Does anyone know if this is a good kit?
The only place I can get brewing equipment or kits locally is a health food shop that have just started with the homebrew stuff and they don't know anything. I have to tell them things so we're learning together. They arent ordering anything new for 2 weeks though and they have this one in and I'll need a new kit before they get a new order.
Tom Caxton dark real ale
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tubby_shaw
As you are probably aware from reading the forum, the best kits are those that contain 3Kg plus of malt extract.
But if you make this kit up using malt extract to replace the white sugar called for in the instructions, then you will in effect be making up a 2.8Kg kit will should give you a great beer
But if you make this kit up using malt extract to replace the white sugar called for in the instructions, then you will in effect be making up a 2.8Kg kit will should give you a great beer
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GeorgeXXIII
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GeorgeXXIII
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james_m_r
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GeorgeXXIII
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tubby_shaw
Point taken, but surely it all comes down to a matter of taste ?GeorgeXXIII wrote:What i don't get Tubby is the implication of your reply. Which seems to be all double pack malt kits are good and all single pack kits are bad, unless you add malt and then they are all good as well. I was asking for an opinion on a product and I don't beleive they are all as good as one another.
What I consider to be a great tasting beer you may consider ditchwater not fit to clean your boots.
My reply was simply to point out that the quality of the resultant beer can be improved by using malt extract.
If my post caused you concern then please ignore it.
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james_m_r
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GeorgeXXIII
I have considered it but I don't really need to, this is just a 2 week pause and the shop will order more good stuff soon as their business is going well on homebrew and i can order what i want from them without having to pay carraige. I have notice someone selling the woodfordes packs on e-bay regularly for 1.99 but with 14.01 postage. He says it's because the items are heavy. I wonder what he'd do if you said no problem I'll come and pick it up I only live down the road?
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james_m_r
£14.01 postage? He is taking the piss.
Using Amtrak I can send packages up to 25kg to anywhere in uk mainland for £4.95
If you did live near him it would be worth a try asking to collect.
It is also vey hand that your local health food shop will order in what you like. I order online but stock up to avoid carriage costs. Anything over £50 at some places avoids this so 3 kits and a few other bits and bobs and you are sorted.
Using Amtrak I can send packages up to 25kg to anywhere in uk mainland for £4.95
If you did live near him it would be worth a try asking to collect.
It is also vey hand that your local health food shop will order in what you like. I order online but stock up to avoid carriage costs. Anything over £50 at some places avoids this so 3 kits and a few other bits and bobs and you are sorted.
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GeorgeXXIII
Yeah I know he's taking the piss. He must be making a profit to sell at 16 including postage but I'm sure he'd say no if you offered to collect at 1.99. This guys selling them all the time, it'll be on now just look on ebay and put in the search woodfordes. You'll see the guy i mean.
Last edited by GeorgeXXIII on Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:07 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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GeorgeXXIII
He's upped his price, just checked it's now 2.99 and the postage gosts have gone down by a quid, Royal mail special offer perhaps.
Ebay LINK (shortened by DaaB)
Ebay LINK (shortened by DaaB)
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roger the dog