Can Anyone recommend a hoppy golden ale kit?

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Can Anyone recommend a hoppy golden ale kit?

Post by WishboneBrewery » Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:56 pm

Can Anyone recommend a hoppy golden ale kit?
Something along the lines of a Badger First Gold, or a Shepherd Neame Early Bird???
If that is at all possible with a Kit brew??

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Re: Can Anyone recommend a hoppy golden ale kit?

Post by Garth » Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:59 pm

Brupaks Fixby Gold with some extra steeped hops? you can't go wrong with some Goldings or maybe Fuggles.

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Post by b.all » Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:06 pm

if you don't mind paying a bit extra then there's the munton's premium gold range kit midas touch which is described as "a refreshing light pale ale with a rich golden colour and a distinctive hoppy taste".

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Post by WishboneBrewery » Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:45 pm

Both those sound good options, the Muntons kits are 4.1kg, but i can't find the weight of the Brupaks kits... anyone know.

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Re: Can Anyone recommend a hoppy golden ale kit?

Post by Garth » Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:56 pm

I think the Muntons Premium Gold are 3.6kg and the Brupaks Pride of Yorkshire are 3kg

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Re: Can Anyone recommend a hoppy golden ale kit?

Post by jubby » Tue Jan 27, 2009 9:18 pm

Garth wrote:Brupaks Fixby Gold with some extra steeped hops? you can't go wrong with some Goldings or maybe Fuggles.
I will second that. I helped a friend make this kit, but with cascade hops. Just boil a kettle and steep (soak) about 30g of hops for 15 minutes in one of your empty malt extract tins and strain into your beer.

It turned out better than any kits I had done. (I only brewed woodforde's kits though :wink: )
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Re: Can Anyone recommend a hoppy golden ale kit?

Post by Garth » Tue Jan 27, 2009 9:22 pm

tbh Jubby,that's probably that's what lacking in kits, the hops, especially aroma so sounds like you've made a winner there.

Cascade is a very good aroma hop

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Re: Can Anyone recommend a hoppy golden ale kit?

Post by WishboneBrewery » Tue Jan 27, 2009 9:42 pm

Looks like my third brew will have extra hops then :)

Thanks a lot for the replies :)

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