My wife bought me the kit as an early chrimbo present, and I commenced the brew on 1st December. It's a Youngs American IPA, and I followed the instructions given. 30 pints was racked to a pressure barrel, and 10 pints into bottles.
On Friday I decided I could wait no longer and had my first pint of what I had produced. WOW!!! I cannot believe how good it is! 50 days from starting the brew to drinking, and it is a really nice drink. Perhaps not as hoppy as I was expecting - I dry hopped for 4 days before racking - but you do get a nice flowery initial taste before this succumbs to a bitter/sweet copper after taste. I'd liken it to one of my favourite commercial beers, Kelham Island Easy Rider.
The beer from the barrel is bright and clear with a good head that sustains right down the glass. The bottled beer is clear until the last half inch which is a bit milky/cloudy.
The ABV is around 6.2%, so the 4 or 5 pints I had on Friday was more than enough :thumb:
Next on the cards is a BeerWorks kit - Dragon's Spéciale Kentish Bitter.
Does anyone have any experience of this one?
On Friday I decided I could wait no longer and had my first pint of what I had produced. WOW!!! I cannot believe how good it is! 50 days from starting the brew to drinking, and it is a really nice drink. Perhaps not as hoppy as I was expecting - I dry hopped for 4 days before racking - but you do get a nice flowery initial taste before this succumbs to a bitter/sweet copper after taste. I'd liken it to one of my favourite commercial beers, Kelham Island Easy Rider.
The beer from the barrel is bright and clear with a good head that sustains right down the glass. The bottled beer is clear until the last half inch which is a bit milky/cloudy.
The ABV is around 6.2%, so the 4 or 5 pints I had on Friday was more than enough :thumb:
Next on the cards is a BeerWorks kit - Dragon's Spéciale Kentish Bitter.
Does anyone have any experience of this one?