Newbie Help - Beer kit recommendations

[Deadeye]

Hi,

I'll start with a bit of an Intro, then hopefully someone will be able to point me in the right direction.

I'm just purchased a brew kit, consisting of a Barrel (King Keg Top Tap) and a Woodford Werry kit. Have brewed it up, and it's pretty good, though not cleared perfectly.
Was very easy to make, and am happy with the flavour, however it's not quite the style of bitter i'd prefer as a house beer.
I'm looking for a light blond/white kit, which will make something that tastes like Durham White Gold or similar light style beer. Anyone have any good recommendations or kits, and methods for brewing them? Something simple would be good as this will only be my second brew batch! With the starter kit, everything went into the pressure barrel and that was it, though I understand that this is not normal, and usually there is a primary fermentation in a fermentation vessel, then secondary fermentation in the pressure barrel? Though I might be talking rubbish here! About half way through the current batch, so will be shopping for the next kit in the next couple of week, + spraymalt etc as advised!.

Many thanks

Paul

[MightyMouth]

I have never had Durham White Gold so I cannot be too specific but you might likeBurton Bridge Summer Ale. I would suggest that maybe you could steep 15g or so of Cascade Hops in the rinsings from the can for 5 minutes and add to the fermenter after allowing it to cool, this would help add a nice citrus hop aroma to the beer.

[Garth]

Hi Deadeye,

MightyMouths suggestion is probably as close as you're going to get with a kit. The lighter beers tend to be quite citrusy and Cascade will give you just that.

Most of Durhams beers have quite a complex hop schedule, I drink their beers quite a lot, and I'm only 2 miles from the brewery, are you round these parts?

[Deadeye]

Wish I was Garth! A couple of pubs in Sheffield where I used to live had Durham Brews regularly, so I got a taste for it. Can't seem to find it down here in Gloucestershire. Though there is a nice Brewery in Upton which does a brew which is not dissimilar.

[Deadeye]

I have never had Durham White Gold so I cannot be too specific but you might likeBurton Bridge Summer Ale. I would suggest that maybe you could steep 15g or so of Cascade Hops in the rinsings from the can for 5 minutes and add to the fermenter after allowing it to cool, this would help add a nice citrus hop aroma to the beer.

Thanks for the Tip MightyMouth. Would you make the kit just with Brewers Sugar, or add any spray malt or anything instead/as well?

Cheers

[Garth]

make it up with either spraymalt or a beer enhancer kit which is 50/50 spraymalt and glucose

Alternatively you could do a Brupaks 3kg kit which require nothing extra. they cost a little more, but you get a decent end pint

Fixby Gold is a good light beer which may be good with a good end dose of Cascade.

[MightyMouth]

Like Garth says, Spray malt is best particularly if you can get a light spray malt for that style beer to keep the color lighter.

[Deadeye]

Like Garth says, Spray malt is best particularly if you can get a light spray malt for that style beer to keep the color lighter.

Am just about to buy one of the Burton Bridge Summer Ale kits, and some cascade hops as suggested. I'm also going to get some light spray malt. Can anyone let me know what quantity of spray malt I need for a normal kit, if i'm going to use it instead of sugar?

Also, my King Keg barrel uses silly little CO2 cylinders, so I am intending to replace it with a larger size cylinder. Anyone know what thred/adapter etc I need for this?

Thanks

Paul

[abaxas]

Like Garth says, Spray malt is best particularly if you can get a light spray malt for that style beer to keep the color lighter.

Am just about to buy one of the Burton Bridge Summer Ale kits, and some cascade hops as suggested. I'm also going to get some light spray malt. Can anyone let me know what quantity of spray malt I need for a normal kit, if i'm going to use it instead of sugar?

Also, my King Keg barrel uses silly little CO2 cylinders, so I am intending to replace it with a larger size cylinder. Anyone know what thred/adapter etc I need for this?

Thanks

Paul

Yes, just bought on myself!

http://www.hopandgrape.co.uk/catalog/de ... COR2017256

Think it's an s30 value... but that is the one I needed for a midget widget.

[andyp]

Same quantity Spraymalt as sugar. SO3 valves are I assume what you're after but i've gone back to silly little C02 cylinders so don't right them off too soon.