ale

Brad’s Notes:

Hard seltzer waters are all the rage these days, so why not ride the wave? This kit is a very simple and straightforward fermentation consisting only of dextrose (corn sugar). The resulting product is boozy water, coming in right at about 5.5% ABV and is then flavored with all-natural crystallized orange powder.

To ensure the best results with this kit, be sure to follow the directions and add the yeast nutrient packets according to the schedule described. Adding yeast nutrients in staggered additions ensures that the yeast remain happy and healthy and will avoid any off-flavors that stressed out yeast can generate.

The fermentation will be complete within 2 weeks or so, but be sure to leave this batch sit for a few additional weeks to allow the yeast to drop out of solution and leave behind a clear beverage.

We have also included more flavoring than needed, so you can decide how intense to make the flavor - add a little at a time and taste until you are happy with the flavor level.

Customer Reviews

Based on 3 reviews
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My experience

I have brewed dozens of their beer kits with great success, however these seltzer kits are trash. I ordered four kits and brewed the first kit per the instructions but did not take any specific gravity measurements assuming it would land somewhat close to the desired ABV like any other kit I received from them in the past. The first batch was a raspberry and like many reviews the flavor was almost nonexistent and tasted like dead yeast. I suspected the ABV was very low but couldn’t be sure without any measurements, that’s on me. Fast forward to the second batch, I brewed exactly to the instructions, fermented in a warmer environment (70 degrees Fahrenheit) added yeast nutrient as instructed. Today was week 5 (I gave one week extra to help the dead yeast settle out) and about to keg the batch I checked my gravity and realized it had barely fermented. OG 1.034 down to 1.026 = 1.05% ABV. Also, out of the four kits, at least one yeast packet was expired by six months. I did not check the date on the first batch but I assumed that was expired as well and resulted in the low ABV and yeast flavor.This second batch I ensured the y east was not expired and rehydrated it per the yeast instructions but still failed to ferment. I have pitched another yeast packet (from my 3rd kit) to see if this will finish fermentation before dumping it down the drain. If the additional yeast does work, I will need to order two more yeast packets and additional flavoring for the remaining kits. I have already purchased additional flavoring for the current batch, if it ever gets beyond sugar water stage. In closing, save your money, buy your wife’s hard seltzer elsewhere and continue brewing your exceptional beers like I wish to had. Good luck and happy home brewing. I would give zero stars if possible but the 1 star reviews don’t even appear. 🤷‍♂️

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zachary K.
Orange selter water

It taste good I got a 4.0 abv out of it

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bob w.
Yeast instructions incorrect.

"Add yeast once the temperature of the sugar solution is between 50° and 80°F. Sanitize and open the yeast pack and
carefully pour the contents into the primary fermenter." Did that, and got no action what so ever. So I went to my stack of Lalvin 71B dry yeast and followed their directions for re-hydrating and now I have some fermentation going on. The other yeast that came with the kit settled to the bottom and stayed there. My temp was 67 degrees, which is within the range indicated.

Customer Reviews

Based on 3 reviews
33%
(1)
33%
(1)
33%
(1)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
C
Customer
My experience

I have brewed dozens of their beer kits with great success, however these seltzer kits are trash. I ordered four kits and brewed the first kit per the instructions but did not take any specific gravity measurements assuming it would land somewhat close to the desired ABV like any other kit I received from them in the past. The first batch was a raspberry and like many reviews the flavor was almost nonexistent and tasted like dead yeast. I suspected the ABV was very low but couldn’t be sure without any measurements, that’s on me. Fast forward to the second batch, I brewed exactly to the instructions, fermented in a warmer environment (70 degrees Fahrenheit) added yeast nutrient as instructed. Today was week 5 (I gave one week extra to help the dead yeast settle out) and about to keg the batch I checked my gravity and realized it had barely fermented. OG 1.034 down to 1.026 = 1.05% ABV. Also, out of the four kits, at least one yeast packet was expired by six months. I did not check the date on the first batch but I assumed that was expired as well and resulted in the low ABV and yeast flavor.This second batch I ensured the y east was not expired and rehydrated it per the yeast instructions but still failed to ferment. I have pitched another yeast packet (from my 3rd kit) to see if this will finish fermentation before dumping it down the drain. If the additional yeast does work, I will need to order two more yeast packets and additional flavoring for the remaining kits. I have already purchased additional flavoring for the current batch, if it ever gets beyond sugar water stage. In closing, save your money, buy your wife’s hard seltzer elsewhere and continue brewing your exceptional beers like I wish to had. Good luck and happy home brewing. I would give zero stars if possible but the 1 star reviews don’t even appear. 🤷‍♂️

z
zachary K.
Orange selter water

It taste good I got a 4.0 abv out of it

b
bob w.
Yeast instructions incorrect.

"Add yeast once the temperature of the sugar solution is between 50° and 80°F. Sanitize and open the yeast pack and
carefully pour the contents into the primary fermenter." Did that, and got no action what so ever. So I went to my stack of Lalvin 71B dry yeast and followed their directions for re-hydrating and now I have some fermentation going on. The other yeast that came with the kit settled to the bottom and stayed there. My temp was 67 degrees, which is within the range indicated.