Top 5 kits?

[Andyhull]

Hi all,

I know that most of you guys are AG brewers but im guessing you all started with a kit at some time!

So, what would you say your top 5 kits would be? giving it points out of 5 for flavour colour and imrovement after storage.
I would like to know to give me an idea of where to go next.

Many thanks

Andy

 

[Shrek]

What sort of beer do you like? Lager or ale? IPA or stout? Also what is your budget per kit?

 

[Andyhull]

I like Bitter, Lager and real ales Bombardier being my favourite.

But what i want to know is what you guys brewed, what you think your top 5's are and why, flavour wise (etc) rather than advise me what brew i could do next!

The reason is that hopefully there will be a few that begin to make a more consistant showing in peoples top 5's so that in it's self will speak volumes

Andy

 

[BeerEagle]

I'm doing AG now but my favourite kits (going by the number I bought) were:

1. Coopers IPA - this was my go-to standard which I would tweak with different hop teas.

2. Woodforde's Wherry - consistently good "out of the box"

3. Coopers Wheat Beer - a little tea added with Coriander and bitter orange peel.

4. Coopers Canadian Blonde - easy drinking and unchallenging for those of my mates who couldnt cope with my really hoppy stuff. No lagering techniques required.

All the others I used, I only tried once, but they were OK: St Peters Ruby, Milestone Black Pearl, Woodforde's Great Eastern, Nog and Nelsons.

 

[bomberns127]

woodforde nelsons revenge- cracking ale
coopers stout- one of the best stouts on the market, better than pub bought stouts brewed by any company
coopers pilsner-awesome pilsner if left long enough in the bottle that is! i left for min 6 months and was worth the wait
brewferm grand cru-minimum 6-10 months in the bottle for a lager style belgian beer not a session beer at 8%
brewferm xmas ale-strong dark rich, again minimum 6-10 months in the bottle, gets better if left for a while 7.5%


simple's!

 

[StrangeBrew]

St Peters ruby red ale has got to feature in the top 5 !!!

Cracking pint easily the equal of a Wherry both in kit and beer quality...

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[Walker]

Coopers Original series, Dark Ale and Stout, they're 2 real lovelies, brew a little short with half dex, half muntons dark or extra dark dme, i use highland srping water for those 2, bottled up they always seem to be fine while young, i'm thinking to buy them 2 at a time in future so i can keep a decent rolling stock of these and maybe even let some truly mature, especially the Dark Ale my favorite.