Anyway, I had an obvious case of 'first brew impatience' and got stuck into my Youngs bitter (made with brewing sugar and demerara for priming) almost as soon as i could with a neighbour, we got hammered! we both thought it tasted suprisingly good ut I must admit we were not expecting much at all.
well, following that immense session i emptied the rest of the barrel into pop bottles and left them alone for another 3 weeks and i've just decided to pop one open and have an after work drink.... WOW!... what a difference a few weeks make, it tastes completely different now. For a bargain basement kit i'm well impressed, the better kits must be really good and i look forward to brewing some 'higher quality' ales in the future but i cannot be anything other than impressed by this budget brew, I would also like to add weight to the fact that patience is clearly a winner in this brewing game and a lesson I am glad to have learned early on.
now, I hope my youngs lager gives me a similar result, it's just gone out into storage so another month and i'll be able to get a good idea...
cheers everyone!
Try a Coopers bitter from Wilko next well worth the extra few quid.