Beer kits

[Cracker]

Hi all I'm fairly new to home brewing I've done the wherry kit with success. Can anyone recommend any ale/larger kits to try.

Thanks

 

[MyQul]

Have a mooch throught the Kit reviews

http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=57608

 

[ianh82]

i have brewed the following with great success:

coopers mexican cerveza
coopers european lager - really nice
coopers stout
yougs american kits, IPA is lovely, pale ale is good.
woodfordes sundew is nice but needs a bit more % in my opinion.

muntons gold is also fairly nice too.

 

[Linalmeemow]

Cooper's stout - almost impossible to balls this up!
Black Rock Riwaka Pale Ale
Brewferm kits (any) if you like Belgian

 

[ianh82]

i did a black rock golden ale but didn't think much to that.

coopers never fails! my last one which i'm drinking now, i made to 15 ltrs and 7.3% and it's devine.

 

[Linalmeemow]

i did a black rock golden ale but didn't think much to that.

coopers never fails! my last one which i'm drinking now, i made to 15 ltrs and 7.3% and it's devine.

I haven't done any other Black Rock kits but the Riwaka PA is probably the closest I've made to a commercial beer without severe tinkering/amendments to the recipe (e.g. following the Coopers recipe to make Imperial Stout which is not so different to beers I've paid £3-4 a bottle for). Well worth giving it a go.

 

[FatDad]

Cooper's stout - almost impossible to balls this up!
Black Rock Riwaka Pale Ale
Brewferm kits (any) if you like Belgian

100% agree with this suggestion. Cooper's Stout is wonderful.

 

[Frogbrew]

The Simply pale ale is a good one, and their lager kit too. Also try the John Bull IPA, one of my favourites.

 

[LarryF]

+1 for the John Bull and Coopers kits (Stout and English Bitter are my faves), I believe that the Richies Simply kits are good, I've not done one but I've got their Yorkshire Bitter and Stout in the cupboard to do.

 

[Kman]

Have you looked at the beerworks kits @ love brewing? I've done a few an been impressed, all come with hops and priming sugar

 

[hoptoit]

Have you looked at the beerworks kits @ love brewing? I've done a few an been impressed, all come with hops and priming sugar

Have a beerworks on go at moment. The kentish beer. They are on offer at moment too. First attempt at home brewing and as far as I can tell they seem a good quality kit. Mines in barrel at moment and should be good in a few weeks. Just sampled and tastes really good, but just need it to carbonize a bit more yet. Next one is their Dockers IPA to get going. Kit comes with good instructions and even a small filter bag to put over syphon to stop it clogging with the hops.

 

[Kman]

Done both of those, both really nice, the ipa is potent though

 

[hoptoit]

Done both of those, both really nice, the ipa is potent though

Did you bottle or barrel them? Im undecided on the IPA if to bottle it. Got a brewferm Diabolo going at the moment, but a bit concerned as not seen much activity at all with it, that will be getting bottled in 330ml bottles with it being 8-9%. Thats if it turns out ok.

 

[Kman]

I've bottled all my beers