Kit recommendation please
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bertmarshall
Kit recommendation please
Hi all this is my first post. I am just about to start up with home brewing beer and need to now a suitable kit to purchase. I dont mind having to pay for a good kit as its still damn cheaper than the pub!. My particular favorate beer is the brown ales like newcastle brown, old speckled hen and even the good strong dark ales like old peculiar. Is there a kit that comes anywhere near these? I will be using a fermenter bucket and then conditioning in a king keg type barrel. Thanks in advance Rob
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fivetide
Woodforde's Nelson's Revengemight be a quality first choice, while Muntons Premium Gold Smugglers would definitely fit the bill nicely - it's a dark red / chestnut coloured ale with a nice bold character and easy to make up and get good results with.
Brupaks 'Pride of Yorlshire' kits are also great and they get you a bit more involved with bitterness and aroma preferences, but I have personally only made up the lighter ales in these ranges so you'll need someone else to offer the best choice here - maybe Almondbury Old or Birkby Bitter?
Also, check out these instructions for kits and these for Brupaks kits, courtesy of DaaB.
Brupaks 'Pride of Yorlshire' kits are also great and they get you a bit more involved with bitterness and aroma preferences, but I have personally only made up the lighter ales in these ranges so you'll need someone else to offer the best choice here - maybe Almondbury Old or Birkby Bitter?
Also, check out these instructions for kits and these for Brupaks kits, courtesy of DaaB.
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razzrockbolt
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My recommendation is pick a kit that looks good and takes your fancy.
BUT two things that made a huge difference to my kit brewing:
1. Add a crushed campden tablet to the brewing water before it touches anything containing malt or hops. (Number one must do, even if you don't do anything else.)
2. Use dried or liquid malt to make up the rest of your fermentables. A 3kg kit avoids this option.
3. Lastly, get enough storage via kegs/bottles to enable sufficient conditioning for your beer before you drink it. This is where turbo cider comes in, in my experience.
BUT two things that made a huge difference to my kit brewing:
1. Add a crushed campden tablet to the brewing water before it touches anything containing malt or hops. (Number one must do, even if you don't do anything else.)
2. Use dried or liquid malt to make up the rest of your fermentables. A 3kg kit avoids this option.
3. Lastly, get enough storage via kegs/bottles to enable sufficient conditioning for your beer before you drink it. This is where turbo cider comes in, in my experience.
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bertmarshall