Brew kits in the 80s
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Was that the one in Newcastle next to the bus station Gemini I think it was called
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Re: Brew kits in the 80s
It was Union surgical stores at Sunderland, which became Bob's home brew before it closed.
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Anyone remember the "dry kits" from Youngs? My dad used to swear by them in the 70/80s. He only used to make up to 24 pints as the dried ME and hops supplied weren't really up to making 40 pints.
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No. I was so appalled by the results of kits in the 70's I didn't brew again until 2011.
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Re: Brew kits in the 80s
With all respect I do not think that the beer kits of the 1980s were that bad. The chapos were rubbish and the top price ones were a take on. But Boots bitter was OK as were many others.
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Never had them, but if they were as bad as Geordies bitter, we’re not missing much.
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I remember my first home brew attempt (if you ignore doing ginger beer) was a Boots Lager kit, probably aged 14 or so in the mid 1980s. Bottled into old Newcastle Brown bottles using the plastic caps - whatever happened to them - they were a good idea - popped off before the bottles exploded and were reusable? Results were nothing like lager, but it was encouraging all the same. However, started drinking in pubs and clubs not long after that, so didn't brew again for years.
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They weren't - I tried that once and ended up chucking it away. Boots kits (though not exactly gourmet beer) were nectar by comparison to that.
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Anyone remember Superflavex?