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Energise65

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Good evening,

Have dipped in and out of this site for a couple of months whilst having my first attempt at a couple of beer kits that Father Christmas gave me. I have amazed myself at how well the beer tastes (Tom Caxton - Best bitter, Wilko's - Newkie Brown, and Muntons gold pilsner); so thought it's time to open an account.

I want to try a guinness type beer - would you wise brewers suggest a kit or do I attempt my first grain brew?

Oh, and my new hobby seems to have reacquainted me with some old friends who keep appearing or "just out walking the dogs and thought they would pop in"; The friends reunited website recently closed down, maybe it should have relaunched as "friends reunited by homebrewing"

May you brew patiently & drink happily,

Rob
 
Stouts are possibly the most successful of all home brewed beers, usually much better than those you buy. You can get some good kits, and an all grain stout can be really amazing.

Cooper's Original stout is one of the most popular kits, cos it makes a great stout. The Coopers Irish Stout is also very good. Better Brew does a really good Irish Stout too. I'd go with one of those personally, on your way to the real thing. :lol:
 
Welcome. I found that stouts in kit form are usually better than any other style available. As clibit says, the best stouts are from grains. I've done one and it was ace!

Dave
 
As above, I have always had good beer from Stout kits. AG stout is on my to-do list...

I once made a stout kit, Coopers I think, and didn't bother checking temp, hydrometer etc. By accident I must have hit every factor dead on and got lab-condition efficiency. The only way I can describe it is that it tasted like Guinness that had a vodka depth charge in! Perfectly black and with a creamy head, just unfortunately such a huge hit of raw alcohol that meant I could drink about 1 pint in a session! I only had a PB and no CO2 cylinder so it went stale after a week or two and I had to ditch about half of it :doh:

If only my efficiency was that good when I'm brewing now...
 
Hi Rob, welcome to the forum! Where are you based?

I run the Cheshire Brew Crew homebrew club who meet in Chester. You're more than welcome to pop along and join us if it's local enough?
Check us out here: http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/sh...ad.php?t=60349

I'd also second going for All Grain as quickly as you are comfortable. That's not to say you can't make a (very) decent beer from a kit mind you!
Cheers!
DA
 
Welcome to the forum Rob. You should definitely just take the plunge and have a go at all-grain. I'd been reading about it and was a bit daunted, but when I actually tried it, its no problem. As long as you're paying attention to temperatures, you can't go wrong really.

I'm thinking about a stout or porter soon too. I've done a couple of pales, so want to try something with a bit of body to it and a nice malty flavour.
 

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