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Hi Lads
I'm getting my next order listed and on it was Woodforde's Headcracker. "Rich, strong Suffolk ale, ABV 7 %.+"
Lovely. Just my style..
But then I realized that it only makes 24 pints. At a shade under £20 that makes it 83p a pint, likely ABV 7+ %.. Still terrific value over pub prices, and no doubt MUCH nicer, but with that reduced output it would need to be some kind of ultra delicious to make me choose it over Evil Dog at £25 for a full 40 pints (62p per pint), estimated ABV 7.1%...
Which got me thinking. There are threads about favourite kits, cheapest kits, and probably worst kits. But what about best value?
E.g.: I have a John Bull IPA on the go. £11.50 ish most places. I added 1kg young's enhancer and another 1kg dextrose and LME. Total cost approx £18.00, estimated ABV aoround 7%.. £7.00 cheaper than Evil Dog and If I knew what I was doing I could add 30g additional hops for another quid or so.
In a few weeks I may be in a position to answer my own Q - at least partially - but meantime I'd be very interested to hear other opinions.
Not best kit, not cheapest kit, not strongest kit (although ABV is a factor) but best value kit. If you know of one that costs a tenner, brews out to, say, only a modest 5% ABV but tastes lovely with the addition of 1.5kg ordinary Tate&Lyle, then that's a definite contender.
I'm in London so Wilco's isn't much of an option for me (postage), but please nominate them if you think one of their kits is worthy.
I'm getting my next order listed and on it was Woodforde's Headcracker. "Rich, strong Suffolk ale, ABV 7 %.+"
Lovely. Just my style..
But then I realized that it only makes 24 pints. At a shade under £20 that makes it 83p a pint, likely ABV 7+ %.. Still terrific value over pub prices, and no doubt MUCH nicer, but with that reduced output it would need to be some kind of ultra delicious to make me choose it over Evil Dog at £25 for a full 40 pints (62p per pint), estimated ABV 7.1%...
Which got me thinking. There are threads about favourite kits, cheapest kits, and probably worst kits. But what about best value?
E.g.: I have a John Bull IPA on the go. £11.50 ish most places. I added 1kg young's enhancer and another 1kg dextrose and LME. Total cost approx £18.00, estimated ABV aoround 7%.. £7.00 cheaper than Evil Dog and If I knew what I was doing I could add 30g additional hops for another quid or so.
In a few weeks I may be in a position to answer my own Q - at least partially - but meantime I'd be very interested to hear other opinions.
Not best kit, not cheapest kit, not strongest kit (although ABV is a factor) but best value kit. If you know of one that costs a tenner, brews out to, say, only a modest 5% ABV but tastes lovely with the addition of 1.5kg ordinary Tate&Lyle, then that's a definite contender.
I'm in London so Wilco's isn't much of an option for me (postage), but please nominate them if you think one of their kits is worthy.