Hi all,
just a note to say im glad i found this place! IMO, books cant come close to the info and range of experiences shared here!
I learnt more today browsing this forum than in my past 20 years of kit brewing!.
I have a question to start me off here..
From a kit point of view, what are the top couple of budget (i guess under £10), mid rang (£10-£15?) and high-end (£15+) kits you would recomend that are easily available?...
Ive brewed some humdingers thru the years but found that woodfordes \ muntons £15+ kits have worked for me but ive struggled with others below this mark.
At moment, im brewing Tom Caxtons dark real ale which is doing well but I am dubious i will achieve the Nelson revenge (personal fav) standards than i obtained previously..
this place is great!
Doughboy
newbie to the forum...
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anomalous_result
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stevezx7r
Welcome Doughboy.
Youngs single can kits are around a fiver in Wilkos, Coopers single cans are around a tenner and the Brupacks two can range are from 15 to 20 quid.
If you just want cheap beer with a high alcohol content go for the Youngs. I would spice any single can kit up a bit by popping into your local home brew shop and get one good veriety of lager and bitter hops. Use these in whatever kit you do as a lot of the hop flavour/aroma from the cheap kits are lost when manufactured. Just add around an ounce of i.e Saaz in your lager to give it that lovely euro aroma. Or get some Goldings for your bitter and do the same.
If you get one of the more expensive kits you may find they come with a sachet of hops pellets as DaaB says. Use these instead or with your own hops.
I've found experimentation is the joy of homebrewing for me.
Enjoy !
Youngs single can kits are around a fiver in Wilkos, Coopers single cans are around a tenner and the Brupacks two can range are from 15 to 20 quid.
If you just want cheap beer with a high alcohol content go for the Youngs. I would spice any single can kit up a bit by popping into your local home brew shop and get one good veriety of lager and bitter hops. Use these in whatever kit you do as a lot of the hop flavour/aroma from the cheap kits are lost when manufactured. Just add around an ounce of i.e Saaz in your lager to give it that lovely euro aroma. Or get some Goldings for your bitter and do the same.
If you get one of the more expensive kits you may find they come with a sachet of hops pellets as DaaB says. Use these instead or with your own hops.
I've found experimentation is the joy of homebrewing for me.
Enjoy !
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chopperswookie
Personal favourites
BUDGET (under Tenner)
Geordie Lager (either with brewkit enhanser or with light spraymalt & brewing sugar)
Coopers (Any. with their bitter bottled at the moment, i think their kits are flawless. they go off like a firework ie the yeast is excellent. try like daab says with spraymalt)
HIGH END
Woodfordes (Wherry only £15 from wilkos but have also done the Nog with 250g of brewing sugar, was a very happy christmas at the chopper household)
At the moment i have been thinking if i was to spend over £15 on a kit i would go down the extract root. i would try and make something 'personal' and if i make a hash of it learn from it or go to wilkos for a can of geordie for a fiver! it is all about what you are willing to add to the kit that makes the difference.
BUDGET (under Tenner)
Geordie Lager (either with brewkit enhanser or with light spraymalt & brewing sugar)
Coopers (Any. with their bitter bottled at the moment, i think their kits are flawless. they go off like a firework ie the yeast is excellent. try like daab says with spraymalt)
HIGH END
Woodfordes (Wherry only £15 from wilkos but have also done the Nog with 250g of brewing sugar, was a very happy christmas at the chopper household)
At the moment i have been thinking if i was to spend over £15 on a kit i would go down the extract root. i would try and make something 'personal' and if i make a hash of it learn from it or go to wilkos for a can of geordie for a fiver! it is all about what you are willing to add to the kit that makes the difference.