youngs definitive lager

[easty]

hi guys
can anyone who has tried youngs definitive lager please let me know what it is like, i am working my way thru all the lager kits out there looking for the best, the name sounds great but have been put off by the price 6.99 is it cheap rubbish.i have also seen one on ebay in a yellow can, think its called bargin lager kit or something like that. even though it dosn't look that cheap how's that one ?

[Lillywhite]

but have been put off by the price 6.99 is it cheap rubbish.

In the words of Gerald Ratner.......................

[chopperswookie]

i did this kit as one of my first attempts. all i thought was that i have wasted good brewing sugar. stick to geordie or coopers lager.

[easty]

tried geordie thought it didn't have much flavour, got coopers conditioning, can't wait from what i've heard

[trucker5774]

Just been speaking to the guy in my home brew shop.............(think he used to run a "real" brewery) .......certainly knows loads of stuff!!! Anyway, he was telling me that the definitive kits are a type of syrup and not "proper" extract. The one refered to on e-bay with the yellow label, sounds like Bargain Brew............same story, I believe! I bought a definitve bitter, then read up on here and took it back in a panic. Its not woth saving a couple of quid to end up throwing ten quid and and a couple of weeks down the drain!

[easty]

wished i had a good home brew shop by me, all i have is wilcinsons and you can't get advice from them (why this forum is fantastic ) anyways saving so much cash brewing my own beer think it's not worth skimping one a couple of quid on dirt cheap kits

[trucker5774]

Good morning Easty. I know what you mean about having a good shop near to you. Most of them are health food shops with a small corner for home brew, a bit like Wilkinsons. I know you are working on the lager kits, but a good value AND a good reputation, is the Woodforde's Wherry, also at Wilkinsons. I too have found this forum a huge help, there is a wealth of knowledge on here. I have been experimenting with altering kits by adding hops, spray malt and a variety of fruit ang veg. I have some strawberry mexican lager on the go at the moment
Have a look at the posts on extrat brewing and altering kits. Most of the ideas are pretty straight forward, only take a few minutes more and add just a couple of pence to a pint. Try some of the on-line shops. I know its a pain to pay the postage, but remember most of them are free on orders of about £60..........thats only 5 brews with some ingredients or some equipment ordered at the same time, (think what it costs to travel to Wilkinsons 5 times) unless you walk!

[Dances]

i did this kit as one of my first attempts. all i thought was that i have wasted good brewing sugar. stick to geordie or coopers lager.

Dont do it!!! I used this kit early on in my adventures of homebrew and it was poor!

Stick to the Coopers Euro lager - great kit but it does need the extended conditioning time that it recommends (12 weeks in the bottle).

[Providence]

I used to brew Coopers Bavarian Lager and loved it. They have discontinued it and I have spent most of the past year trying to find a replacement.

I ended up on Coopers Brewmaster Pilsener. It's the only one I've tried that gives that Saaz hop flavour that gives a lager enough bite for me.