Advanced Kit Suggestions

Discuss making up beer kits - the simplest way to brew.
Post Reply
tkerby

Advanced Kit Suggestions

Post by tkerby » Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:38 pm

I'm wanting to make something a bit more special for Christmas drinking and am looking for a kit that is a little more involved or one I can add to. I've made the Woodfordes Nog and Muntons Gold IPA so far.

In terms of kit, I have fermenter, barrel, cornies. If I need to boil anything, the maximum I can do at once is 8 litres in a stock pot.

I'm looking for something rich and full of flavour (I'll have the IPA for session drinking), possibly either fruit, spicy or chocolatey, either with a dark base such as Dark Island or a white beer base.

If anyone has any suggestions for something a little more involved such as dry hopping or a few speciality grains either in kit form or by adding to an existing kit, I'm interested in suggestions

User avatar
CrownCap
Hollow Legs
Posts: 476
Joined: Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:17 am
Location: Crawley, West Sussex

Post by CrownCap » Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:05 pm

I'd second that suggestion, would make a good dark Christmas pint (so long as you like Old Peculiar). I'm supping it at the moment, shame it won't last 'til December :cry:

prolix

Post by prolix » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:30 pm

but you cold get another one on :lol:

User avatar
CrownCap
Hollow Legs
Posts: 476
Joined: Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:17 am
Location: Crawley, West Sussex

Post by CrownCap » Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:37 am

prolix wrote:but you cold get another one on :lol:
I have a plan though, AG#2 planned for Monday will be my Christmas brew. So I'm not really that sad :wink:
Next Up : Something for the summer
Primary : Nothing
Secondary / Conditioning : Nothing
Drinking : Mosaic IPA

tkerby

Post by tkerby » Fri Oct 12, 2007 3:41 pm

Is it best to add spraymalt or malt extract to these lits?

The Beers of The World Christmas beer also looks quite interesting, but I am a huge fan of Old Peculiar so the old ale will need to be tried also. Better get drinking!

User avatar
CrownCap
Hollow Legs
Posts: 476
Joined: Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:17 am
Location: Crawley, West Sussex

Post by CrownCap » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:45 pm

tkerby wrote:Is it best to add spraymalt or malt extract to these kits?
Either would give good results. I used spraymalt (as per Clive "Brupaks" recommendation in another thread) and this is probably easier to mix in and handle.

Post Reply